There are five (5) rain gauges dispersed throughout a watershed. During a storm event, four (4) of the rain gauges were working and collected the rainfall data given in the table below along with the annual average precipitation for each rain gauge. Determine the missing rainfall amount for the broken rain gauge using the quadrant (inverse distance) method, and the normal ratio. Station Rainfall (mm) Annual (mm) AX (m) ΔΥ (m) Area (m²) A 42 500 10 25 1500 В 30 480 15 30 2000 50 558 24 30 830 D 526 500 -- E 35 590 19 1200 40

There are five (5) rain gauges dispersed throughout a watershed. During a storm event, four (4) of the rain gauges were working and collected the rainfall data given in the table below along with the annual average precipitation for each rain gauge. Determine the missing rainfall amount for the broken rain gauge using the quadrant (inverse distance) method, and the normal ratio. Station Rainfall (mm) Annual (mm) AX (m) ΔΥ (m) Area (m²) A 42 500 10 25 1500 В 30 480 15 30 2000 50 558 24 30 830 D 526 500 -- E 35 590 19 1200 40

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