WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
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ISBN: 9781119490579
Author: Mays
Publisher: WILEY
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A watershed of 37 km2 was subjected to a storm of 2-h duration from which the following information are recorded in Table Q3. a) Obtain a Unit Hydrograph for this watershed knowing that the base flow in the stream is estimated at 2 m3 /s. [10] b) Derive and plot 6-h Unit Hydrograph for the catchment area.
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