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(P Ia )
Pe
P Ia S
2
Thus
I a 0.2S
( P 0.2S )
Pe
P 0.8S
2540
25.4
CN
25400
254
CN
S 1000 10
CN
(cm )
( mm)
(in )
CN
(
I
)
10 0.058CN ( II )
23CN ( II )
CN ( III )
10 0.13CN ( II )
(dry condition)
(wet condition)
Dormant season
Growing season
II
1.3 to 2.8
3.6 to 5.4
III
Over 2.8
Over 5.4
Adapted from Chow et al. (1988)
Four
soil
groups
defined
Group B: Shallow
loess, sandy loam
D
91
81
89
80
78
83
77
39
49
89
81
61
69
92
88
74
79
94
91
80
84
95
93
77
61
57
54
51
98
85
75
72
70
68
98
90
83
81
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79
98
92
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89
Q qu APe
qu C f .10
K C0 C1 log10 tc C2 (log10 tc ) 2
Qa Fp Q
Sheet flow
Shallow concentrated flow
Open channel flow, or
A combination of these.
L
Tt
3600 V
where:
Tt = travel time (hr)
L = flow length (ft)
V = average velocity (ft/s)
Tc Tt T1 T2 T3
Sheet Flow
Symbols Defined
Q = peak flow (m3/s)
qu = unit peak runoff rate
(m3/s/km2/mm)
A = catchment area (km2)
rainfall (mm)
tc = the time of concentration
(hr)
C0, C1, and C2 are coefficients
read from tables based on
Coefficients, listed in Tables, these
Example
Find: The 10-year peak flow using the SCS peak flow method.