3.2.2 - Flood Routing
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Practice Questions
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What is hydrologic routing?
💡 Hint: Focus on how floods travel through channels.
What does peak attenuation refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to flood intensity over distance.
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What method is commonly used for hydrologic routing?
💡 Hint: Think about names you’ve heard in this section.
True or False: Lag time is the same as peak attenuation.
💡 Hint: Consider their definitions carefully.
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Given a scenario of a heavy rainfall event, outline how you would apply both hydrologic and hydraulic routing to manage the floods effectively.
💡 Hint: Think about integration of data and modeling approaches.
How would you modify the Muskingum method for a changing reservoir condition due to sedimentation over time?
💡 Hint: Consider how sedimentation will affect water storage.
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