5 - Hydrograph
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Practice Questions
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What is a hydrograph?
💡 Hint: Think about how water flow changes with time.
What does peak discharge represent in a hydrograph?
💡 Hint: Consider the highest point on the graph.
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What does a hydrograph illustrate?
💡 Hint: Think about how rivers behave after rainfall.
True or False: Peak discharge is always the same as the base flow.
💡 Hint: Consider the definitions of both terms.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze a hydrograph provided to determine the impact of a sudden storm on the peak discharge and discuss how land use may have influenced the results.
💡 Hint: Consider how surface materials affect water absorption during rainfall.
Given a set of rainfall data and hydrograph characteristics, predict the shape of the hydrograph and explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Think about how different rainfall patterns would affect water flow.
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