9 - Unit Hydrograph UH
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Practice Questions
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What is runoff?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to rainwater.
Define effective rainfall.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to rainfall before it becomes runoff.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the Unit Hydrograph represent?
💡 Hint: Consider what 'unit' refers to in this context.
True or False: Runoff includes losses from infiltration.
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of runoff.
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Challenge Problems
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A particular watershed has a known Unit Hydrograph with a peak discharge of 150 m³/s for a 1 cm unit rainfall. If 5 cm of effective rainfall occurs, calculate the expected peak discharge.
💡 Hint: Simply multiply the peak discharge by the amount of effective rainfall.
Consider a watershed that has undergone significant land use change from agricultural to urban development. Discuss how this might affect the Unit Hydrograph and provide a rationale.
💡 Hint: Think about how land use impacts infiltration and runoff characteristics.
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