2. Consider a drainage basin having 60 percent soil group B and 40 percent soil group C.

Five years
ago, the watershed land use pattern was ½ wooded area with good cover and ½ pasture with good
condition. Now, the land use has been changed to 1/3 wooded area, 1/3 pasture land, and 1/3
residential area (1/4 – acre lot). Estimate the volume of increased runoff due to the land use change
over the past 5 – year period for a storm with 6 in of rainfall under the dry antecedent moisture
condition (AMC I).

Solution:

Average watershed condition, Ia= 0.25

Take the curve number for 60% of soil B as 55
Take the curve number for 40% of soil C as 70
Determine the curve number for 0.5 wooded area

55  70
Curve number = = 63
2

Take Pasture land:

Take the curve number for 60% of soil B as 69
Take the curve number for 40% of soil C as 79
Determine the curve number for 0.5 pasture land

69  79
Curve number = = 74
2

CN(II)= 0.5(63)+0.5(74)
= 68.5
= 69

4.2CN ( II ) 4.2(69)
CN(I)= = = 48.32
10  0.058CN ( II ) 10  0.058(69)

1000
S= - 10
CN ( I )

1000
S=  10 = 10.70
48.32

P= 6in
( P  .2 S )^ 2 14.8996
Pe1= = = 1.023 in
P  0 .8 S 14.56

For residential area with .25 acre lot:

Take the curve number for 60% of soil B as 75
Take the curve number for 40% of soil C as 83
Determine the curve number for 1/3 residential area

75  83
Curve number = = 79
2
 n
CN(II)=  ( Landuse ) x(curvenumber )
i 1

1 1 1
CN(II)= (63)  (74)  (79)  72
3 3 3
4.2CN ( II ) 4.2(72)
CN(I)= = = 51.92
10  0.058CN ( II ) 10  0.058(72)

1000
S= - 10
CN ( I )

1000
S=  10 = 9.26
51.92

P= 6in
( P  .2 S )^ 2 17.206
Pe2= = = 1.283 in
P  0 .8 S 13.408

P= Pe2 - Pe1
P= 1.283 - 1.023
P= 0.260 in

Therefore, the increased runoff due to change in land use is 0.260 in

3. (a) Compute the runoff from a 7 – in rainfall on a 1500 – acre watershed that has hydrologic soil
groups that are 40 percent group A, 40 percent group, and 20 percent group C interspersed
throughout the watershed. The land use is 90 percent residential area that is 30 percent impervious,
and 10 percent paved roads with curbs. Assume AMC II conditions.

(b) What was the runoff for the same watershed and same rainfall before development occurred? The
land use prior to development was pasture and range land in poor condition.

Solution:

A. The weighted curve number is Ch=(2444+2984+1654)/100 = 70.8

The potential max retention is S= 1000(Cn-10)
S= (1000/(70.8))-10
S= 4.12 in
Rainfall depth is P=7 in
( P  0.2 S )^ 2
Excess rainfall depth Pe=
P  0 .8 S
(7  0.2(4.12))^ 2
Pe= = 3.70 in
7  0.8(4.12)
Runoff volume Vd= PeA = 1500x(3.70(12)) = 463 ac.ft.

Land use A B C
Potential Ch Product Potential Ch Product Potential Ch Product
Residential 10 36 87 2052 36 72 2592 18 81 1458
Roads 10 4 98 392 4 98 392 2 98 196
40 2444 40 2984 20 1654

B. The weighted curve number before development is

(2720  3160  1720)

Ch=  76
100
1000
S=  10  3.15 in
76
P=7in
(7  0.2(3.15))^ 2
Pe= = 4.26 in
7  0.8(3.15)

Vd= 1500 x (4.26/12) = 532.5 ac.ft.

4. A 200 – acre watershed is 40 percent agricultural and 60 percent urban land. The agricultural area
is 40 percent cultivated land with conservation treatment, 35 percent meadow in good condition, and
25 percent forest land with good cover. The urban area is residential: 60 percent is 1/3 – acre lots, 25
percent is ¼ acre lots, and 15 percent is streets and roads with curbs and storm sewers. The entire
watershed is in hydrologic soil group B. Compute the runoff from the watershed for 5 in of rainfall.
Assume AMC I condition if the last digit your ID number is even. Otherwise, assume an AMC III
condition.

Solution: AMC I
Land use Hydrologic % Soil Cn Group B(product)
40% cultivated land 40 (4.2)(71) 2028
with conservation  50.7
treatment
10  .058(71)
35% meadow in good 35 (4.2)(58) 1284.5
condition  36.7
10  .058(58)
25% forest land with 25 (4.2)(55) 848
good cover  33.92
10  .058(55)
100 4160.5

4160.5
wCn=  41.605
100

Land use Hydrologic % Soil Cn Group b (product)

60% 1/3 acre lots 60 (4.2)(72) 3114
 51.9
10  .058(72)
25% 1/4 acre lots 25 (4.2)(75) 1393.75
 55.75
10  .058(75)
15% of street roads 15 (4.2)(98) 1430.55
with curbs and storm  95.37
sewer
10  .058(98)
100 5938.3

5938.3 41.605  59.383

wCn=  59.383 Cn=  50.494
100 2

1000
S  10
Cn
1000
S  10
50.494
S  9.804in

Calculate the run off

 ( P  .2 S ) 2
Pe 
( P  .8 S )
(5  .2(9.8)) 2
Pe 
(5  .8(9.8))
9.2416
Pe 
12.84
Pe  0.72in
5.Solve Problem no. 4 assuming AMC II condition.

Solution:
Land use Hydrologic % Soil Cn Group B(product)
40% cultivated land 40 71 2840
with conservation
treatment
35% meadow in good 35 58 2030
condition
25% forest land with 25 55 1375
good cover
100 6245

6245
wCn=  62.45
100

Land use Hydrologic % Soil Cn Group b (product)

60% 1/3 acre lots 60 72 4320
25% 1/4 acre lots 25 75 1875
15% of street roads 15 98 1470
with curbs and storm
sewer
100 7665

7665 62.45  76.65

wCn=  76.65 Cn=  69.55
100 2

1000
S  10
Cn
1000
S  10
69.55
S  4.378in  4.4in

Calculate the run off

( P  .2 S ) 2
Pe 
( P  .8 S )
(5  .2(4.4)) 2
Pe 
(5  .8(4.4))
16.92
Pe 
8.62
Pe  1.968in