BASAY, RODILYN G.

BSCE-3 CE 3107 MW 5:00-6:00 PM 09-21-2020

A small urban watershed has four rainfall gages as located in the figure. Total rainfall
recorded at each gage during a storm event is listed in Table 1. Compute the mean
areal rainfall for this storm using (a) arithmetic averaging and (b) the Thiessen method.

Table 1. Rainfall record at each gage.

Sol’n:

A.) Arithmetic Averaging

P1+P2+,…+Pn 1
Pave= =𝑛 ∑𝑛𝑖 𝑃𝑖
𝑛

Given: B= 2.92 in.; C= 3.01 in.

Pave = 2.92 + 3.01 / 2 = 2.965 in.

 B.) The Thiessen Method

B
C
A
a
D
A
A
A

Pi (in) Ai (mi2) Ai/Ar (Pi)(Ai/Ar)

3.26 2.6 0.186 0.66
2.92 3.4 0.244 0.712
3.01 6.36 0.456 1.37
3.05 1.6 0.115 0.351
∑ = 13.96 3.093 in.

Sample Computation:

AA= (0.04) (65) = 2.61 mi2

AA/AR= 2.6 mi2/13.96 mi2 = 0.186

(PA) (AA /AR) = (3.26) (0.186) = 0.66 in.

Therefore, 2.965 in. and 3.093 in. are approximately the same.