SIZE OF STORM DRAIN Size of Roof Gutter and Roof Leader

Average rainfall in the Philippines = 20mm in 5 mins. Interval Roof leader same as downspout

Diameter of
Maximum drained Roof Area Area of Roof Gutter Top Roof Leader
Pipe
mm in. 2% Slope 3% Slope 4% Slope sq. m. Dimension (mm) Diameter (mm)
75 3 114 142 170 1 to 10 75 38
100 4 242 315 388 11 to 25 100 50
125 5 438 566 694 26 to 75 100 75
150 6 700 903 1,105 76 to 165 125 90
200 8 1,463 1,888 2,313 166 to 335 150 100
250 10 2,563 3,309 4,055 336 to 510 200 125
300 12 4,100 5,290 6,480 511 to 900 200 150
350 14 5,576 7,203 8,830

Computation Guide for Storm drain:

1.0 Find the total roof area need for draining

2.0 Then, verify slope of roof
3.0 From Table: 9-1 - you can determine size of storm drain collector

Computation Guide for Sizing roof Gutter and Roof Leader

1.0 Compute total roof area need for draining.
2.0 from Table: 9-2; you can identify the size of downspout / roof leader