NUST Institute of Civil Engineering

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CE-358 Engineering Hydrology
Assignment No. 2
Submission Date: 9th November, 2022
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NOTE: Zero Marks after deadline & only handwritten assignment is acceptable

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Questions
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The names and locations of the rain gauge stations with their mean annual precipitation are
as given in the table below. Calculate average precipitation of the catchment area by
Isohyetal method.
Name of Latitude Longitude Mean Annual
Station Degrees Minutes Degrees Minutes Precipitation (in)
A 16 03 103 04 39.85
B 16 35 104 44 56.58
C 14 58 102 07 45.73
D 17 25 104 50 85.12
Q1 E 17 27 101 44 47.51
F 17 10 104 09 70.59
G 14 53 103 29 52.67
H 16 25 101 08 50.83
I 15 15 104 53 60.57
J 17 26 102 46 56.22
K 15 45 102 02 41.50
L 16 26 102 51 46.81
Latitude and Longitude of the Catchment Area are 140 30’ to 180 30’ and 1010 00’ to 1040
00’, respectively.
Assuming the rain falling vertically, express the catch of a gauge inclined 15° from the
Q2
vertical as a percentage of the catch of a gauge installed vertically.

A 3-hour storm occurred at a place and the precipitation in the neighboring rain-gage
stations P, Q and R were measured as 3.8, 4.1 and 4.5 cm respectively. The precipitation in
Q3 the neighboring station S could not be measured since the rain gauge was damaged. The
normal annual precipitation in the four stations P, Q, R and S were 45, 48, 53 and 50 cm,
respectively. Estimate the storm precipitation at station ‘S’.

In a catchment one precipitation station ‘A’, was inoperative for part of a month during
which storm occurred. The respective storm totals at three surrounding stations 1, 2 and 3
Q4
are 35, 40 and 30 mm, respectively. The normal annual precipitations at A, 1, 2 & 3 are
respectively 985, 1125, 940 and 1210 mm. Estimate the storm precipitation for Station ‘A’.
 The average annual precipitation for the four sub-basins constituting a large river basin is
Q5 58, 67, 85 and 80 cm. The sub-basin areas are 900, 690, 1050 and 1650 km², respectively.
What is the average annual precipitation for the basin as a whole?
The annual precipitation at station ‘A’ and the average precipitation at
15 surrounding stations are given in the Table 3.19 given below:
a. Determine the consistency of the record at station ‘A’.
b. In which year, there is a regime change indicated?
Annual Precipitation Annual Precipitation
Year Station A 15 Station Year Station A 15 Station
(cm) Average (cm) (cm) Average (cm)
1971 50.5 71.5 1981 36.0 27.5
Q6 1972 90.0 57.0 1982 42.0 60.5
1973 16.0 27.5 1983 18.0 55.0
1974 21.5 25.0 1984 30.0 38.5
1975 50.5 60.0 1985 54.0 38.5
1976 62.5 22.0 1986 48.0 47.5
1977 69.5 55.0 1987 12.0 49.5
1978 36.0 57.0 1988 36.0 24.0
1979 42.0 36.5 1989 42.0 44.0
1980 42.0 19.5 1990 36.0 60.5
The Table given below gives the annual rainfall at a station ‘A’ and the average annual
rainfall of 10 stations in the vicinity for a period of 17 years. It is suspected that there has
been a change in the location of the rain gauge at Station ‘A’ during the period of this
record. Determine the year when this change occurred and the corrected rain gauge
readings prior to this year.
Rainfall Rainfall
Average
Average
Annual
Year Station A Annual Year Station A
Rainfall of 10
(mm) Rainfall of 10 (mm)
Stations
Stations (mm)
Q7 (mm)
1931 505 615 1941 420 605
1932 900 570 1942 180 550
1933 60 275 1943 300 385
1934 215 250 1944 540 385
1935 505 605 1945 480 475
1936 625 220 1946 120 495
1937 695 550 1947 360 240
1938 360 570
1939 420 365
1940 360 275

Point rainfalls due to a storm at several rain-gauge stations in a basin are shown in Figure
Q8
below. Determine the mean areal depth of rainfall over the basin?
 8 cm 6 cm
zo n e A re a (k m ²)
I 41 0
8 cm II 90 0
III 285 0
zo ne V I N (9 .2 ) zo n e I IV 17 50
V 72 0
O (7 .4 c m ) VI 55 0
D (9 .2 )
A re a o f th e B a sin = 7 1 8 0 k m ²
A (8 .6 ) G (8 .5 ) L (5 .2 )

C (1 0 .8 )
M (5 .6 )
H (1 0 .5 )
E (1 3 .8 ) K (7 .8 )
B (7 .6 )
F (1 0 .4 ) I (1 1 .2 )
J (9 .5 )
z o ne II

10 cm
zo ne V
z o ne IV
z o ne III