Name: MALADIAN, PATRICK S. Yr.

/Course/Section: BSABE_3C
Instructor: RYAN ART M. TULING, ABE, EnP Date submitted: December 01, 2022

Module: 4 Lesson 1
STREAM FLOW AND STREAM FLOW HYDROGRAPH
Application
Direction: Solve the following problems and legibly write your detailed solution in clean
bond paper.
1. On June 1, 1980 the discharge in a stream was measured as 80 m3/s. Another
measurement on June 21, 1980 yielded the stream discharge as 40 m3/s. There was no
rainfall in the catchment from April 15, 1980. Estimate the recession coefficient.

Answer: Kr = 1.035
2. A rectangular-shaped channel is 1 foot wide and average depth in the channel is
measured to be 0.4 feet deep. For a 50 feet long section, an orange float traveled from
one end to the other in 57 seconds, 48 seconds and 64 seconds. What is the
streamflow discharge, in gallon per minute, if the correction factor is0.80?
[Ans. 130gpm]

3. A 2-foot diameter pipe carries the stormwater discharge from a site. The concrete pipe was
designed with a slope of 0.8 foot per 100 feet. At the time of measurement, the pipe has 0.8
feet of discharge flowing in it. If the roughness coefficient of the concrete pipe is 0.013, what
is the streamflow discharge in gallons per minute?

[Ans. 3,084gpm]

4. A 2-foot diameter pipe carries stormwater discharge from a site. The concrete pipe
was designed with a slope of 0.8 foot per 90 feet. At the time of measurement, the
pipe has 0.8 feet of discharge flowing in it. What is the pipe discharge? (Express your
answer in literpersecond).

Ans.205.1 lps
5. Estimate the peak runoff rate from a 20-hectare drainage basin if rainfall depth for 6
hours reached 60mm. Use typical runoff coefficient of 0.35
 . [Ans. 0.2cms]
6. Determine the discharge rate of stream flow by using three-point depth measurement
of the stream for velocity. The data are as follows:

[Answer: 22.089 m3/s per unit flow width]

7. A certain catchment the depletion curve of the hydrograph at the outlet may be
described with the equation 4.11. The flood hydrograph Q (mm/d) at the outlet, as
given below, was produced by a rainstorm of 50 mm.

A. Plot the hydrograph and separate direct runoff from base flow by a straight line.
B. Estimate the direct runoff, in mm.

DAY Q [mm/day] BASEFLOW [mm] DIRECT RUNOFF

1 1.72 1.72 1.72 – 1.72 = 0
2 1.50 1.50 1.50 – 1.50 = 0
3 1.31 1.31 1.31 – 1.31 = 0
4 1.14 1.14 1.14 – 1.14 = 0
5 1.00 [1-0[-0.4]] = 1 1–1=0
6 6.00 [1-1[-0.4]] = 1.4 6 – 1.4 = 4.6
7 10.00 [1-2[-0.4]] = 1.8 10 – 1.8 = 8.2
8 6.00 [1-3 [-0.4]] = 2.2 6 – 2.2 = 3.8
9 4.00 [1-4[-0.4]] = 2.6 4 – 2.6 = 1.4
10 3.00 [1-5[-0.4]]= 3 3–3=0
11 2.62 2.62 2.62 – 2.62 = 0
12 2.29 2.29 2.29 – 2.29 = 0
13 2.00 2.00 2–2=0
14 1.75 1.75 1.75 – 1.75= 0
TOTAL BASEFLOW: DIRECT RUNOFF:
26.33mm 18mm
ESTIMATED: 25mm
 C. Estimate the total base flow contribution from this rain storm.

[Answer: b) 18mm, c) ± 25 mm]

8. Elaborate the different elements of a stream flow hydrograph.

The rising limb, the peak, and the lowering limb are the three basic components of a
hydrograph. The rising limb of a hydrograph, also known as a concentration curve,
depicts an increase in discharge due to the gradual accumulation of storage in the
channel and on the catchment surface. It is critical for flood forecasters to recognize that
the steeper the rising limb, the more probable a flood will occur. The peak now occurs
when runoff from many areas in the catchment contributes the most to reach the
maximum. When outflow falls and the river level falls, this is referred to as the falling
limb.

1. Discuss the different factors affecting hydrograph.

In a river, channel, or other conduit-carrying flow, a hydrograph is a graph that
displays the rate of flow (discharge) vs time beyond a particular point. The unit of
measurement for the flow rate is commonly cubic meters or cubic feet per second (CMS
or CFS). The same variables that impact hydrograph also influence flow rate. These are
the river's cross-sectional area and average flow rate.