Question: Compute the peak runoff rate ( m 3 / s ) that would occur once in 1 0 years for a 1 0 hectare catchment

Compute the peak runoff rate (m3/s) that would occur once in 10 years for a 10 hectare catchment using the graphical peak discharge method. The stream is situated near your location, and has an average overland slope of 0.5%, a maximum flow length of 2000 ft (610 meters), an average slope of 0.2% along the hydraulic length, cultivated fields with a 30% residue cover, and soils in Hydrologic Soil Group C. Most of the flow path along the hydraulic length is a small stream with a sand and gravel bed, and 1% of the watershed is swampy.

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