Question: PROBLEM 2 : A 1 2 0 - acre watershed is 5 5 % impervious area and 3 5 % grass in good condition and

PROBLEM 2:
A 120-acre watershed is 55% impervious area and 35% grass in good condition and 10% forest. The minimum infiltration rate of the soil is 0.20in? hour. The average slope of the watershed is 0.01ftft. The longest flow path in this area is 200ft of sheet flow over a grass area (lawns) with a slope of 0.01ftft, followed by 4300ft of flow in a grassed waterway (n=0.095) with a slope of 0.01ftft and a hydraulic radius of 1.0ft. The rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relation for this area is:
i=100Tr0.2td+40, where Tr is the design return period (years); td is the rainfall duration (minutes); and i is the rainfall intensity (in/hr). Use the rational method to determine the peak discharge that you would use to design a culvert draining this area? Assume that the design calls for a 10-year design event. Show your work and assumptions.
PROBLEM 2 : A 1 2 0 - acre watershed is 5 5 %

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