Question: Problem 2 : Consider a watershed area in class B soil of 1 0 0 0 acres of which 4 0 0 acres is forest

Problem 2: Consider a watershed area in class B soil of 1000 acres of which 400 acres is forest with slope of \(5\%,500\) acres is flat agricultural land, and 100 acres is urban.
a) Using the table given, compute the CN parameter for the watershed.
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline \multirow[t]{2}{*}{Land Use} & \multirow[t]{2}{*}{Slope (\%)} & \multicolumn{4}{|l|}{Hydrologic Class} & \multirow[t]{2}{*}{\begin{tabular}{l}
Drainage \\
Length (m)
\end{tabular}}\\
\hline & & A & B & C & D & \\
\hline \multirow[b]{3}{*}{\begin{tabular}{l}
Agricultural \\
land
\end{tabular}} & 3 & 62 & 72 & 79 & 82 & \\
\hline & 3-8 & 64 & 76 & 84 & 88 & 10\\
\hline & \(>8\) & 70 & 80 & 87 & 90 & \\
\hline \multirow{3}{*}{Pasture} & 3 & 32 & 51 & 72 & 79 & \\
\hline & 3-8 & 44 & 65 & 77 & 82 & 25\\
\hline & \(>8\) & 59 & 74 & 83 & 87 & \\
\hline \multirow{3}{*}{Forest} & 3 & 24 & 54 & 68 & 76 & \\
\hline & 3-8 & 33 & 59 & 73 & 79 & 20\\
\hline & \(>8\) & 44 & 66 & 78 & 83 & \\
\hline Urban & Dense & 73 & 83 & 88 & 90 & 5\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
b) For the same watershed above, use the Curve Number Method to calculate the flow rate (Q) at the discharge point for the rainfall data below. (Hint: The table below shows the steps of calculations).
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline Time (min) & \begin{tabular}{c}
Cumulative rain \\
(P)(in)
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Runoff (R)\\
(in)
\end{tabular} & \(\Delta \mathrm{t}(\mathrm{min})\) & \(\Delta \mathrm{R}\)(in) & \(\mathrm{Q}(\mathrm{cfs})\)\\
\hline 30 & 0.04 & & & & \\
\hline 60 & 0.38 & & & & \\
\hline 90 & 1.07 & & & & \\
\hline 120 & 1.54 & & & & \\
\hline 150 & 1.72 & & & & \\
\hline 180 & 1.80 & & & & \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Problem 2 : Consider a watershed area in class B

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