Question: The table below contains watershed drainage area and flow data for two different streams near Philadelphia. Stream A Stream B Drainage Area (sq. miles) 78

The table below contains watershed drainage area and flow data for two different streams near Philadelphia.

Stream A Stream B
Drainage Area (sq. miles) 78 82
Mean Annual Flow(cfs) 133 139
2.3 yr flood (cfs) 7020 5200
5 yr flood (cfs) 10920 7800
10 yr Flood (cfs) 21060 10800

a) Based only on the data in the above table, which of these two streams has the greater degree of urbanization? Defend your response quantitatively based on class notes and slides and/or information in the Leopold text.

b) Now assume you are told the Q1.5 for Stream A is 5460 cfs and the Q1.5 for Stream B is 4000 cfs. Determine the Q5/Q1.5 and Q10/Q1.5 for these two streams. Compare these values to those published by Leopold for the Eastern U.S. (P 147). Would you say urbanization in these streams are more than, less than, or about the same as the average for the Eastern U.S.? Defend your response using class notes and slides.

c) What characteristics of the watersheds, other than land use or impervious cover, might explain or contribute to the differences in flow characteristics of the two streams?

Please answer a, b and c

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