A gage on a small (0.75-acre) urban parking lot recorded the following incremental rainfall data. Time (hr) 0 1 2 2.5 3 3.5 10 4.5 3 Rainfall (cm) 0 5 12 0.5 4.7 1.5 10 4 2.3 4.5 0 a. Determine the total storm rainfall depth (in inches). Be careful with units. b. If all of the rainfall occurs as runoff (no losses) and the time base of a triangular hydrograph is 3 hours, find the peak flow of the hydrograph in cfs. Be careful with units.
A gage on a small (0.75-acre) urban parking lot recorded the following incremental rainfall data. Time (hr) 0 1 2 2.5 3 3.5 10 4.5 3 Rainfall (cm) 0 5 12 0.5 4.7 1.5 10 4 2.3 4.5 0 a. Determine the total storm rainfall depth (in inches). Be careful with units. b. If all of the rainfall occurs as runoff (no losses) and the time base of a triangular hydrograph is 3 hours, find the peak flow of the hydrograph in cfs. Be careful with units.
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![A gage on a small (0.75-acre) urban parking lot recorded the following incremental rainfall data.
Time (hr)
0
1
Rainfall (cm) 0
5
0.5
4.7
1.5
10
2
12
2.5 3 3.5
10 4.5 3
4
2.3
4.5
0
a. Determine the total storm rainfall depth (in inches). Be careful with units.
b. If all of the rainfall occurs as runoff (no losses) and the time base of a triangular hydrograph is 3
hours, find the peak flow of the hydrograph in cfs. Be careful with units.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1f6bc379-0921-46af-94ff-4efc32eb8dff%2Fb536d302-3640-4886-8bfb-78f8e8dc655b%2Fvg4jnju_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A gage on a small (0.75-acre) urban parking lot recorded the following incremental rainfall data.
Time (hr)
0
1
Rainfall (cm) 0
5
0.5
4.7
1.5
10
2
12
2.5 3 3.5
10 4.5 3
4
2.3
4.5
0
a. Determine the total storm rainfall depth (in inches). Be careful with units.
b. If all of the rainfall occurs as runoff (no losses) and the time base of a triangular hydrograph is 3
hours, find the peak flow of the hydrograph in cfs. Be careful with units.
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