A catchment has a runoff coefficient of 0.20, area = 1.5 km² with a general slope o 0.001 and maximum length of travel of overland flow of 1.25 km. Information on the storm of 50 years return period is given as follows: 15 Duration (min) 30 60 80 Rainfall (mm) 40 60 75 100 120 Estimate the peak flow to be drained by a culvert for a 50 year storm 45

A catchment has a runoff coefficient of 0.20, area = 1.5 km² with a general slope o 0.001 and maximum length of travel of overland flow of 1.25 km. Information on the storm of 50 years return period is given as follows: 15 Duration (min) 30 60 80 Rainfall (mm) 40 60 75 100 120 Estimate the peak flow to be drained by a culvert for a 50 year storm 45

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