Tutorial Questions
Question 1
Given below are the ordinates of a 6-h unit hydrograph for a catchment. Two storms of 6-h rainfall
excess of 3mm and 2mm occur in the catchment. calculate the ordinates of the direct runoff
hydrograph due to a rainfall excess of 3mm followed by 2mm occurring in 6h
4 5 6
Time (hr) 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 24 30 36 42 8 4 0 69
6h-UH 2 1
(m3/s) 0 25 50 85 125 160 185 160 110 60 36 5 6 8 0
Question 2
Ordinates of a 6hr unit hydrograph are given below. Calculate the DRH for a rainfall excess of 2mm
occurring during first 6hr and a rainfall excess of 3.5mm during the next 6hr on the catchment
Time (hrs) 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78
6-h UH Ordinates 0 15 45 89 127 11 95 72 53 37 25 15 7 0
(m3/s) 9
Question 3
Given below are the ordinates of a 6-h unit hydrograph for a catchment. The storm loss (ɸ - index)
rate for the catchment is estimated as 0.25mm/h. The baseflow is 15m3/s at the beginning and
increases by 2m3/s every 12hrs. Derive the flood hydrograph due to the storm of the catchment
Time 6h-UH Time from start Accumulated rainfall
(hr) (m3/s) of rainfall (hr) (mm)
0 0 0 0
3 25 6 35
6 50 12 11
9 85 18 16.5
12 125
15 160
18 185
24 160
30 110
36 60
42 36
48 25
54 16
60 8
69 0
Question 4
The ordinates of a 4-h unit hydrograph of a 1007km2 catchment are given. Derive the ordinates of a
2-h unit hydrograph for the catchment.
Time 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34
(hr)
4-h 0 10 22 45 78 108 136 148 144 136 129 114 88 68 53 37 28 21
UHG
(m3/s)
