Lecture 10-Flood Routing
Lecture 10-Flood Routing
Imperial system
where:
Q=CIA Q = peak runoff rate, cfs
C = runoff coefficient, non-dimensional
I = rainfall intensity, in/hr
A = area, acres
Metric system
where:
Q = peak runoff rate, m3/s
Q = 0.278 C I A C = runoff coefficient, non-dimensional
I = rainfall intensity, mm/hr
A = area, km2
Empirical Formulae
• The empirical formulae used for the estimation
of the flood peak are essentially regional
formulae based on statistical correlation of the
observed peak and important catchment
properties.
• To simplify the form of the equation, only a few
of the many parameters affecting the flood peak
are used
• Almost all formulae use the catchment area as
a parameter affecting the flood peak and most
of them neglect the flood frequency as a
parameter
Flood-Peak-Area Relationships