Hydrologic Engineering Methods for Water Resources Development. Volume 5. Hypothetical Floods,

Abstract

The report is volume 5 of a 12-volume report prepared by The Hydrologic Engineering Center as a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contribution to the International Hydrological Decade. Techniques and procedures for synthesizing hypothetical rainfall-snowmelt-runoff events are discussed. Standard Project and Probable Maximum floods simulation are discussed as used by the Corps of Engineers in the United States. Storm centering, use of rainfall frequency data, balanced hydrographs and several computer programs are discussed. Examples and illustrations are included. The following computer programs are included as appendices: (1) Unit Hydrograph and Hydrograph Computation Computer Program; (2) Hydrograph Combining and Routing Computer Program; (3) Balanced Hydrograph Computer Program; and (4) Streamflow Routing Optimization Computer Program.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017434

Entities

People

  • Leo R. Beard

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Optimization
  • Rainfall
  • Runoff
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computer Science.