FLOOD02408

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Design Hydrographs for Very Small Wathersheds from Rainfall
• Date: 7/1/1962
• Prepared By: USDA Hydrograph Laboratory, Civil Engineering Section Colorado State University
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Names. locations and areal extent of experimental watersheds together with the
dates of storms used in this study ........................

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Symbols and definitions of independent variables for stepwise multiple regression
analyses . . , . . , . , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Specimen calculation of statistical rainfall parameters.

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Unbiased coefficients of determination,
equations using various parameters . ,

R 2 . attained with some of the better

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Values of dependent variables observed on best-fitting hydrographs and values
predicted from selected regression equations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Values of it (infiltration capacity shown by standard curves at time of 1 hour) for
Bare Soils

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Cover factor, F . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .

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Runoff-producing characteristics for the determination of Cook's 1: W

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Values of dependent variables for observed floods . . .

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Values of topographic variables for watersheds studied, I.

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Values of design indices depicting land use and soils. II.

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Values of conventional rainfall parameters. III

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Values of statistical rainfall parameters. IV .

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List of frequently used symbols . . . . .

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