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Chapter 2 Estimating Runoff Technical Release 56 <br />Urban hydrology for Small Watersheds <br />Table 2 -2c Runoff curve numbers for other agricultural lands ]/ <br />�M <br />Curve numbers for <br />Cover description <br />hydrologic <br />soil group <br />Hydrologic <br />Cover type <br />condition <br />A <br />B <br />C <br />D <br />Pasture, grassland, or range -- continuous <br />Poor <br />68 <br />79 <br />86 <br />89 <br />forage for grazing. v <br />Fair <br />49 <br />69 <br />79 <br />84 <br />Good <br />39 <br />61 <br />74 <br />80 <br />Meadow — continuous grass, protected from <br />— <br />30 <br />8 <br />71 <br />78 <br />grazing and generally mowed for hay. <br />Brush—brush-weed-grass mixture with brush <br />Poor <br />48 <br />67 <br />77 <br />83 <br />the major element. & <br />Fair <br />35 <br />66 <br />70 <br />77 <br />Good <br />301, <br />48 <br />65 <br />73 <br />Woods —grass combination (orchard <br />Poor <br />57 <br />73 <br />82 <br />86 <br />or tree farm). V <br />Fair <br />43 <br />66 <br />76 <br />82 <br />Good <br />32 <br />8 <br />72 <br />9 <br />Woods. a' <br />Poor <br />45 <br />66 <br />77 <br />83 <br />Fair <br />36 <br />60 <br />73 <br />79 <br />Good <br />30!V <br />55 <br />70 <br />77 <br />Farmsteads — buildings, lanes, driveways, <br />— <br />59 <br />74 <br />82 <br />86 <br />and surrounding lots. <br />1 Average runoff condition, and & = 0.2S. <br />8 Poor: <50%) ground cover or heavily grazed with no mulch <br />Fair. 50 to 7696 ground cover and not heavily grazed. <br />Good. > 7696 ground cover and lightly or only occasionally grazed. <br />a Poor. <50% ground cover. <br />Fair: 50 to 75% ground cover. <br />Good: >76% ground cover. <br />4 Actual curve number is less than 30; use CN = 30 for runoff computations. <br />a CN's shown were computed for areas with 50% woods and 60% grass (pasture) cover. Other combinations of conditions may be computed <br />from the CN's for woods and pasture. <br />e Poor. Forest litter, small trees, and brush are destroyed by heavy grazing or regular burning. <br />Fair. Woods are grazed but not burned, and some forest litter covers the soil. <br />Good: Woods are protected from grazing, and litter and brush adequately cover the soil. <br />(2IM- TR-66, Second Ed., June 1986) 2-7 <br />