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Cover description Curvg numbers for

hydrologic soil group

Cover type Treatmentz Hydrologic D

condition3

Fallow tsare soil {.';i.4.:. Jl.t r,t,1, } 77 86 9t 94

Crop residue cover (CR) P*, 76 85 90 93
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Good 74 83 88 90

Row crops Straight rorv (SR) ( ,' ' ' , Poor 72 81 88 9l

i¡r ,ii;''1" Good 67 78 85 89
t'.' , . ) SR+ CR Foor 7t 80 87 90
Good 64 75 82 8s
Contoured (C) Poor 70 79 84 88
Good 65 75 82 86
C+CR Poor 69 7B 83 87
Good 64 74 BI B5
Contoured & teraced (C & T) Foor 66 74 80 82
. ; i:: !. C&T+CR
Good 62 7t 78 Br
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Poor 65 73 79 81
Good 6t 70 77 '80
Small grain 65 76
SR Poor 84 88
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SR+ CR
Gead
Poor
63 75
64 7S
lit
83
87
86
Good 60 't2 80 84
\- Poor 63 74 &2 85
Good 61 73 81 84
C+CP. Poor 62 73 81 84
Good 60 72 80 838
C&T Poor 61 72 79 82
Good s9.70 78 8I
C&T'+CR Poor 60 ?t 78 81
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Close-seeded
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SR Poor 66 77 85 89
Good 58 72 81 85
legumes or
rotation
C Poor 64 7s 83 85
Good 55 69 78 83
meadow C&T Poor 63 73 80 83
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Good 51 67 76 80
I Average runoffcondition, a¡d Ia = 0.2S.
cov.ez applies only if residue is on at least 59á ofrhe surface rluoughout
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condition is based óu combhration of racto¡s that affect inflltration ñ¿
rhe year.

vegetative areas, (b) amount ofysar-round cover, (c) amount of grass o. clos"-r"edJl"¿do
including (a) density and canopy of **4
ir rot":tiiÁ, (aipÉ.".nrorroiuu.
cover onlhe land surface (good ) ZAyg, and (e) degree ofsurfacá roughness.
Good: F¡cúors impair infiltration andtend to incréase runofifl.
Poar.' Facto¡s encourage average ancl better tiran averageinfiltration and tend to
dec¡ease runoff.

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§CS TR-§s T'able }-}a-ftunoff curse rnumbers for urban a""as'

Cover description Curve numbers for
hydrologic soil group

Cover tlpe and hydrologic condition Average percent C D

impervious areaz

Fully develaped urban areas

Open space (lawns, parks, golf cpurses, cemeteries,
etc.)3:
Poor condition (grass cover < 507o) 68 79 86 89
Fair condition (grass cover \lYoto 75%) - 49 69 79 84
Good condition (grass cover > 75%) 39 61 74 80
lmpervious areas:
Paved parking lots, roofs, driveways, etc.
(excludingright-of-way) .....;.. 9B 98 9B 98
Streets and roads:
Paved; curbs and storm sewers (exciuding
right-of-way) 98 98 98 98
Paved; open ditches (including right-of-way) . . ' . 83 89 92 93
Gravel (including right-of-way) 76 85 89 91
Dirt (including right-of-way) 72 82 87 OT
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Western desert u¡ban areas:
Natural desert landscaping (pervious areas only)a . ' 63 77 85 88
Artificial desert landscaping (impervious weed
barrier, desert shrub with 1- to 2-inch sarrd
96 96 96 96
or gravel mulch and basin borders:) . . . . .
Urban districts:
Cornmercial and business 85 89 92 94 95
Industrial. . . 72 8t 88 91 93
Residential dish'icts by average lot size
7/8 acre or less (town houses) 65 77 85 90 92
Il4 acre 38 6r 'ts 83 87
1/3 acre 3.0 57 i2 Bl 86
l/2rue 25 54 70 80 85
I acre. 20 51 6B 79 84
2 acre , t2 46 65 77 82

Develapingurban areas
Newly graded areas (pervious areas only,
no ve[etation)5 77 86 9l 94
Idle lands (CN's are determined using cover types
similar to tlose in table2-2c
I Averagc runoffcondition, and I, = ¡.25.
2 The average percent impervions area shown was used to develop the composite CN's. Other assumptibns are as follows: impervious
areas are direcily connectéd to the drainage system, impervious areas have a CN of98, and pervious areas are considertd cquivalent to
open space in good hydrologic cbndition. CN's for other combinations of conditions may be computed using ligure ?.-3 or 2-4.
3 Clrl'sshownareequivaionttotlroseofpashrre. CompositoCN'snraybecornputedforothercombinationsofopenspacecovertype'
¡ Composite CN's for natural desert landscaping should be computed using figures 2-3 or 24 based on the impervious arc& p€rcentugc
(CN:iS)andthe'perviousareaCN. TheperviousareaCÑ'sareassumedequivalentfodesertshrubinpoorhydrologiccondition.
5 Composite CN's to use for the design of,tomporary measures during grading and constuction should be computed using figrtre 2-3
or 2-4, based on the degree of development (imperviousness area percentage) and the CNrs for the newly graded pervious areas.

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SCS TR-55 Table }-Zc*Runoff cu¡ve ¡ru¡nbers for oÉher agricultural Iandsr

Cover description Curve numbels for

hydrologic soil group

Cover type and hydrologic condition t{ydrologic

condition
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,f;ri" Pasture, gíuruhna, or range - continuous l: "'-''ii l,"iit't:': Poor 68 79 86 89
forage for graving.z Fair 49 69 79 84

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Good 39 61 74 80

Meadow - continuous grass,,protected Aorn 30 58 7t 78

grazngand generally mowed for hay.
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' BnÍsh * brush-weed mixture with brush Foor 48 67 77 83
the major element
3
Fair 35 56 70 77
Good 304 48 65 73

Woods - grass combination (orchard Poor s7 73 82 86

or tree farm).5 Fair 43 65 76 82
Good 32 58 72 79

woods.6 l¡rlltri^) Poor 45 66 77 83

&1tr 36 60 ,'73 79

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Good 304 55 70 77

Farmsteads - buildings, lanes, drivelvays, s9 74 82 86

and surrounding lots.
I Average runoffcondition, and I^ = ¡.25.
2 <SAYo ground cover or heavily grazed wifi no tnulch,
Poor:
Fair: 50 to 7596 ground cover and not heavily gazetl.
Good: >7SYo ground cover and ligl¡tly or only occasionally grazed.
t Poor: <SAYoground covsr.
Fair:50 to 75olo ground cover.
Good: >75o/o ground cove¡.
a Actual curve number is less than
30; use CN=30 for runoff computaüons.
5 CN's shown were computed for
a¡eas with 507o woods and 50% grass (pasture) cover. Other combinations of conditions may be
computed from thc CN's for woods and pasture.
6 Poor: Forut litter, small trees, and bn¡sh are destroyed by heavy grazing or regulat burning.
.Foir.' Woods are grazed but not burned, and some forest litter covers the soil.
Good: Woods are protected frorn grazing, and litter and brush adequately cover the soil.

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Cover description Curve numbers for

hydroiogic soil group

Cover type Flydrologic A3 D

condition2

i';t):rií*g"r6u"eous mixtr:re of grass, weeds,::nd

- ! Poor 80 87 93
lowgrowing brush, with brush the Fair 7t 8t 89
minor elemenl Good 62 74 85

Oak-aspen - mountain brush mixhre tlf oak brush, Poor 66 '74 79

aspen, mountain mahogany, bitter blush, maple, Fair 48 57 63
and other bmsh Good 30 4t 48

Pinyon-jmiper -pinyon, juniper, or both; Poor 75 Bs 89

grass understory. Fair 58 73 80
Good 4t 61 7l
Sagebrush with grass understory. Poor 67 80 85
Fair 51 63 70
Good 35 47 55.

Deseit shrub - major plants include saltbrush, Poor 63 77 85 88

greasewood creosotebush, blackbrush, bursage, Fair {{ 1) 8l 86
palo verde, mesquite, and cactus. Good 49 68 79 u4
t Average runoffconditio4 and I¡ = 0.2S.
2 Poor:
§0Tosround cover(litter, grass, and brush overstory).
Fair:30 to 70oá ground cover.
Good: >7V/o gtound cover.
r Curve numbers for group A have been developed only fbr desert shrub.

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CONCEPTO: i
Precipitación efectiva ( Pe ) en función de:

Precipitación total.
Tipo de suelo hidrológico'
Uso y tratamiento del suelo'
Condiciones hidrológica del terreno; y
Condiciones de humedad antecedente del suelo'

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MODELO SCS CURVA NUMERO CN.

ECUACIONES :

Pe: Lluvia efectiva acumulada.

P: Lluvia acumulada.
(P- I.)= S : Máxima retención Potencial.
Po=
P - I ,, + S I ,, :0.2 .S Perdidainicial antesdel ench¿rrcamiento'

Si l¿ ) P entonces P" = ()

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USO Y TRATAMIENTO DEL SUELO:
USO : Se refiere a la cubierta de ia cuenca.
(Grado de cobertura, superficies cubiertas de agua, superñcies ¡mpenn€ables y eonas urbanes),

TRATAMIENTO : Se refiere principalmente a los usos agrícolas de la tierra.

MODELO SCS GURVA NUMERO CN.

CONDICION HIDROLOGICA DEL TERRENO:

En función de la cobeñura vegetal.
Buena condición hidrológica indica que el suelo tiene un bajo potencial de escurrimiento.

> 75oA de área.

Entre 50%y75Yodeárea.
< 50% de área.

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50 1,10 t20 i¿L)

Í40 :60 l?n 2c'¡
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CN = 100 Toda ta ltuvia escurre.

cN = 30 suelos permeabtes con atta tasa de infirtración.
CN = I Toda la'lluvia se infiltro.

MODELO SCS CURVA NUMERO CN.

TIPO DE SUELO HIDROLOGICO:

De acuerdo al potencialde escurrimiento.

GiuPci. Suehs ccn aita capadrai rie rfiliacrlii srcios profuriccs,

Qlg!l{§_i.gtl'¡r i;isr o
etcesiyatllsile irmaces

GtliP0B $tlel0s mn nccerada capac,da,j ie hfirtTcrir. sr,ercs lfe r,oauaiameriie proÍuridls

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utirnoos ccn ter:uras mcCeradaneilr gLrcsas

GRLpO .l Suehs cor bap caoacidad tieiiiit,aoot §uelcs rorr estillos que rmpiden elmrivrn;erio
¡1ecia

abaio ld aSua o sueios ccrt texture de nlcdcr¡ianerts fir:a a ira

t GiUP0D: §uehs cor muy baa capacirad ce nfil;ar,or Sr.atr.* ir:iilojls sueics cc¡ aries napes
iráiicm pernanerlcs o fir mrrerieies'n:prnra[, is ce,i.,,ie ra superL*