CE 141-2/A3 – BB Quiz #2.

I. Solve the following:

1. A catchment has a four raingauge stations. In a year, the annual rainfall recorded by the gauges
are as follows:
Station A B C D
Rainfall(cm) 180.3 110.3 98.8 136.7
a.) Determine the standard error in the estimation of mean rainfall in the existing set
raingauge.
b.) For a 10% error in estimation of the mean rainfall, calculate the optimum numbers of
raingauge stations in the catchment.
2. The watershed of a stream has 3 raingauge stations inside the basin. When Thiessen Polygons
were constructed three more stations lying outside the watershed were found to have
weightages. The details of Thiessen Polygons surroundings each raingauges in the month of
June 2015 are given below:
Raingauge Station A B C D E F
Thiessen Polygon Area (Km² ) 720 1380 1440 1040 900 2220
Recorded Rainfall (mm.) 153 145 137 128 102 115
During June 2015
Stations B, D, and E are outside the watershed. Determine the average depth of rainfall on
watershed in June 2015 by
a.) Arithmetic Mean Method b.) Thiessen Mean method.
3. The mass curve of rainfall in a storm of total duration 90 minutes is given below.
Time (minutes) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Cumulative 0 8 15 25 30 46 55 60 64 67
Rainfall(mm).
a.) Draw the hyetograph of the storm at 10 minutes time step.
b.) Plot the maximum intensity-duration curve for this storm.
c.) Plot the maximum depth-duration curve for the storm.

II. Multiple Choice:

1. The diameter of a raingauge collecting area connected to the funnel is
a.) 4 in. b.) 5 in. c.) 6 in. d.) 7 in.
2. The type of recording raingauge also known as float – type – gauge is
a.) Tipping Bucket b.) Weighing Bucket c.) Natural-Syphon d.) Radar
3. Form of Precipitation that has a fine sprinkle of numerous water droplets is
a.) Snowfall b.) Hail c.) Drizzle d.) Fog
4. It is the plotted cumulative annual rainfall vs cumulative ten station average.
a.) Double Mass Curve b.) Hyetograph c.) Mass Curve of Rainfall d.) Bar Chart
5. Method of Calculating Areal Rainfall Averages based on interpolation between gauges,
closely resembles the calculation of contours in surveying.
a.) Arithmetic Mean Method b.) Thiessen Mean Method c.) Isohyetal Mean method
d.) None of the above.