SCS Curve Number: How Much Rain Becomes Runoff?
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In this lesson
You build a composite curve number, the retention S and initial abstraction Ia, then compute runoff depth and volume for six storms with the SCS-CN equation.
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- Catchment Rainfall: Arithmetic Mean vs Thiessen Weights Locked
- Rational Method: Peak Flow Q = C·i·A with Unit Conversions Locked
- SCS Curve Number: How Much Rain Becomes Runoff? Locked
- Unit Hydrograph Convolution: From Excess Rain to a Flood Hydrograph Locked
- Reservoir Water Balance: Inflow, Release, Evaporation & Storage Locked
- Flow Duration Curve: Ranks, Exceedance & Q95 Locked
- Water Demand Forecasting: Population, Per-Capita Use & Losses Locked
- Pipe Flow Basics: Q = V·A and Hazen-Williams Head Loss Locked