Hydrologic effects of increased urbanization
By: Joel R. Guay
Edited by: Espey William H.Combs Phil G.
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Abstract
Urban areas in Perris Valley, California, have more than tripled during the last 20 years, resulting in increased storm-runoff volumes and peak discharges. To quantify the effects of increased urbanization, rainfall-runoff models of the basin were developed to simulate runoff for 1970-75 and 1990-93 conditions. Hourly rainfall data for 1949-93 were used with the rainfall-runoff models to simulate a long-term record of storm runoff. The hydrologic effects of increased urbanization from 1970-75 to 1990-93 conditions were analyzed by comparing the frequency of annual peak discharges and runoff volumes, and a duration analysis of storm peak discharges. The maximum annual-peak discharge for the 1990-93 model simulation was 32 percent higher than the discharge for 1970-75 model simulation. However, the frequency analysis of each time series indicated the 100-year peak discharges for each study period were identical.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Hydrologic effects of increased urbanization |
| Volume | 2 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ASCE |
| Publisher location | New York, NY, United States |
| Larger Work Title | International Water Resources Engineering Conference - Proceedings |
| First page | 1193 |
| Last page | 1197 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Resources. Part 1 (of 2) |
| Conference Location | San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Conference Date | 14 August 1995 through 18 August 1995 |
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