Synthesis of rainfall and runoff data used for Texas Department of Transportation Research Projects 0-4193 and 0-4194
Open-File Report
2004-1035
In cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation
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Abstract
In the early 2000s, the Texas Department of Transportation funded several research projects to examine the unit hydrograph and rainfall hyetograph techniques for hydrologic design in Texas for the estimation of design flows for stormwater drainage systems. A research consortium comprised of Lamar University, Texas Tech University, the University of Houston, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), was chosen to examine the unit hydrograph and rainfall hyetograph techniques. Rainfall and runoff data collected by the USGS at 91 streamflow-gaging stations in Texas formed a basis for the research. These data were collected as part of USGS small-watershed projects and urban watershed studies that began in the late 1950s and continued through most of the 1970s; a few gages were in operation in the mid-1980s. Selected hydrologic events from these studies were available in the form of over 220 printed reports, which offered the best aggregation of hydrologic data for the research objectives. Digital versions of the data did not exist. Therefore, significant effort was undertaken by the consortium to manually enter the data into a digital database from the printed record. The rainfall and runoff data for over 1,650 storms were entered. To enhance data integrity, considerable quality-control and quality-assurance efforts were conducted as the database was assembled and after assembly to enhance data integrity. This report documents the database and informs interested parties on its usage.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Synthesis of rainfall and runoff data used for Texas Department of Transportation Research Projects 0-4193 and 0-4194 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2004-1035 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20041035 |
| Edition | Online Only |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | HTML Document; Report: iv, 52 p.; Appendix A - 492 p.; Appendix B - 506 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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