Application of a rainfall-runoff model in estimating flood peaks for selected small natural drainage basins in Texas
Open-File Report
77-792
Prepared in cooperation with the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
By: B.C. Massey and Elmer E. Schroeder
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Abstract
A parametric rainfall-runoff simulation model was used to synthesize long-term records of annual peak discharges for small natural drainage basins in Texas. Optimum model-parameter values were determined for each of the 40 basins studied by using short-term rainfall, evaporation, and discharge data. The calibrated model was used in conjunction with long-term records of rainfall and evaporation to synthesize a record of annual peaks for each site. Because the frequency curves of the simulated peaks had flatter slopes than those of the observed peaks, the synthetic frequency curves were adjusted for the loss of variance inherent in the modeling process.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Application of a rainfall-runoff model in estimating flood peaks for selected small natural drainage basins in Texas |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 77-792 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr77792 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | ii, 23 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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