An agricultural catchment area of a town in Egaro is 65 ha. Average slope is calculated as 0.6%. Water travels with a maximum length of 700 m. The depth-duration relationship for a 10-year return period on the site is given below: Duration (m) 5 10 20 30 40 60 Depth of rainfall (mm) 17 26 40 50 57 62 1. Estimate the peak flow rate assuming that the runoff coefficient is 0.4. 2. If the land use and the corresponding percentage of the area and runoff coefficients are as given below, calculate the equivalent runoff coefficient. % of Land use Runoff coefficient Area Roads 9 0.7 Lawn 20 0.1 Residential 59 0.3 area Industrial area 12 0.8 NB Report your answers in three significant digits.

An agricultural catchment area of a town in Egaro is 65 ha. Average slope is calculated as 0.6%. Water travels with a maximum length of 700 m. The depth-duration relationship for a 10-year return period on the site is given below: Duration (m) 5 10 20 30 40 60 Depth of rainfall (mm) 17 26 40 50 57 62 1. Estimate the peak flow rate assuming that the runoff coefficient is 0.4. 2. If the land use and the corresponding percentage of the area and runoff coefficients are as given below, calculate the equivalent runoff coefficient. % of Land use Runoff coefficient Area Roads 9 0.7 Lawn 20 0.1 Residential 59 0.3 area Industrial area 12 0.8 NB Report your answers in three significant digits.

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