Runoff Calculations in SI and English units

E W Tollner

The TR55 method is provided in English and metric units.

Runoff volume and Peak flow computations are included

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 Rainfall Runoff Volume based on NRCS Curve Num
Use English units as indicated

Input Variables
Rainfall 7.11 Use the NOAA atlas for your region (In)
CN 76 Raw curve number
Hcon COND2 Hydrologic Condition 'COND1,'COND2,'COND3
PointAreaC 1 Point area correction from Haan et al.
Area 75 Watershed Area (Acre)

Auxillary Variables
S 3.157895 Calculated maximum soil storage (In)
CN2Ratio 1 Curve Number,Hydro Cond 2, adjustment ratio
Rcor 7.11 Corrected rainfall for point area correction (In)
n NRCS Curve Number

Output variables
Qvw 4.355393 Watershed runoff (in)
Qv 27.2212 Volume of Runoff (ac*ft))
CN 76 Corrected Curve Number
 Rainfall Runoff Volume based on NRCS Curve Num
Use SI units as indicated

Input Variables
Rainfall 101.6 Use the NOAA atlas for your region (mm)
CN 75 Raw curve number
Hcon Cond2 Hydrologic Condition 'COND1,'COND2,'COND3
PointAreaC 1 Point area correction from Haan et al.
Area 1.21 Watershed Area (Ha)

Auxillary Variables
S 84.66667 Calculated maximum soil storage (mm)
CN2Ratio 1 Curve Number,Hydro Cond 2, adjustment ratio
Rcor 101.6 Corrected rainfall for point area correction (mm)
n NRCS Curve Number

Output variables
Qvw 42.33333 Watershed runoff (mm)
Qv 0.051223 Volume of Runoff (ha*m))
CN 75 Corrected Curve Number
 TR 55 Runoff Rate
See Haan, C.T., B.J. Barfield and J.C. Hayes. 1994. Design Hydrology and Sedimentology of S
See page 89
Also see NRCS. 1986. Urban hydrology for small watersheds, 2nd ed. Technical Release 55,
English units are used here
Input Variables
Duration Duration (numerical) or time of concentration or SCSLag (Hr)
Rainfall 4.4 Use the NOAA atlas for your region (mm)
Swamp% 0 Percentage of area in swamp (usually 0 to 5%)
CN 75 Raw curve number -- if local antecedent corrections, compute and enter
Hcon COND2 Hydrologic Condition 'COND1,'COND2,'COND3; use COND2 if one inserts local corrections
PointAreaC 1 Point area correction from Haan et al.
Area 75 Watershed Area (Acre)
Length 2624 Maximum Drainage Path Length of Watershed (Ft)
Slope 0.02 Slope
Method SCSTc SCSTc, Kirpich, or " " for computing Tc or using duration. The equations used incorporate th
stormtyp type2 choose type1, type1a, type2, or type3

Auxilliary variables

Ia%P 0.1515152 Initial abstraction divided by rainfall

co 2.521657 Constant 0 for time of concentration (lag) calculation
c1 -0.540719 Constant 1 for time of concentration (lag) calculation
c2 -0.159843 Constant 2 for time of concentration (lag) calculation
S 3.3333333 Calculated maximum soil storage (In)
CNadjRatio 1 Curve Number,Hydro Cond 2, adjustment ratio -- use Cond 2 and insert local corrections w
TC 0.9408636 Computed or given duration (time of concentration, hr)
Pond Factor 1 Pond adjustment factor for peak runoff rate
Rcor 4.4 Corrected rainfall for point area correction (mm)
qpu24 343.44687 Unit flow m^3/sec -mm-ha_x000D_
ydrology and Sedimentology of Small Catchments, Academic Press, New York, NY

s, 2nd ed. Technical Release 55, Soil Conservation Service, US Dept. of Agric., Washington, DC.

Output variables
Qvw 1.972327 Watershed runoff (in)
Qv 536966 Volume of Runoff (ft^3)
Qpeak 79.38159 Peak flow (fT^3/s)
pute and enter CN 75 Corrected Curve Number
2 if one inserts local corrections

he equations used incorporate the conversion from NRCS Lag to NRCS Time of Concentration
Kirpich was provided for comparison purposes.

obtained via regression of NRCS data in Haan et al

data on a hidden sheet (use the unhide function to view)

2 and insert local corrections where known

 TR 55 Runoff Rate
See Haan, C.T., B.J. Barfield and J.C. Hayes. 1994. Design Hydrology and Sedimentology of Sm
See page 89
Also see NRCS. 1986. Urban hydrology for small watersheds, 2nd ed. Technical Release 55, S
SI units used here
Input Variables
Duration Duration (numerical) or time of concentration or SCSLag (hr)
Rainfall 112 Use the NOAA atlas for your region (mm)
Swamp% 0 Percentage of area in swamp (usually 0 to 5%)
CN 75 Raw curve number -- if local antecedent corrections, compute and enter
Hcon Cond3 Hydrologic Condition 'COND1,'COND2,'COND3; use COND2 if one inserts local corrections
1 Point area correction from
PointAreaC Haan et al.
Area 30.36 Watershed Area (ha)
Length 800 Maximum Drainage Path Length of Watershed (m)
Slope 0.02 Slope
Method SCSTc SCSTc, Kirpich, or " " for computing Tc or using duration. The equations used incorporate th
stormtyp type2 choose type1, type1a, type2, or type3

Auxilliary variables

Ia%P 0.1511905 Initial abstraction divided by rainfall

co 2.5218493 Constant 0 for time of concentration (lag) calculation obtained via regression of N
c1 -0.540719 Constant 1 for time of concentration (lag) calculation data on a hidden sheet
c2 -0.159935 Constant 2 for time of concentration (lag) calculation
S 84.666667 Calculated maximum soil storage (mm)
CNadjRatio 1.1951414 Curve Number,Hydro Cond 2, adjustment ratio
TC 0.9409995 Computed or given duration (time of concentration, hr)
Pond Factor 1 Pond adjustment factor for peak runoff rate
Rcor 112 Corrected rainfall for point area correction (mm)
qpu24 0.0014793 Unit flow m^3/sec -mm- get metric version
ha_x000D_
logy and Sedimentology of Small Catchments, Academic Press, New York, NY

nd ed. Technical Release 55, Soil Conservation Service, US Dept. of Agric., Washington, DC.

Output variables
Qvw 50.28378 Watershed runoff (mm)
Qv 5541614 Volume of Runoff (m^3)
Qpeak 2.258248 Peak flow (m^3/S)
CN 89.6356 Corrected Curve Number
one inserts local corrections

quations used incorporate the conversion from NRCS Lag to NRCS Time of Concentration
Kirpich was provided for comparison purposes.

obtained via regression of NRCS data in Haan et al

data on a hidden sheet

get metric version