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Hydrology Questions Set 11:

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Dupuit’s assumptions are valid for

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The instrument used for measuring rate of water evaporation is:

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Measurement of infiltration can be done by

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What type of precipitation abstraction is measured using a lysimeter?

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Which two countries have vast hydroelectric power resources?

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Recording type of rain gauge gives

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Which type of rain gauge has a siphon attached to it?

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The direct runoff hydrograph in response to 5 cm rainfall excess in a catchment is shown in the figure. The area of the catchment (rounded off to 1 decimal place, expressed in hectares) is_____. 

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What is ‘Hydrological Cycle’?


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An effective rainfall of 2-hour duration produced a flood hydrograph peak of 200 m3/s. The flood hydrograph has a base flow of 20 m3/s. If the spatial average rainfall in the watershed for the duration of storm is 2 cm and the average loss rate is 0.4 cm/hour, the peak of 2-hour unit hydrograph (in m3/s-cm, up to one decimal place) is______.

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