Procedures for estimating unit hydrographs for large floods at ungaged sites in Montana
Water Supply Paper
2420
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Abstract
Flood hydrographs for 26 gaging stations and rainfall data were used together with a rainfall-runoff simulation model to derive unit hydrographs and important unit-hydrograph variables. Methods were developed for estimating unit hydrographs at ungaged sites using either the Clark or dimensionless unit-hydrograph methods. The 26 derived unit hydrographs were compared with those calculated by the two estimation methods. The two methods performed about equally well in matching derived unit-hydrograph peaks and shapes.
Suggested Citation
Holnbeck, S.R., and Parrett, C., 1996, Procedures for estimating unit hydrographs for large floods at ungaged sites in Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 2420, v, 60 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp2420.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Procedures for estimating unit hydrographs for large floods at ungaged sites in Montana |
| Series title | Water Supply Paper |
| Series number | 2420 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wsp2420 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | v, 60 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |