53:171 Water Resources Engineering
Problem #1
Long Term Annual Water Balance
Evaluate the long-term water balance for four rivers around the
world.
| Iowa River
at Wapello | Amazon River
Brazil |
Yangtzekiang River
China | Ob River
Russia |
| Watershed area (km2) |
32,372 | 7,180,000 | 1,970,000 | 2,950,000 |
| Precipitation (mm/yr) |
838 | 1777 | 1120 | 563 |
| Streamflow (cms) |
227 | 190,000 | 35,000 | 12,500 |
- Compute the mean annual evapotranspiration (in mm/yr).
- Compute the runoff coefficient (annual river discharge as a fraction of precipitation) (in %).
Last changed on
01/07/14
by Gabriele Villarini.