Hydrology and Floodplain Analysis by Bedient et.al. Chapter 1 Problem 5


List seven major factors that determine a watershed’s response to a given rainfall.


Solution:

The seven major factors that determine a watershed’s response to a given rainfall are:

  1. Drainage Area
  2. Channel Slope
  3. Soil Types
  4. Land Use
  5. Land Cover
  6. Main Channel and tributary characteristics-channel morphology
  7. The shape, slope, and character of the floodplain

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