期刊名称:Journal of Environmental Hydrology (ältere Jahrgänge)
印刷版ISSN:1058-3912
电子版ISSN:1996-7918
出版年度:1996
卷号:4
出版社:IAEH
摘要:A heavy rainfall occurred in northwest Louisiana in May, 1989. The rainfall was particularly severe between May 17 and 18. As a result, an extensive area was flooded. Questions linking the presence of Interstate I-49 with the extent of flooding were raised. The Tapalcat Bayou watershed at a point east of the town of Allen was used for the analysis. The temporal rainfall distribution was defined and the effective rainfall (ER) hyetograph using the SCS-CN method was computed. The watershed was divided into small, uniform subareas. Unit hydrographs, based on Snyder�s model, were defined for each subarea. By means of convolution of the unit hydrographs with the ER hyetograph, the runoff hydrograph was obtained. This hydrograph was routed through a pool-level reservoir to determine water levels. Scenarios with and without I-49 were considered. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the influence of various parameters.