AN EMPIRICAL RELATION BETWEEN VOLUME AND PEAK OF DIRECT RUNOFF1
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ABSTRACT: A linear twoparameter relation in log space between volume and peak of direct runoff was established and verified on 134 basins in the United States, Australia, Greece and Italy. The intercept of this log relation was found to be strongly correlated with such basic characteristics as drainage area, channel slope and channel length; more than 86 percent of variance was explained. The log volumelog peak relation can be used to explain linearity or nonlinearity of drainage basins, estimate peak discharge from datascarce basins, identify hydrologically similar or dissimilar basins, estimate sediment yield from upland areas, and construct unit hydrographs and unit sediment graphs for ungaged basins. Copyright 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved