P. D. V. V. P.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AHMEDNAGAR

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CLASS TEST - I
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CLASS: T.E. CIVIL (Div. A) TOTAL MARKS: 20
SUB. : HYDROLOGY & WATER RESOURCE ENGG. TIME: 1.00 HOUR
1. Solve Q1 OR Q2, Q3 OR Q4.
2. Assume suitable data, if necessary.
Q1. A. In a catchment area of 100 Km2 the average annual precipitation observed at a five rain
gauge stations was (5 marks)
station A B C D E
Average Annual Precipitation (mm) 750 1000 900 650 500
If permissible error is 10% determine
i) Number of additional rain gauge stations required
ii) Rain gauge density

Q1. B. Define precipitation. State any six forms of precipitation. Also explain 3 types of
precipitation. (5 marks)
OR
Q2. A. What is stream gauging? Explain area-velocity method with sketch and explain its
application in water resources engineering. (5 marks)

Q2. B. For a catchment area of 500 sq.km following data are available. Estimate the average
precipitation over the catchment area. (5 marks)
Isohyets in mm 900-1000 800-900 700-800 600-700 500-600
Area between successive 90 100 125 40 45
isohyets in sq.km

Q3. A. Explain crop area and volumetric methods of assessing canal revenue. And state their
merits and demerits. (4 marks)

Q3. B. Explain the relation between duty, delta and base period. Derive the relation between
them and state the methods to improve duty of water. (6 marks)
OR
Q4. A. Define (6 marks)
i) Base period
ii) Duty
iii) Delta
iv) Crop ratio
v) Crop period
vi) Culturable command area

Q4. B. Explain sprinkler irrigation with a neat layout sketch and state the advantages of sprinkler
irrigation over other methods of irrigation. (4 marks)