University of Hargeisa

Department: Civil Engineering, Course: WRM Midterm: 30% Date: 19 May 2018

1. The probable maximum flood (PMF) is

A) The standard project flood of an extremely large river

B) A flood adopted in the design of all kinds of spillways

C) An extremely large but physically possible flood in the region

D) The maximum possible flood that can occur anywhere in the country

2. The term mean annual flood denotes

A) Mean floods in partial-duration series B) Mean of annual flood flow series

C) A flood with a recurrence interval of 2.33 years

D) A flood with a recurrence interval of N/2 years, where N = number of years of record.

3. The size of a flood is measured by:

A) the rate of flow of water in a waterway or river B) the level of water in a waterway or river

C) a river gauging station D) all of the above.

4. Which of the following is an environmental consequence of floods?

A) dispersal of weed species B erosion of soil C) release of pollutants into waterways D) All

5. What are your own understandings and comments on “The Planning Cycle of IWRM”, from the

“Initiation stage” to the “Evaluation stage”?

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6. Rating curve

A. It is a graph of discharge versus stage for a given point on a stream,

B. Was developed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service,

C. Is based on the area's hydrologic soil group and land use,

D. Process of dividing the watershed into discrete land and channel segments

7. lines of equal elevation is called

A. Watershed lines B. Gully lines C. Contour lines D. Streams

8. Excessive pumping in relation to recharge can cause ________ .

A) the water table to decline B) a cone of depression to form C) the well to go dry D) all of these

9. The essence of groundwater monitoring includes all EXCEPT

A. the design of the monitoring system, B. the groundwater data collection, D) measuring the runoff

C. processing and interpretation of groundwater data

10. Mention the four basic objectives of establishing groundwater monitoring system ?

Step 1: ___________________________________

Step 2: ___________________________________

Step 3: ___________________________________

Step 4: ___________________________________

11. which of the following is dynamic data

A) Water well records. B) River flow gauging. C) Water use inventories. D) Geological maps.

12. List down the levels of groundwater quality assesment

A) ____________________ B) ____________________ ___C)________________________________

13. What is a watershed?

A) the amount of rainfall and runoff in a year B) a place to store water C) the river nearest your house

D) all of the land that drains to a specific body of water

14. Permeability is __________ .

A) the ability of a solid to allow fluids to pass through

B) the process by which plants release water vapor to the atmosphere

C) the amount of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air
can hold.

D) the percentage of pore space in the rock

15. Which of the following statements about the water table is false:

A) the water table changes when discharge is not balanced by recharge

B) the water table is generally flat C) the water table is above the land surface in lakes

D) the water table is depressed near high volume pumping wells