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A levee will be constructed to provide some flood protection for a residential area. The residences are willing to accept a one-in-five chance that the levee will be overtopped in the next 15 years. Assuming that the annual peak streamflow follows a lognormal distribution with a log10(Q[ft3/s]) mean and standard deviation of 1.835 and 0.65 respectively, what is the design flow in ft3/s?

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Answer:

1709.07 ft^3/s

Explanation:

Annual peak streamflow = Log10(Q [ft^3/s] )

mean = 1.835

standard deviation = 0.65

Probability of levee been overtopped in the next 15 years = 1/5

Determine the design flow ins ft^3/s

P₁₅ = 1 - ( q )^15 = 1 - ( 1 - 1/T )^15 = 0.2

                         ∴  T = 67.72 years

Q₁₅ = 1 - 0.2 = 0.8

Applying Lognormal distribution : Zt = mean + ( K₂ * std ) --- ( 1 )

K₂ = 2.054 + ( 67.72 - 50 ) / ( 100 - 50 ) * ( 2.326 - 2.054 )

    = 2.1504

back to equation 1

Zt = 1.835 + ( 2.1504 * 0.65 )  = 3.23276

hence:

Log₁₀ ( Qt(ft^3/s) ) = Zt  = 3.23276

hence ; Qt = 10^3.23276

                  = 1709.07 ft^3/s

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