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<strong>Drainage</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for Maricopa County<br />

<strong>Hydrology</strong>: Application<br />

Duration<br />

Table 9.4<br />

EXAMPLE DEPTH-DURATION-FREQUENCY STATISTICS FROM GIS<br />

(Source: NOAA Atlas 14 Arizona, DDMSW GIS Method)<br />

Point Rainfall Depth Data in inches<br />

Storm Frequency, years<br />

2 5 10 25 50 100<br />

5-min 0.274 0.370 0.445 0.544 0.620 0.698<br />

10-min 0.417 0.564 0.677 0.828 0.943 1.062<br />

15-min 0.517 0.699 0.839 1.026 1.169 1.316<br />

30-min 0.696 0.941 1.130 1.382 1.575 1.773<br />

1-hour 0.862 1.165 1.398 1.710 1.949 2.194<br />

2-hours 0.992 1.322 1.576 1.919 2.180 2.451<br />

3-hour 1.030 1.354 1.608 1.960 2.237 2.529<br />

6-hour 1.189 1.519 1.781 2.143 2.425 2.718<br />

12-hour 1.338 1.689 1.967 2.338 2.624 2.918<br />

24-hour 1.540 1.989 2.342 2.831 3.219 3.624<br />

Duration<br />

Table 9.5<br />

EXAMPLE COMPUTED INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY DATA<br />

(using Table 9.4)<br />

Point Rainfall Intensity Data in inches/hr<br />

Storm Frequency, years<br />

2 5 10 25 50 100<br />

5-min 3.29 4.44 5.34 6.53 7.44 8.38<br />

10-min 2.50 3.38 4.06 4.97 5.66 6.37<br />

15-min 2.07 2.80 3.36 4.10 4.68 5.26<br />

30-min 1.39 1.88 2.26 2.76 3.15 3.55<br />

1-hour 0.86 1.17 1.40 1.71 1.95 2.19<br />

2-hours 0.50 0.66 0.79 0.96 1.09 1.23<br />

3-hour 0.34 0.45 0.54 0.65 0.75 0.84<br />

6-hour 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.36 0.40 0.45<br />

12-hour 0.11 0.14 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.24<br />

24-hour 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.15<br />

August 15, 2013 9-17

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