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

Figure 5.5<br />

RESISTANCE COEFFICIENT K b<br />

<strong>Hydrology</strong>: Unit Hydrograph Procedures<br />

AS A FUNCTION OF WATERSHED SIZE AND SURFACE ROUGHNESS CHARACTERISTICS<br />

0.20<br />

0.18<br />

0.16<br />

D - Maximum Roughness<br />

0.14<br />

Resistance Coefficient, K b<br />

0.12<br />

0.10<br />

0.08<br />

0.06<br />

C - Moderately High Roughness<br />

B - Moderately Low Roughness<br />

0.04<br />

A - Minimal Roughness<br />

0.02<br />

0.00<br />

1 10 100 1000 10000<br />

Watershed Surface Area, in acres<br />

5-16 August 15, 2013

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