Estimating the Magnitude and Frequency of Peak Discharges for Rural, Unregulated Streams in West Virginia

Bridges and culverts continuously need to be upgraded, redesigned, and relocated. Most of these structures are located on ungaged streams and the most up-to-date estimating equations should be used to redesign these structures. Since the estimating procedures were published in 2000 using 1997 data, significant additional data and information has become available, including ten years of additional streamflow records, fifteen additional small drainage-area gages, and skew coefficients that have recently been developed. This project will revise the estimating procedures to include the most recent information available.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $132500.00
• Contract Numbers:

  RP 237

• Sponsor Organizations:

  United States Geological Survey

  11 Dunbar Street
  Charleston, WV  United States  25301

  West Virginia Department of Highways

  1900 Kanawha Building East
  Charleston, WV  United States  25365

  Federal Highway Administration

  700 Washington Street, East
  Charleston, WV  United States  25301
• Performing Organizations:

  United States Geological Survey

  11 Dunbar Street
  Charleston, WV  United States  25301
• Start Date: 20071001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090930
• Source Data: RiP Project 17759

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Culverts; Peak discharge; Research projects; Runoff; Rural areas; Streamflow; Streams
• Geographic Terms: West Virginia
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459884
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: West Virginia Department of Highways
• Contract Numbers: RP 237
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:14PM