SDSU Faculty Profile - Dr. Victor M. Ponce - CEE445 - Applied Hydrology - Homework - Spring 2001  


CIV E 445-APPLIED HYDROLOGY
SPRING 2004
DR. VICTOR M. PONCE
DESIGN ASSIGNMENT NO. 2


  1. Determine the watershed area that drains Bell Valley, in Eastern San Diego County, with its mouth at the U.S.-Mexico border. The mouth is located approximately at 116o33'50" W. Longitude. The watershed crosses the U.S.-Mexico border from north to south, approximately 3.7 mi east of Tecate Road.

    Recommended procedure:

    • Use TOPO! software (installed in only a few computers in PS231A, borrow disk from assistant) to determine watershed limits.

    • Scan the delimited watershed (using the scanners in PS231B or E221).

    • Take scanned image to CEE Computer Lab and import to AutoCAD.

    • Adjust scale to measure the watershed area.

  2. Use TOPO! (installed in CEE Computer Lab) to measure the average slope along the principal stream. Measure average slope as:

    Express slope in ft/mi and m/m.