US Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Illinois NRCS - version 2.52 - modified 10/6/2003 R.Book

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Date:

6/9/2014

Watershed Area:
Hydraulic Length:
Runoff Curve Number:
Average Watershed Slope %:

Storm
Frequency
(years)
1
2
5
10
25
50
100
Drainage Curves

Notes:

24-hr.
Rainfall
P (inches)

Clear Cells

Rainfall Type: II
Tc:
Ia:
l/w

Runoff
(inches)

Peak Discharge
Q (cfs)
(EFH-2 Method)

Qa=

Qc=

Qb=

Qd=

Ia/P

Volume
of Runoff
Vr (Ac-ft.)

Runoff Curve Number Calculation

Acres

Total Acres
0

Land use and cover, hydrologic condition

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Hydrologic Group

Watershed Weighted Runoff Curve Number

Accept RCN & Return

Curve Number

0.0

TABLE 2-2a.-Runoff curve numbers for urban areas

Cover Type

Avg.%
impervious area

68
49
39

79
69
61

86
79
74

89
84
80

98

98

98

98

98
83
76
72

98
89
85
82

98
92
89
87

98
93
91
89

63

77

85

88

96

96

96

96

85
72

89
81

92
88

94
91

95
93

65
38
30
25
20
12

77
61
57
54
51
46

85
75
72
70
68
65

90
83
81
80
79
77

92
87
86
85
84
82

77

86

91

94

A
77
76
74
72
67
71
64
70
65
69
64
66
62
65
61

B
86
85
83
81
78
80
75
79
75
78
74
74
71
73
70

C
91
90
88
88
85
87
82
84
82
83
81
80
78
79
77

D
94
93
90
91
89
90
85
88
86
87
85
82
81
81
80

Fully developed urban areas (veg. established):

Open space (lawns, parks, golf course, cemeteries,
etc.)
Poor condition (grass cover <50%)
Fair condition (grass cover 50% to 75%)
Good condition (grass cover> 75%)
Impervious areas:
Paved parking lots, roofs, driveways, etc.
(excluding right-of-way)
Streets and roads:
Paved; curbs and storm sewers(excluding R-O-W
Paved; open ditches (including R-O-W
Gravel (including R-O-W)
Dirt (including R-0-W)
Western desert urban areas:
Natural desert landscaping (pervious areas only)
Artificial desert landscaping (impervious weed
barrier, desert shrub with 1 to 2 inch sand or
gravel mulch and basin borders)
Urban districts:
Commercial and business
Industrial
Residential districts by average lot size:
1/8 acre or less (town houses)
1/4 acre
1/3 acre
1/2 acre
1 acre
2 acres
Developing urban areas:
Newly graded areas (pervious areas only
no vegetation)
Idle lands (CN's are determined using cover types
similar to those in table 2-2c),

Table 2-2b. Runoff curve numbers for cultivated agricultural lands

Cover type

Fallow

Row Crops

Treatment

Hydrologic
condition
Bare Soil
Crop residue (CR)
Poor
Good
Straight row (SR)
Poor
Good
SR & CR
Poor
Good
Contoured (C)
Poor
Good
C & CR
Poor
Good
Contoured & Terraced (C&T)
Poor
(C&T)
Good
C&T + CR
Poor
Good

Small Grain

SR.
SR+ CR
C
C&CR
C&T
C&T + CR

Close-seeded
or broadcast
legumes or
rotation
meadow

SR
C
C&T.

Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good
Poor
Good

65
63
64
60
63
61
62
60
61
59
60
58
66
58
64
55
63
51

76
75
75
72
74
73
73
72
72
70
71
69
77
72
75
69
73
67

84
83
83
80
82
81
81
80
79
78
78
77
85
81
83
78
80
76

88
87
86
84
85
84
84
83
82
81
81
80
89
85
85
83
83
80

Table 2-2c.-Runoff curve numbers for other agricultural lands

Cover type
Pasture, grassland, or range-continuous grazing

Hydrologic
condition
poor
fair
good

68
49
39

79
69
61

86
79
74

89
84
80

.-

30

58

71

78

Brush - brush-weed-grass mixture with

brush element

poor
fair
good

48
35
30

67
56
48

77
70
65

83
77
73

Woods-grass combination (orchard)

poor
fair
good

57
43
32

73
65
58

82
76
72

86
82
79

Woods

poor
fair
good
.-

45
36
30
59

66
60
55
74

77
73
70
82

83
79
77
86

Meadow - continuous grass, protected mowed for hay

(non-grazed)

Farmsteads - buildings, lanes, driveways, lots

Table 2-2d.-Runoff curve numbers for arid and semiarid rangelands

Herbaceous-mixture of grass, weeds,
and low-growing brush, with brush the
minor element.

poor
fair
good

80
71
62

87
81
74

93
89
85

Oak-aspen-mountain brush mixture of

oak brush, aspen, mountain
mahogany, bitter brush, maple, and
other brush.

poor
fair
good

66
48
30

74
57
41

79
63
48

Pinyon-juniper-pinyon,juniper, or
both; grass understory

poor
fair
good

75
58
41

85
73
61

89
80
71

Sagebrush with grass understory.

poor
fair
good

67
51
35

80
63
47

85
70
55

Desert shrub-major plants include

saltbush, greasewood, creosotebush,
blackbrush, bursage, palo verde,

poor
fair
good

77
72
68

85
81
79

88
86
84

63
55
49

County

1-year

2 year

5 year

10 year

25 year

50 year

Adams
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Crawford
Cumberland
DeKalb
DeWitt
Douglas
DuPage
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
JoDaviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
Lake

2.79
2.97
2.71
2.57
2.52
2.57
2.59
2.57
2.59
2.47
2.59
2.55
2.62
2.71
2.55
2.51
2.55
2.55
2.51
2.52
2.55
2.51
2.55
2.62
2.55
2.55
2.47
2.62
2.52
2.97
2.59
2.51
2.62
2.79
2.97
2.79
2.57
2.47
2.97
2.55
2.62
2.59
2.57
2.97
2.51
2.51
2.51
2.79
2.51

3.45
3.62
3.28
3.11
3.02
3.11
3.11
3.11
3.11
3.01
3.11
3.03
3.16
3.28
3.03
3.04
3.03
3.03
3.04
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.03
3.16
3.03
3.03
3.01
3.16
3.02
3.62
3.11
3.04
3.16
3.45
3.62
3.45
3.11
3.01
3.62
3.03
3.16
3.11
3.11
3.62
3.04
3.04
3.04
3.45
3.04

4.29
4.51
4.13
3.95
3.76
3.95
3.93
3.95
3.93
3.71
3.93
3.80
4.00
4.13
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.76
3.80
3.80
3.80
4.00
3.80
3.80
3.71
4.00
3.76
4.51
3.93
3.80
4.00
4.29
4.51
4.29
3.95
3.71
4.51
3.80
4.00
3.93
3.95
4.51
3.80
3.80
3.80
4.29
3.80

4.93
5.21
4.76
4.63
4.45
4.63
4.65
4.63
4.65
4.26
4.65
4.44
4.62
4.76
4.44
4.47
4.44
4.44
4.47
4.45
4.44
4.47
4.44
4.62
4.44
4.44
4.26
4.62
4.45
5.21
4.65
4.47
4.62
4.93
5.21
4.93
4.63
4.26
5.21
4.44
4.62
4.65
4.63
5.21
4.47
4.47
4.47
4.93
4.47

6.07
6.23
6.02
5.60
5.32
5.60
5.57
5.60
5.57
5.04
5.57
5.37
5.79
6.02
5.37
5.51
5.37
5.37
5.51
5.32
5.37
5.51
5.37
5.79
5.37
5.37
5.04
5.79
5.32
6.23
5.57
5.51
5.79
6.07
6.23
6.07
5.60
5.04
6.23
5.37
5.79
5.57
5.60
6.23
5.51
5.51
5.51
6.07
5.51

7.04
7.11
7.07
6.53
6.08
6.53
6.46
6.53
6.46
5.83
6.46
6.23
6.71
7.07
6.23
6.46
6.23
6.23
6.46
6.08
6.23
6.46
6.23
6.71
6.23
6.23
5.83
6.71
6.08
7.11
6.46
6.46
6.71
7.04
7.11
7.04
6.53
5.83
7.11
6.23
6.71
6.46
6.53
7.11
6.46
6.46
6.46
7.04
6.46

100 year Bulletin 70

24-hour rainfall values
8.20
8.27
8.21
7.36
6.92
7.36
7.45
7.36
7.45
6.61
7.45
7.41
7.73
8.21
7.41
7.58
7.41
7.41
7.58
6.92
7.41
7.58
7.41
7.73
7.41
7.41
6.61
7.73
6.92
8.27
7.45
7.58
7.73
8.20
8.27
8.20
7.36
6.61
8.27
7.41
7.73
7.45
7.36
8.27
7.58
7.58
7.58
8.20
7.58

LaSalle
Lawrence
Lee
Livingston
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Massac
McDonough
McHenry
McLean
Menard
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry
Piatt
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Putnam
Randolph
Richland
Rock Island
St. Clair
Saline
Sangamon
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Stark
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Washington
Wayne
White
Whiteside
Will
Williamson
Winnebago
Woodford

2.51
2.62
2.57
2.47
2.52
2.52
2.59
2.66
2.62
2.52
2.52
2.97
2.79
2.51
2.52
2.59
2.57
2.71
2.59
2.59
2.55
2.57
2.52
2.71
2.52
2.59
2.97
2.97
2.57
2.71
2.62
2.57
2.66
2.97
2.59
2.52
2.59
2.55
2.52
2.57
2.52
2.97
2.47
2.62
2.79
2.71
2.62
2.62
2.57
2.51
2.97
2.57
2.52

3.04
3.16
3.11
3.01
3.02
3.02
3.11
3.31
3.16
3.02
3.02
3.62
3.45
3.04
3.02
3.11
3.11
3.28
3.11
3.11
3.03
3.11
3.02
3.28
3.02
3.11
3.62
3.62
3.11
3.28
3.16
3.11
3.31
3.62
3.11
3.02
3.11
3.03
3.02
3.11
3.02
3.62
3.01
3.16
3.45
3.28
3.16
3.16
3.11
3.04
3.62
3.11
3.02

3.80
4.00
3.95
3.71
3.76
3.76
3.93
4.30
4.00
3.76
3.76
4.51
4.29
3.80
3.76
3.93
3.95
4.13
3.93
3.93
3.80
3.95
3.76
4.13
3.76
3.93
4.51
4.51
3.95
4.13
4.00
3.95
4.30
4.51
3.93
3.76
3.93
3.80
3.76
3.95
3.76
4.51
3.71
4.00
4.29
4.13
4.00
4.00
3.95
3.80
4.51
3.95
3.76

4.47
4.62
4.63
4.26
4.45
4.45
4.65
5.08
4.62
4.45
4.45
5.21
4.93
4.47
4.45
4.65
4.63
4.76
4.65
4.65
4.44
4.63
4.45
4.76
4.45
4.65
5.21
5.21
4.63
4.76
4.62
4.63
5.08
5.21
4.65
4.45
4.65
4.44
4.45
4.63
4.45
5.21
4.26
4.62
4.93
4.76
4.62
4.62
4.63
4.47
5.21
4.63
4.45

5.51
5.79
5.60
5.04
5.32
5.32
5.57
6.54
5.79
5.32
5.32
6.23
6.07
5.51
5.32
5.57
5.60
6.02
5.57
5.57
5.37
5.60
5.32
6.02
5.32
5.57
6.23
6.23
5.60
6.02
5.79
5.60
6.54
6.23
5.57
5.32
5.57
5.37
5.32
5.60
5.32
6.23
5.04
5.79
6.07
6.02
5.79
5.79
5.60
5.51
6.23
5.60
5.32

6.46
6.71
6.53
5.83
6.08
6.08
6.46
7.74
6.71
6.08
6.08
7.11
7.04
6.46
6.08
6.46
6.53
7.07
6.46
6.46
6.23
6.53
6.08
7.07
6.08
6.46
7.11
7.11
6.53
7.07
6.71
6.53
7.74
7.11
6.46
6.08
6.46
6.23
6.08
6.53
6.08
7.11
5.83
6.71
7.04
7.07
6.71
6.71
6.53
6.46
7.11
6.53
6.08

7.58
7.73
7.36
6.61
6.92
6.92
7.45
9.20
7.73
6.92
6.92
8.27
8.20
7.58
6.92
7.45
7.36
8.21
7.45
7.45
7.41
7.36
6.92
8.21
6.92
7.45
8.27
8.27
7.36
8.21
7.73
7.36
9.20
8.27
7.45
6.92
7.45
7.41
6.92
7.36
6.92
8.27
6.61
7.73
8.20
8.21
7.73
7.73
7.36
7.58
8.27
7.36
6.92

Update
Information: (Runoff Computation Sheet)
10/25/2001
11/16/2001
1/2/2002
2/5/2002
2/21/2002
12/30/2002
1/16/2003
5/22/2003

7/11/2003
Date

Version

Created by David L. Schneider

changed titles of Methodolgy to Peak Discharge, Provided Ia/P ratios
added RCN calculation and tables sheets, formated the Ia/P ratios to indicate validity of EFM method
added more RCN, and cleaned up printing on RCN sheet
added drainage curve calculations
Added Tc,Ia units
Added volume of runoff column for acre-feet calculations for storm event
corrected acre-feet calculation
(version 2.3)
Allowed county data tab to be viewed
Updated county rainfall from US Weather Bureau Technical Paper #40 to Illinois State Water Bulletin
Made rainfall data round to 2 decimal places
Set Ia/P range limits to a minimum of 0.1 and a maximum of 0.5 for calculating peak flow
Programming Notes

7/31/2003

2.50

Programming responsibility transferred to Ruth Book

Shortened name of program to Runoff 2_50
Corrected RCN values in table to match EFH2
Adjusted land use/cover descriptions in lookup for RCN calculation
Added hyperlink from RCN calculation back to front page
Added 1-year storm frequency data
Added "Accept&Return" button on RCN calculation page
Added "Clear Cells" button on Hydrology page
Added section for user-entered notes on Hydrology page
Added comments to define parameters and identify limitations of EFH2 method.

9/10/2003

2.51

Corrected Bulletin 70 rainfall values for counties Ma*** through Mc***

10/6/2003

2.52

Corrected Henry County rainfall values

o indicate validity of EFM method

#40 to Illinois State Water Bulletin 70 data.

calculating peak flow