caudal máximo instantáneo

English translation: maximum instantaneous flow

12:32 Feb 17, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / Flooding and drainage
Spanish term or phrase: caudal máximo instantáneo
SPAIN: It's the "instantáneos" part that gets me:
"El último gran episodio ocurrió en octubre de 1957 y consistió en dos crecidas, de 2.400 m3/seg y 3.700 m3/seg de caudales máximo ***instantáneos***..."
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 07:18
English translation:maximum instantaneous flow
Explanation:
"Peak flow rate" means the maximum instantaneous flow from a given storm condition at a particular location.

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/documents/stmwtrdrft.pdf

• 100-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.5955 A0.6774
• 10-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.3494 A0.6219
• 2-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.1464 A0.5756

http://www.total-ep-canada.com/upgrader/documents/supplement...

Maximum Instantaneous Flow Rates in the Daly River System

environment.gov.au/.../pubs/ssr175-daly-river-env-flows.pdf

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the corrected final link:
http://www.environment.gov.au/ssd/publications/ssr/pubs/ssr1...
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4 +2maximum instantaneous flow
K Donnelly
4instantaneous maximum flow
David Russi
1crest stage peak flow
andres-larsen
1flash flooding
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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instantaneous maximum flow


Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,820 for "instantaneous maximum flow" flood. (0.21 seconds)
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Hydrology handbook - Google Books Result
American Society of Civil Engineers. Task ... - 1996 - Science - 784 pages
They commonly identify the magnitude of an event by the instantaneous maximum flow rate or flood "peak" in cubic meters per second (m3/s) or cubic feet per ...
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Flood risk management: new concepts and methods for objective ...
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management and taking into account flood risk and socially acceptable risk. .... two local parameters which are the instantaneous maximum flow of a 10-year ...
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Fawn Creek Culverts Prevent Fish Passage
... would pass the estimated design flood for Hal Creek at the Beaver Creek Road: ... culverts are too small to pass the 2-year instantaneous maximum flow. ...
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Causative Mechanisms of Peak Flows and the Effect on Flood ...
by T Kirkham - 2001
Flood frequency analysis is a practical tool used in forest hydrology for designing ... For water years 1964 to 1996, the instantaneous maximum flow was ...
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Evaluating wetland flow regulating functions using discharge time ...
Dec 8, 2004 ... The functions evaluated are baseflow maintenance and flood ..... A reference 'instantaneous maximum flow' curve was established in a ...
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CAUSES OF PEAK FLOWS IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEASTERN IDAHO1
Figure 8. Flood-Frequency Curve, Boulder Creek. Skew = 1.2. 89. WATER RESOURCES BULLETIN .+oo++oo p. PREDICTED FLOOD FREQUENCY. + INSTANTANEOUS MAXIMUM FLOW ...
doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1995.tb03366.x

David Russi
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maximum instantaneous flow


Explanation:
"Peak flow rate" means the maximum instantaneous flow from a given storm condition at a particular location.

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/documents/stmwtrdrft.pdf

• 100-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.5955 A0.6774
• 10-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.3494 A0.6219
• 2-year Maximum Instantaneous Flow (m3/s) = 0.1464 A0.5756

http://www.total-ep-canada.com/upgrader/documents/supplement...

Maximum Instantaneous Flow Rates in the Daly River System

environment.gov.au/.../pubs/ssr175-daly-river-env-flows.pdf

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Note added at 18 mins (2010-02-17 12:50:44 GMT)
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the corrected final link:
http://www.environment.gov.au/ssd/publications/ssr/pubs/ssr1...

K Donnelly
United States
Local time: 02:18
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crest stage peak flow


Explanation:
flash flood ***crest stage peak flow***

sources:

[PDF] 1 The WFO Hydrologic Forecast System (WHFS) and Flash Flood ... - : PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick view
If we then multiply the flow at flood stage , by the ratio of MAP and FFG , in this example 2, then we have the estimated forecast peak flow for the ...
www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/ssd/pdf/ta02-02.pdf

[PDF] The June 19, 2007 Delaware County Flash Flood: A meteorological ... - : PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML
River stages from 19-23 June 2007. Flash flood crest at Cooks Falls is depicted in ... of the site of Downsville Dam and/or peak flow hydrograph generation, ...
www.erh.noaa.gov/er/hq/ssd/erps/ta/ta2008-05.pdf -

COMET Basic Hydrologic Sciences Course Outline - According to NOAA's National Weather Service, a flash flood is a life-threatening flood that begins within 6 ... Conduct a frequency analysis given peak flow data for a river ... Examine how changes in precipitation can influence the expected crest ... Validate how the river forecast model did for the peak stage ...
www.meted.ucar.edu/dl_courses/hydrobasic/modules.php -

FLOOD GLOSSARY - A warning issued by the NWS to warn of flash flooding that is imminent or ... Flood Crest/Crest: The highest value of the stage or streamflow attained by .... Peak Flow: The maximum rate of flow through a watercourse for a given storm ...
www.skagitriverhistory.com/flood_glossary.htm -

The Flood Of 1969 - Of them all, six floods have produced crest flows through Minot exceeding ... Engineers have estimated the peak flow of 1904 at 12000 cubic feet per second. ... The peak stage of 1904 was found to have been 21.9 feet above the zero of a staff .... summer flash-flood, pouring in from a coulee, hit Velva in 1962. ...
pages.minot.k12.nd.us/.../flood/showNews.php?story... -

[PDF] June 2006 Flood - : PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick view
Localized flash flooding began. June 25. The heaviest widespread rainfall occurred from June 26 to .... specific estimates of flood crest stages at selected locations on rivers and .... actual runoff and peak flow. Additionally, ...
www.srbc.net/programs/docs/FloodSummryRpt_web.pdf -

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flash flooding


Explanation:
A guess.

flash flood

–noun
a sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall.

Muriel Vasconcellos
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