The isohytel map for 24 hours storm gave the areas enclosed between

different isohyets as follows. Determine the average depth of rainfall over

the basin
Isohyets in Area Net incremental Average Rainfall
mm between area between rainfall on volume in
each isohye two isohyets in incremental incremental
and basin km2 area i.e. area in
boundary in average of mmkm2
km2 two isohyets
in nn

1 2 3 4 5
21 543 543 21 11403
20 1345 802 20.5 16441
19 2030 685 19.5 13357.5
18 2545 515 18.5 9527.5
17 2955 410 17.5 7175
16 3280 325 16.5 5362.5
15 3535 255 15.5 3952.5
14 3710 175 14.5 2537.5
13 3880 170 13.5 2295
12 3915 35 12.5 437.5
ΣAi = 3915 ΣAiPi = 72489

Avg.
Precipitation ΣAiPi / Σai = 18.52
=