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Charles W. Boning

Publications and source records attributed to Charles W. Boning.

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USGS1977

Preliminary evaluation of flood frequency relations in the urban areas of Memphis, Tennessee

A storm-runoff relation for streams in the urban areas of Memphis was determined by a statistical evaluation of 59 flood discharges from 19 gaging stations. These flood discharges were related to drainage area, percent imperviousness of the drainage basin, and rainfall occurring over 120-minute periods. The defined relation is Q = (158.3A^(0.777A^(-0.02)))*((IMP+1)^(0.227))*((I120)^((0.539*(I120))^0.40)) where Q is flood discharge in cfs, A is drainage area in square miles, IMP is percent imperviousness in the basin, and 1120 is rainfall in inches, over 120 minute time period. The defined relation was used to synthesize sets of annual flood peaks for drainage basins ranging from .05 square miles to 10 square miles and imperviousness ranging from 0 to 80 percent for the period of rainfall record at Memphis. From these series of flood peaks, frequency relations were defined and presented for 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 year recurrent intervals.

Tennessee↗
USGS1974

Generalization of stream travel rates and dispersion characteristics from time-of-travel measurements

Prediction of travel rates of water in streams is important for pollution control and for warning systems where contaminant spillage is possible. A method of estimating traveltime and dispersion of solutes in streams where such data are not available is provided in this report. Generalized relations for travel rates and dispersion indices as functions of stream-channel and discharge characteristics are developed using available time-of-travel data and the multiple-regression technique.

Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey↗
USGS1973

Index of time-of-travel studies of the US Geological Survey

This index identifies locations on streams where the U. S. Geological Survey has investigated the time of travel of a highly soluble material moving through a reach of stream channel. This index provides information only on the location of studied stream reaches; it contains no basic data. It does contain, however, a list of references to published data and analytical reports on time of travel and a list of U.S. Geological Survey offices where basic time-of-travel data are on file.

Water-Resources Investigations Report↗