A rain gauge recorded hourly rainfall as 5 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm for – McqOptions

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1.	A rain gauge recorded hourly rainfall as 5 cm, 2 cm, 4 cm and 3 cm for a four hour storm respectively. If the φ- index was 3 cm/hour, the total direct runoff from a catchment for the storm was
A.	14 cm
B.	12 cm
C.	3 cm
D.	2 cm
Answer» D. 2 cm

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