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■ <br />oUNTY, WASHINGTON, SURFACE WA'I'Eft DESIGN MANUAL <br />I <br />SCSWESTERNIVASIIINGTON RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS <br />SCS WESTERN WASHINGTON RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS (Published by SCS in 1982) <br />Runoff curve numbers for selected agricultural, suburban and urban land use for Type to <br />rainfall distribution, <br />24-hour storm duration. <br />CURVE NUMBERS BY <br />HYDROLOGIC GROUP <br />LAND USE DESCRIPTION <br />A B D <br />Cultivated land(1): <br />winter condition <br />66 91 94 95 <br />Mountain open areas: <br />low growing brush and grasslands <br />74 82 69 92 <br />Meadow or pasture: <br />65 78 85 69 <br />V ood or forest lard: <br />undisturbed or older second growth <br />42 64 76 81 <br />Wood or forest land: <br />young second growth or brush <br />55 72 81 86 <br />Orchard: <br />with cover crop <br />81 88 92 94 <br />Open spe_es, lawns, parks, golf <br />courses, cemeteries, <br />landscaping. <br />good condition: <br />grass cover on 75% <br />or more of the area <br />68 60 86 90 <br />lair condition: <br />grass cover on 50 % <br />to 75 % of the area <br />77 85 90 92 <br />Gravel roads and parking lots <br />76 65 69 91 <br />Dirt roads and parking lots <br />72 82 87 69 <br />Impervious surfaces, pavement, <br />roofs, etc. <br />98 98 98 ?8 <br />I <br />Open water bodies: <br />lakes, wetlands, ponds, etc. <br />100 100 100 100 <br />I <br />Single Family Residential (2) <br />.Dwelling Unit/Gross Acre <br />% Impervious (3) <br />1.o DU/GA • <br />15 <br />Separate curve number', <br />1.5 DU/GA <br />20 <br />shall be selected <br />2.0 DU/GA <br />25 <br />for pervious and <br />2.5 DU/GA <br />30 <br />impervious portion <br />3.0 DU/GA <br />34 <br />of the site or basin <br />3.5 DU/GA <br />38 <br />4.0 DU/GA <br />42 <br />4.5 DU/GA <br />46 <br />5.0 DU/GA <br />48 <br />5.5 DU/GA <br />50 <br />6.0 DU/GA <br />52 <br />6.5 DU/GA <br />54 <br />7.0 DU/GA <br />56 <br />Planned unit developments. <br />% impervious <br />condominiums, apartments. <br />must be compulcd <br />commercial business and <br />industrial areas. <br />(1) For a more detailed description of agricultural land use curve numbers refer to National Engineering <br />Handbook, Section 4, Hydrology. Chapter 9, August 1972. <br />(2) Assumes root and driveway runoff is directed into street/storm system. <br />(3) The remaining pervious areas (lawn) are considered to be in good condition for these curve numbers. <br />3.5.2.3 11/92 <br />