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SCS WESTERN WASHINGTON RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS <br />SCS WESTERN WASHINGTON RUNOFF CURVE NUMBERS (Published by SCS in 1962) <br />Runoff curve numbers for selected agricultural, suburban and urban landuse for Type I <br />rainfall distribution, <br />24-hour storm duration. <br />CURVE NUMBERS BY <br />HYDROLOGIC SOIL GROUP <br />LAND USE DESCRIPTION <br />A B C D <br />Cultivated land(t): <br />winter condition <br />86 91 94 95 <br />Mountain open areas: <br />low growing brush and grasslands <br />74 82 89 92 <br />Meadow or pasture: <br />65 78 'tt5 89 <br />Wood or forest lard: <br />undisturbed or older second growth <br />42 64 U 81 <br />Wood or forest land: <br />youn5 second growth or brush <br />55 72 1811 86 <br />Orchard: <br />with cover crop <br />81 88 94 <br />Open spaces, lawns, parks. golf courses, cemeteries, <br />landscaping. <br />good condition: <br />grass cover on 75% <br />or more of the area <br />68 80 ® 90 <br />fair.condition: <br />grass cover on 50% <br />to 75% of the area <br />77 85 93 92 <br />Gravel roads and parking lots <br />76 85 e9 91 <br />Dirt roads and parking lots <br />72 82 87 88 <br />Impervious surfaces. pavement• roofs. etc. <br />98 98 98 98 <br />Open water bodies: <br />lakes, wetlands, ponds, etc. <br />100 100 100 <br />Single Family Residential (2) <br />Dwelling Una/Gross Acre <br />% Impervious (3) <br />1.0 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.o DU/GA <br />34 <br />of the she or basin <br />3.5 DU/GA <br />38 <br />.- <br />4.0 DU/GA <br />42 <br />,S , <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 computed <br />commerdial business and <br />industrial areas. <br />(i) For a more detailed description of agricultural land use curve numbers refer to Nauonai Engineering <br />Handbook, Section 4, Hydrology, Chapter 9. August 1972. <br />(2) Assumes roof and driveway runoff is directed into street/storm system. <br />( (3) The remaining pervious areas Pawn) are considered to be in good condition for these curve number <br />l <br />