Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The most accurate method of finding the average depth of rainfall over an area is the
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Choose the correct answer
A
isohyetal method
B
arithmetic mean method
C
Thiessen polygon method
D
any of the above
Correct Answer
A. isohyetal method
Why is this the answer?
Isohyetal method is most accurate average rainfall method.
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