I'm using a cabin building site adjacent to and above a dry stream to begin learning methods for calculating flood event flow volumes and rates to assess risk to that site. It is in the Bradshaw Mounains above Prescott, AZ. It is in a pine forested, 5 sq. mi. watershed with dendritic...
For a mobile home park using 8000gpd or 5.5gpm I used a peak flow factor of 30 (small population factor) to arrive at about 150gpm for peak flow period. Is this an acceptable method?
