Abstract
Linda, a community in the unincorporated parts of Yuba County and located approximately 38 miles north of Sacramento, California, was studied in its existing state to understand the hydrology and hydraulics. The section west of State Route 70 and north of the neighboring community of Olivehurst was studied. The area referred to as West Linda was separated into subbasins for analyzing hydrology and peak storm runoff to the main conveyance channel, known as Bingham Canal. HEC-HMS was used to calculate the peak storm runoff using USDA’s TR-55 method for Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds. Using HEC-HMS’s output for peak runoff, a HEC-RAS model was created to simulate steady flow conditions in Bingham Canal for 1-year, 25-year, and 100-year return period storm events. HEC-RAS’s results show the differences in channel capacity and bank overtopping of Bingham Canal for the three return period storms.