FLOOD05387

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Open Channel Hydraulics
• Date: 1/1/1990
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

FLOW DEPTHS

NORMAL :DePTt4 I dn

De.pth. o..t which. uniforlT\ flow will Occur
in. QI'\ ope.n cha.nne.J .

Norm...1 depth. ma.~ bee.. de.te.rrr.i...e.d b,j . wr;+'~3

the. Mo.",,";":! .j.&ol....t,~t'\. -PO'r dl$d"Q.r~c. I

Q . 1.48<. A RZta S ~
n .

Qnc:l c...bs+;t... f"l1.j for A a.,.,d 'R eJCp"'e.SS /Ol."\S
involv;n~ d QnJ othe.-r I."\e.ees$Q.r~ di....e.ns.ons ot
tJ.e. ch""l"\ne.1 CI"'OSS - s~+;Ol."\ .

CR~T.ICAL
:Depth.

])ePTH d~
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for w J, I'ch the.

spe.eif,;c ehe."~~ is 0..

rninin-.....un .

The cri4-.c.o.l de.p+h occ.....rs il'\. 0.. cho.nne.1
when
QZ AS
- ':-
~ T
whe.Y"e. T is the s&l.rfQ,c.e. \otid th.. Of"\. 0.. m;ld
&/ope. (dn ~ de.) flow is s...bc....it'coJ while. on.
Q. ste.ep slope. (dn c de.) f/.w is sllpe'C'c.r it, eo. I .

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