FLOOD06423

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Preparation of Input Data for Automatic Computation of State-Discharge Relations at Culverts
• Date: 1/1/2000
• Prepared By: Matthai, Stull, Davidian
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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COMPUTATION OF STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONS AT CULVERTS 19

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Figure 7. --Stage-discharge relation derived from computer printout (fig. 6).

precomputation edit phase of the culvert com-
putation program. There are two types of
these errors; edit- directed messages refer
to general errors on the cards or in their se-
quence, whereas numeric- check messages
refer to specific errors in the internal data
on the car.ds.

Edit-Directed Messages

THE NEXT CARD SHOULD NOT BE
PRESENT FOR THE OPTION (C) WHICH
YOU HAVE CHOSEN..... Explanation: The
C-option chosen in column 66 card 2, if it is
1 or 2, does not require all card types. Re-
move the unnecessary cards.

SEQUENCE NUMBER UNDEFINED.....
Explanation: The sequence number on the
last card image printed out contains an illegal
character or is otherwise unreadable. Re-
punch the card.

SEQUENCE NUMBER NOT INCREASING
. . . . .,User action: If cards are in correct
card-type order, repunch the sequencing
(columns 74-78).

SOME OR ALL OF THE INFORMATION
ON THIS CARD IS NOT USABLE FOR AN
INTERNAL CHECK..... ExplanatIon: A
warning that numerical checks will not be

performed upon the data on this card because
of other errors. . Correct the other errors,
and check the values on this card.

CARD OUT OF ORDER OR C-OPTION
INCORRECT..... Explanation: The card
read was not the expected card type. Check
the order of cards and the value of Caption
chosen in column 66 card 2.

IF THIS IS A 2 CARD WHICH IS OUT
OF ORDER, THE FOLLOWING CARDS WILL
BE TREATED AS A NEW SET.. . . . Expla-
nation: This message can appear only after
the preceding one, and it arises if a new data
set is examined unexpectedly.

ILLEGITIMATE CHARACTER IN COL-
UMN xx. . . .. Explanation: A non-numeric
character appears in a field reserved for
numeric characters. Repunch column xx.

COLUMN xx SHOULD CONTAIN A
BLANK. . . .. Explanation: A field reserved
for a blank has been punched. Eliminate the
extra characters; check whether the block of
figures for the parameter is positioned pro-
perly in its intended field.

V ALUE(S} NOT RIGHT JUSTIFIED.....
Explanation: The test for this condition is
done by checking the column immediately to