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r1 <br />LJ <br />Diversion Ditches <br />UPPER DIVERSION DITCH D-6 <br />FLOW IN A TRIANGULAR CHANNEL <br />DEPTH D 1.100 FEET <br />SLOPE S 0.050 EXPRESS AS DECIMAL <br />Mannings "N" N 0.030 EXPRESS AS DECIMAL <br />SIDE SLOPE X 1.500 SLOPE = X:1 <br />AREA=(W*D)+(X*D^2)= 1.82 FEET^2 <br />WETTED PERIMETER=(W)+2((XD^ 2+D^2))^.5 3.97 FEET <br />R=AREA/WETTED PERMITER 0.46 <br />V=(1.49/N)*(R^.667)*(S^.5)= <br />Q = A X V = <br />Q REQUIRED <br />The diversion ditch will be a triangular channel 1.1 <br />feet deep with 1.5h:1v side slopes. With a freeboard of 0.3' <br />the total depth of the upper diversion ditch is 1.4 feet. <br />The flow velocity is high enough that energy dissipaters <br />will be required. <br />UPPER DIVERSION DITCH D-2A <br />n <br />U <br />n <br />FLOW IN A TRIANGULAR CHANNEL <br />DEPTH D 0.850 FEET <br />SLOPE S 0.050 EXPRESS AS DECIMAL <br />Mannings "N" N 0.030 EXPRESS AS DECIMAL <br />SIDE SLOPE X 1.500 SLOPE = X:1 <br />AREA=(W*D)+(X*D^2)= <br />WETTED PERIMETER=(W)+2((XD^2+D^2))^.5 <br />R=AREA/WETTED PERMITER <br />6.60 FEET/SEC <br />11.97 CFS <br />9.82 <br />1.08 FEET^2 <br />3.06 FEET <br />0.35 <br />V=(1.49/N)*(R^.667)*(S^.5)= 5.55 FEET/SEC <br />~Q = A X V = 6.02 CFS <br />Q REQUIRED 5.82 <br />The diversion ditch will be a triangular channel 0.9 <br />feet deep with 1.5h:1v side slopes. With a freeboard of 0.3' <br />the total depth of the upper diversion ditch is 1.2 feet. <br />The flow velocity is potentially erosive. However, the <br />ditch channel in this area is comprised of competent <br />gravels so erosion should not be a factor. <br />4-B:7 <br />October 1994 <br />