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REVISED <br />7/30/85 <br />Table 5 <br />FISH CREEK TIPPLE <br />DIVERSION DITCH DESIGN CALCULATIONS (Continued) <br />Ditch F-2 <br />Tributary area = 235 ac, undisturbed and reclaimed <br />Weighted CN = 70 <br />Total runoff @ CN(70) = 0.17 (in) / 12 (in/ft) x 235 (ac.) = 3.33 ac -ft <br />Peak flow (steep slope) 150 (cfs/in. runoff) x 0.17 (in. runoff) <br />= 25.5 cfs uncorrected <br />Basin slope factor (actual slope 101k) = 0.859 <br />Basin shape factor (hydraulic length 4,200 ft., equivalent area 150 ac.) <br />= 235/150 = 1.567 <br />Corrected peak flow = 25.5 cfs x 0.859 x 1,567 = 34.3 cfs <br />Design: trapezoidal ditch, 3.0 ft. deep, bottom width = 2.0 ft., <br />side slope = 2:1, gradient = 0.03 ft/ft, n = 0.03 <br />Flow conditions: depth = 1.51 ft., velocity = 4.51 fps, area <br />= 7.60 sq. ft. <br />L Check calculation: Q = VA = 4.51 x 7.60 = 34.3 cfs <br />M <br />Ditch P-1 <br />Tributary area = 46 ac. disturbed <br />Weiqhted Ch = 87 <br />Total runoff @ CN(87) = 0.75 (in) / 12 (in/ft) x 46 (ac.) = 2.88 ac -ft <br />Peak: flow (steep slope) 58 (cfs/in. runoff) x 0.75 (in runoff) <br />= 43.5 cfs uncorrected <br />Basin slope factor (actual slope 10.) = 0.890 <br />Basin shape factor (hydraulic length 1,500 ft., equivalent area <br />27.5 ac.) = 46/27.5 = 1.673 <br />Corrected peak flow = 43.5 cfs x 0.890 x 1.673 = 64.8 cfs <br />Design: trapezoidal ditch, 3.5 ft. deep, bottom width = 2.0 ft., <br />side slope = 2:1, gradient = 0.005 ft/ft, n = 0.03 <br />Flow conditions: depth = 2.36 ft., velocity = 4.10 fps, area <br />= 15.80 sq. ft. <br />Check calculations: Q = VA = 4.10 x 15.80 = 64.8 cfs <br />-16- <br />