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Free Surface Flow

(2D - New HEC-RAS ver 5)
VISUAL OVERVIEW OF THE EXTEND OF
FREE SURFACE FLOW

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Orange 
River 
Keimoes
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730

X-section 7
X-section 3

X-section 8b
729

728

727

726
Level (m)

725
Bridge B2463

724

723 Surveyed level (m)

High water mark level (m)

722

721
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
Chainage (m)

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Main stream bridge - Southern canal - Bridges B2462 & Estimated
Description Bridge B2464
Bridge B2463 B2461 flow at
Keimoes
Measuring plates MP1 MP2 MP7 MP6 MP5 MP3 MP4 (m³/s)#
Date U D U D U D D
15-Jan-09 721.77 721.66 718.21 718.54 718.57 718.51 718.40 61
19-Jan-09 722.08 721.98 718.41 718.14 718.80 718.69 718.60 80
22-Jan-09 722.02 721.92 718.31 718.04 718.79 718.65 718.57 63
27-Jan-09 721.98 721.89 718.28 718.03 718.72 718.59 718.50 65
29-Jan-09 721.90 721.80 718.37 718.13 718.75 718.72 718.53 69
02-Feb-09 722.18 722.16 718.32 718.10 718.92 718.79 718.70 84
05-Feb-09 722.24 722.15 718.32 718.11 718.97 718.79 718.70 114
09-Feb-09 723.08 723.01 718.81 718.64 719.22 719.32 719.04 67
12-Feb-09 723.08 722.96 718.81 718.64 719.22 719.29 719.00 44
17-Feb-09 722.03 721.96 718.33 718.10 718.80 718.76 718.57 80
19-Feb-09 721.98 721.95 718.32 718.10 718.80 718.78 718.60 87
25-Feb-09 722.03 721.96 718.31 718.04 718.79 718.65 718.55 381
27-Feb-09 721.90 721.83 718.37 718.03 718.74 718.71 718.52 398
03-Mar-09 723.18 723.03 718.91 718.64 719.32 719.38 719.05 542
05-Mar-09 723.08 722.96 718.81 718.54 719.22 719.29 719.00 606
10-Mar-09 * * 721.21 720.94 720.33 720.30 720.11 1004
12-Mar-09 * * 721.51 721.24 720.53 720.64 720.59 1026
17-Mar-09 723.95 723.82 721.11 720.84 720.13 720.10 719.90 796
19-Mar-09 723.13 723.00 718.41 720.14 718.81 719.56 719.40 609
24-Mar-09 722.04 721.96 718.33 718.19 718.77 718.61 718.55 404
26-Mar-09 721.66 721.55 718.01 718.14 718.46 718.35 718.27 385
31-Mar-09 721.65 721.53 717.98 717.75 718.44 718.34 718.26 201
03-Apr-09 721.09 720.98 717.42 717.23 718.08 718.03 717.95 179

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Channel Bridge Water levels (m) upstream of bridge for different RI

1:5 1:10 1:20 1:50 1:100
Main B2463 723,44 724,67 726,09 727,18 727,95
Southern B2461 & B2462 723,87 725,06 725,67 727,04 727,65

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