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The following data were collected for a stream at a gauging station. Compute the discharge.
V = 0.3N + 0.05;
Sample calculations:
21 m
(Consisting of 7 elemental strips each of
L.B. width b = 3 m R.B.
3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m
Not
conside 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3m 3 Not
-red m considered
2 7
Current meter 3
location at 0.6d Current meter
6 location at 0.6d
Current meter
locations at 0.2d and
0.6d
4 5
Distance from Immersion of current meter below water surface
Average velocity of flow Discharge in strip
one end of Depth, d Depth of
Rev. sec. [rps] V = 0.3N + 0.05 in strip, Vave ΔQ = ( bd )Vave
water surface (m) velocity
[R] [t] N=R/t m/s m/s (b = 3 m)
(m) measurement
3 1.4 0.6d 0.84 12 50 0.24 0.122 0.122 0.51
6 3.3 0.2d 0.66 38 52 0.73 0.269
0.8d 2.64 23 55 0.42 0.176 = (0.269 + 0.176) / 2 2.20
= 0.223
9 5.0 0.2d 1.00 40 58 0.69 0.257
0.8d 4.00 30 54 0.56 0.218 = (0.257 + 0.218) / 2 3.54
= 0.236
12 9.0 0.2d 1.80 48 60 0.80 0.290
0.8d 7.20 34 58 0.59 0.227 = (0.290 + 0.227) / 2 7.00
= 0.259
15 5.4 0.2d 1.08 34 52 0.65 0.245
0.8d 4.32 30 50 0.60 0.230 = (0.245 + 0.230) / 2 3.86
= 0.238
18 3.8 0.2d 0.76 35 52 0.67 0.251
0.8d 3.04 30 54 0.56 0.218 = (0.251 + 0.218) / 2 2.67
= 0.234
21 1.8 0.6d 1.08 18 50 0.36 0.158 0.158 0.85
Q = 20.53 m3/s