Table A9-2.

Discharge of fully contracted standard submerged rectangular

orifice in ft /sec. Computed from the formula Q =0.61A (2g h )
3

0.5

Head
h , ft

0.25

0.5

Cross-sectional area A of orifice, square feet

0.75
1.0
1.25
1.5
1.75

0.01
.02
.03
.04
.05

0.122
.173
.212
.245
.274

0.245
.346
.424
.490
.547

0.367
.519
.636
.734
.821

0.490
.692
.848
.979
1.09

0.612
.865
1.06
1.22
1.37

0.734
1.04
1.27
1.47
1.64

0.857
1.21
1.48
1.71
1.92

0.979
1.38
1.70
1.96
2.19

.06
.07
.08
.09
.10

.300
.324
.346
.367
.387

.600
.648
.692
.734
.774

.899
.971
1.04
1.10
1.16

1.20
1.30
1.38
1.47
1.55

1.50
1.62
1.73
1.84
1.94

1.80
1.94
2.08
2.20
2.32

2.10
2.27
2.42
2.57
2.71

2.40
2.59
2.77
2.94
3.10

.11
.12
.13
.14
.15

.406
.424
.441
.458
.474

.812
.848
.882
.916
.948

1.22
1.27
1.32
1.37
1.42

1.62
1.70
1.76
1.83
1.90

2.03
2.12
2.21
2.29
2.37

2.44
2.54
2.65
2.75
2.84

2.84
2.97
3.09
3.21
3.32

3.25
3.39
3.53
3.66
3.79

.16
.17
.18
.19
.20

.490
.505
.519
.533
.547

.979
1.01
1.04
1.07
1.09

1.47
1.51
1.56
1.60
1.64

1.96
2.02
2.08
2.13
2.19

2.45
2.52
2.60
2.67
2.74

2.94
3.03
3.12
3.20
3.28

3.43
3.53
3.63
3.73
3.83

3.92
4.04
4.15
4.27
4.38

.21
.22
.23
.24
.25

.561
.574
.587
.600
.612

1.12
1.15
1.17
1.20
1.22

1.68
1.72
1.76
1.80
1.84

2.24
2.30
2.35
2.40
2.45

2.80
2.87
2.93
3.00
3.06

3.36
3.44
3.52
3.60
3.67

3.93
4.02
4.11
4.20
4.28

4.49
4.59
4.70
4.80
4.90

.26
.27
.28
.29
.30

.624
.636
.648
.659
.670

1.25
1.27
1.30
1.32
1.34

1.87
1.91
1.94
1.98
2.01

2.50
2.54
2.59
2.64
2.68

3.12
3.18
3.24
3.30
3.35

3.74
3.82
3.89
3.95
4.02

4.37
4.45
4.53
4.61
4.69

4.99
5.09
5.18
5.27
5.36

.31
.32
.33
.34
.35

.681
.692
.703
.714
.724

1.36
1.38
1.41
1.43
1.45

2.04
2.08
2.11
2.14
2.17

2.73
2.77
2.81
2.85
2.90

3.41
3.46
3.52
3.57
3.62

4.09
4.15
4.22
4.28
4.34

4.77
4.85
4.92
5.00
5.07

5.45
5.54
5.62
5.71
5.79

.36
.37
.38
.39
.40

.734
.744
.754
.764
.774

1.47
1.49
1.51
1.53
1.55

2.20
2.23
2.26
2.29
2.32

2.94
2.98
3.02
3.06
3.10

3.67
3.72
3.77
3.82
3.87

4.41
4.47
4.53
4.59
4.64

5.14
5.21
5.28
5.35
5.42

5.87
5.96
6.04
6.11
6.19

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Table A9-2. Discharge of fully contracted standard submerged rectangular

orifice in ft /sec. Computed from the formula Q =0.61A (2g h )
3

0.5

Head
h , ft

0.25

0.5

Cross-sectional area A of orifice, square feet

0.75
1.0
1.25
1.5
1.75

.41
.42
.43
.44
.45

0.784
.793
.803
.812
.821

1.57
1.59
1.61
1.62
1.64

2.35
2.38
2.41
2.44
2.46

3.13
3.17
3.21
3.25
3.28

3.92
3.97
4.01
4.06
4.10

4.70
4.76
4.82
4.87
4.93

5.49
5.55
5.62
5.68
5.75

6.27
6.34
6.42
6.49
6.57

.46
.47
.48
.49
.50

.830
.839
.848
.857
.865

1.66
1.68
1.70
1.71
1.73

2.49
2.52
2.54
2.57
2.60

3.32
3.36
3.39
3.43
3.46

4.15
4.19
4.24
4.28
4.33

4.98
5.03
5.09
5.14
5.19

5.81
5.87
5.94
6.00
6.06

6.64
6.71
6.78
6.85
6.92

.51
.52
.53
.54
.55

.874
.882
.891
.899
.908

1.75
1.76
1.78
1.80
1.82

2.62
2.65
2.67
2.70
2.72

3.50
3.53
3.56
3.60
3.63

4.37
4.41
4.45
4.50
4.54

5.24
5.29
5.35
5.40
5.45

6.12
6.18
6.24
6.30
6.35

6.99
7.06
7.13
7.19
7.26

.56
.57
.58
.59
.60

.916
.924
.932
.940
.948

1.83
1.85
1.86
1.88
1.90

2.75
2.77
2.80
2.82
2.84

3.66
3.70
3.73
3.76
3.79

4.58
4.62
4.66
4.70
4.74

5.49
5.54
5.59
5.64
5.69

6.41
6.47
6.52
6.58
6.64

7.33
7.39
7.46
7.52
7.58

.61
.62
.63
.64
.65

.956
.964
.971
.979
.987

1.91
1.93
1.94
1.96
1.97

2.87
2.89
2.91
2.94
2.96

3.82
3.85
3.89
3.92
3.95

4.78
4.82
4.86
4.90
4.93

5.73
5.78
5.83
5.87
5.92

6.69
6.75
6.80
6.85
6.91

7.65
7.71
7.77
7.83
7.89

.66
.67
.68
.69
.70

.994
1.00
1.01
1.02
1.02

1.99
2.00
2.02
2.03
2.05

2.98
3.01
3.03
3.05
3.07

3.98
4.01
4.04
4.07
4.10

4.97
5.01
5.05
5.08
5.12

5.97
6.01
6.06
6.10
6.14

6.96
7.01
7.06
7.12
7.17

7.95
8.01
8.07
8.13
8.19

.71
.72
.73
.74
.75

1.03
1.04
1.05
1.05
1.06

2.06
2.08
2.09
2.11
2.12

3.09
3.12
3.14
3.16
3.18

4.12
4.15
4.18
4.21
4.24

5.16
5.19
5.23
5.26
5.30

6.19
6.23
6.27
6.32
6.36

7.22
7.27
7.32
7.37
7.42

8.25
8.31
8.36
8.42
8.48

.76
.77
.78
.79
.80

1.07
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.09

2.13
2.15
2.16
2.18
2.19

3.20
3.22
3.24
3.26
3.28

4.27
4.30
4.32
4.35
4.38

5.33
5.37
5.40
5.44
5.47

6.40
6.44
6.49
6.53
6.57

7.47
7.52
7.57
7.61
7.66

8.54
8.59
8.65
8.70
8.76

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