WATER FLOW THROUGH OPEN CHANNEL (Trapezoidal

section)
slope (S):
vertical fall (m)
horizontal distance (m)
(S)

1
1000
0.0010

Section Dimension
trapezoidal
ditch:

width at base (b)

side slope (run/rise)
water depth (d)
Area of trapezoidal Ditch "A" (Sq.m)

1m
2
1m
3m2

Wetted Perimeter "P" (m)

5.48m

0.55m

Hydraulic radius (R)

selection of roughness coefficient
coefficient of roughness (n)

(select from chart)

0.015

Earthen channels, unvegetated

straight, uniform

0.02

rubble sides

0.03

jagged and irregular

0.04

Vegetated, earthen ditches

Dense vegetation, <2.5" high

0.03-0.10

Dense vegetation, >10" high

0.05-0.20

Concrete- or wood-lined canals

smooth concrete or wood
rubble surface

0.015
0.03

Natural stream channels

clean, straight, flowing full
moderately stoney, weeds, flowing full
very weedy
Calculated velocity

0.03
0.035
0.07-0.15

velocity of flow (m/s)

Estimated Discharge

1.42m/s
OK

Q (m3/sec)

4.26m3/s

WATER FLOW THROUGH OPEN CHANNEL (Trapezoidal section)

Input
Rainfall intensity (mm/hr.)
Runoff Coefficient

100mm/hr.
0.9

Design Rainfall intensity (m/sec)

Catchment Area

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100000m2

Estimated Discharge
coefficient of roughness (n)

(select from chart)

Q (m3/sec) (K*I*A)
Q=1/N*(A*R^2/3*S^1/2)

0.015
2.5m3/s

Assumed based on rainfall stat

l section)

Assumed based on rainfall statastic data.

THUMB RULE

DEPTH (Y)
R= Y/2

0.513

P= 3.46 Y

3.54996

A= 1.73 Y2

1.821129

0.513

B+2*SQRT(1.026^2+(2*1.026)^2)
1.026B+2.11
B+4.89

2.105352
(1.026-0.513)B
B

0.39857
0.77694