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RESERVOIRS AND PLANNING FOR DAM RESERVOIRS

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(xi) Outflow ordinates are plotted so as to obtain the outflow hydrograph. The p
oint at which it crosses the inflow hydrograph gives the peak outflow rate. From
this time, the rate of outflow begins to fall due to decrease in the inflow rat
e. (xii) The time lag between the two peaks is evaluated as to give the time lag
.
An example has been solved to make the procedure very clear. Example 18.13. The
inflow flood discharges for a possible worst flood are tabulated in Table 18.22
at suitable intervals starting from 0.00 hours on august 20, 1975.
Table 18.22
T~me from stari in hr
0
6
12
18
24
30
36
42
48
51
60
66
78
90
102
114
Dischargein cumecs
0
50
280
610 1290 1900 2130 1900 1600 1440 1060 780 500 370 220

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Thisflood approaches a reservoir with an uncontrolled spillway, the crest of whi
ch is kept at RL 140.0 m. Determine the maximum reservoir level and the hydrogra
ph of the routed flood. Values of reservoir capacity'(above spillway crest) and
outflow discharge at various elevations are tabulated in Tables 18.23 and 18.24
respectively.
Table 18.23
Elev~~tion metres in Reservoir storage with spillway crest as datum inmillion cr
tblc metres (m.c.rn.) 140.0 0.0 141.0 15.0 142.0 35.0 143.0 -60.0144.0 145.0 146
.0 240.0
.
95.0----140.0Table 18.24
Elevation 140.0
I
Outfow discharge in cumecs
0
Solution. The elevation storage curve and the elevation outflow curve are plotte
d with the help of Tables 18.23 and 18.24, as shown in Fig. 18.20 and 18.21 resp
ectively. The hydrograph of the given flood is plotted in Fig. 18.22. Flood rout
ing is carried out by hit and trial method as shown in Table 18.25 and as explai
ned earlier. This table is otherwise self-explanatory.