Design of Small Dams [1, 2] are exactly the same, which both give the equation to compute the

discharge over a
radial-gated ogee-crested spillway while the gates are partially opened, which is a dimensionally homogeneous
equation, as: Q = (2/3)∙(√2g)∙C∙Le∙(H11.5 – H21.5) (1)

where, g is the acceleration of gravity, C is a coefficient, Le is the effective length of crest, H1 and H2 are defined as:
“H1 and H2 are the total heads (including the velocity head of approach) to the bottom and top of the orifice,
respectively.”, and Q is the discharge. A copy of Fig. 197 of the first edition, which is Fig. 257 of the second edition,
of Design of Small Dams, is given here as Fig. 1. C in equation (1) is given as a function of the ratio (d/H1) in this
figure, where d is the vertical gate opening, which equals H1 – H2. In two other relevant books by the Bureau of
Reclamation, also, which are Design of Gravity Dams [3] and Design of Arch Dams [4], equation (1) is given along
with Fig. 1 for computation of the discharge under partially-opened radial gates.