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$ Engineering Hydrology

Section Elevation of bed Water surface Remarks

(m) elevation
(m)
Upstream 100.20 102.70 Manning’s n = 0.030
Downstream 98.60 101.30
Estimate the discharge in the stream.
4.11 The stage-discharge data of a river are given below. Establish the stage-discharge rela-
tionship to predict the discharge for a given stage. Assume the value of stage for zero
discharge as 35.00 m. (2) What is the correlation coefficient of the relationship estab-
lished above? (3) Estimate the discharge corresponding to stage values of 42.50 m and
48.50 m respectively.

Stage (m) Discharge (m3/s) Stage (m) Discharge (m3/s)

35.91 89 39.07 469
36.90 230 41.00 798
37.92 360 43.53 2800
44.40 3800 48.02 5900
45.40 4560 49.05 6800
46.43 5305 49.55 6900
49.68 6950
4.12 Downstream of a main gauging station, an auxiliary gauge was installed and the follow-
ing readings were obtained.

Main gauge Auxiliary gauge Discharge

(m) (m) (m3/s)
121.00 120.50 300
121.00 119.50 580
What discharge is indicated when the main gauge reading is 121.00 m and the auxiliary
gauge reads 120.10 m.
4.13 The following are the coordinates of a smooth curve drawn to best represent the stage-
discharge data of a river.

Stage (m) 20.80 21.42 21.95 23.37 23.00 23.52 23.90

Discharge (m3/s) 100 200 300 400 600 800 1000
Determine the stage corresponding to zero discharge.
4.14 The stage discharge data of a river are given below. Establish a stage-discharge relationship
to predict the stage for a known discharge. Assume the stage value for zero discharge as
20.50 m. Determine the stage of the river corresponding to a discharge of 2600 m3/s.

Stage Discharge Stage Discharge

(m) (m3/s) (m) (m3/s)
21.95 100 24.05 780
22.45 220 24.55 1010
22.80 295 24.85 1220
23.00 400 25.40 1300
23.40 490 25.15 1420
23.75 500 25.55 1550
23.65 640 25.90 1760
(Hint: Use Eq. 4.35)