MASMA (2000) GUIDELINES - BRIEF

Minor Drainage System* Major Drainage System#

Open Drain Open Channel
Grass Swale Lined Drain Grassed floodways Lined Channel
Design Discharge Open space: 1 yr Open space: 1 yr Up to 100 yr Up to 100 yr
(ARI) for quantity Residential: up to 10 yr Residential: up to 10 yr
Commercial: up to 10 yr Commercial: up to 10 yr
Maximum Flow 0.9 m Without covering: 0.5 m
depth > 0.6 m need to cover
With solid grate cover: 1.0 m
Width 0.5 -1.0 m
Minimum Freeboard 50 mm 50 mm 300 mm 300 mm
Maximum velocity 2 m/s 4m/s 2 m/s 4 m/s
> 2m/s provide 1.2 m height
handrail
Minimum velocity 0.6 m/s 0.8 m/s
Minimum Slope 0.5% 0.2%
Drainage Reserve 0.5 m one side 1.5 m and the other side Width  6 m one side 3.7 m and the other side 1.0 m
1.0 m Width  6 m both sides 3.7 m
Shape Vee
recommended

1 1
4 4

Recommended Vee - 1:4 Batter: no steeper that 1V:6 H No steeper than

sides slope Drain Lining Max side Base: not less 1V: 50H 1V:1.5H
slope
Concrete, brickwork, Vertical
blockwork
Stone pitching 1V: 1.5H
Grass/vegetated 1V: 2H

*Minor drainage system designed to convey minor flood flows from roads, properties and open space and convey them to major drainage system
# Major drainage system designed to collect flow from minor drainage system and to convey safely larger flow up to major design storm