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5. Find the width, in meters of the channel at the back of a one-end contracted weir using the
following data:
Head,H = 28.5 cm
Q = 0.84 m3/s
6. A spillway controls a reservoir 4.6 hectares in area. The permanent crest is at an elevation
75m. If water can be drawn from elevation 76.5m to elevation 75.5 m in 42 minutes, find the
length of the spillway in meters. Use Francis Formula neglecting velocity of approach.
7. A suppressed weir is located in the end of a tank that is 3.05 m square. If the initial head on the weir is
0.610 m, how long will it take for 3.54 m3 of water to run out of the tank? (cw= 1.85)