HYDROLOGY

ENGINEERING (EAH
325)
Assignment

*Please submit this assignment before or at 5pm on 25

May 2017
Problem 1
Determine the cross-sectional area perpendicular to flow in a 5 m
channel. The depth measurements taken are as follow:
Distance from bank (m) 1 2 3
4
Depth of flow 0.72 1.14 1.22
0.68
The float method was used to measure the surface velocity of flow in
each segment of the channel. The test section was 20 m long. The
travel time measured for each segment was:
Channel segment (m) Travel time (s)
0-1 19.8
1-2 17.7
2-3 16.3
3-4 16.9
4-5 18.9
Determine the average velocity of flow and the discharge in the channel.
Rating for coefficient is as follow:
Depth (m) 0.7 0.9 1.2
Problem 2
The stage discharge data of gauging at a site is given below. Establish
the rating curve by assuming the stage value corresponding to zero
discharge as 20.50.

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

Discharge (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