Measurement of Peak Discharge by the Slope-Area Method

U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter A2

By Tate Dalrymple and M.A. Benson

Table of Contents

Preface

Symbols and units

Abstract

Introduction

Basic equations

Computation of friction slope

Selection of reach

Selection of cross sections

Computations

Fall

Length of reach

Discharge

Froude number

Variable discharge

Evaluation of results

Example

Selected references

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