Measurement of Peak Discharge at Culverts by Indirect Methods

U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 3, Chapter A3

By G.L. Bodhaine

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Section 1 -- 1.46 MB

Preface

Symbols and units

Abstract

Introduction

Description of culvert flow

Discharge of field equations

Field data

Roughness coefficients

Section 2 -- 1.97 MB

Computation of discharge

Flow at critical depth

Flow with backwater

Flow under high head

Routing method

Unusual conditions

Multiple culverts

Section 3 -- 1.64 MB

Coefficients of discharge

General remarks

Examples

Selected references

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