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Backwater Calculation Using Standard Step

This document provides an example of using the standard step method to calculate backwater for a rectangular channel. It includes inputs for flow rate, Manning's n value, slope, width, initial depth, step size, length, and tolerance. The results show water depth, area, perimeter, and elevation at each step distance along the channel.

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224 views2 pages

Backwater Calculation Using Standard Step

This document provides an example of using the standard step method to calculate backwater for a rectangular channel. It includes inputs for flow rate, Manning's n value, slope, width, initial depth, step size, length, and tolerance. The results show water depth, area, perimeter, and elevation at each step distance along the channel.

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  • Standard Step Method for Backwater Calculations
  • Detailed Backwater Profile Calculations

This is an example of using the standard step method to do a backwater calculation for a rectangular channel

Standard step method

Backwater integration

Values in yellow boxes are required for each different problem


Enter the values and press the button

600.0
0.04
0.002
50.0
6.5
150.0
1950.0
0.0010

Do Standard Step Bacwater Calc

Depth
Area
Perimeter
6.5000
325.0000
63.0000
6.2848
314.2386
62.5695
6.0795
303.9756
62.1590
5.8852
294.2583
61.7703
5.7027
285.1330
61.4053
5.5328
276.6424
61.0657
5.3765
268.8232
60.7529
5.2351
261.7527
60.4701
5.1078
255.3910
60.2156
4.9958
249.7889
59.9916
4.8975
244.8755
59.7950
4.8134
240.6717
59.6269
4.7416
237.0775
59.4831
4.6818
234.0911
59.3636

Backwater Profile

Depth (m)

Inputs
Flow (m3/s)
Manning n
Slope
Width (m)
Initial depth (m)
Step (m)
Length (m)
Tolerance

-2500.0

-2000.0

water calculation for a rectangular channel

EG (m)
Sf
(So-Sf)mean DelE (m)
Iterations EC (m)
Distance (m)
6.6737
0.0006
6.6737
0.0
6.4706
0.0007
0.0014
-0.2032
8
6.4705
-150.0
6.2781
0.0008
0.0013
-0.1928
8
6.2778
-300.0
6.0971
0.0008
0.0012
-0.1814
8
6.0967
-450.0
5.9283
0.0009
0.0011
-0.1692
8
5.9279
-600.0
5.7726
0.0010
0.0010
-0.1561
8
5.7722
-750.0
5.6304
0.0011
0.0009
-0.1424
8
5.6302
-900.0
5.5029
0.0012
0.0009
-0.1283
7
5.5020
-1050.0
5.3891
0.0013
0.0008
-0.1141
7
5.3887
-1200.0
5.2899
0.0014
0.0007
-0.1002
6
5.2890
-1350.0
5.2035
0.0015
0.0006
-0.0867
6
5.2032
-1500.0
5.1302
0.0015
0.0005
-0.0740
5
5.1295
-1650.0
5.0680
0.0016
0.0004
-0.0623
5
5.0679
-1800.0
5.0167
0.0017
0.0003
-0.0518
4
5.0162
-1950.0

Backwater Profile
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

-1500.0

-1000.0

Distance (m)

-500.0

0.0

This is an example of using the standard step method to do a backwater calculation for a rectangular channel Standard step me
water calculation for a rectangular channel EG (m) Sf (So-Sf)mean DelE (m) Iterations EC (m) Distance (m) 6.6737 0.0006 6.673

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