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Backwater Calculation Using Standard Step Method

This document demonstrates using the standard step method to calculate backwater for a rectangular channel. It provides input values like flow, Manning's n, slope, width, initial depth, step length, and total length. The standard step method is then used to calculate depth, area, perimeter, and distance at each step iteration down the channel, with the results shown in a table. A graph of the backwater profile along the length of the channel is also shown.

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Backwater Calculation Using Standard Step Method

This document demonstrates using the standard step method to calculate backwater for a rectangular channel. It provides input values like flow, Manning's n, slope, width, initial depth, step length, and total length. The standard step method is then used to calculate depth, area, perimeter, and distance at each step iteration down the channel, with the results shown in a table. A graph of the backwater profile along the length of the channel is also shown.

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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

Inputs Depth Area Perimeter


Flow (m3/s) 600.0 6.5000 325.0000 63.0000
Manning n 0.04 6.2848 314.2386 62.5695
Slope 0.002 6.0795 303.9756 62.1590
Width (m) 50.0 5.8852 294.2583 61.7703
Initial depth (m) 6.5 5.7027 285.1330 61.4053
Step (m) 150.0 5.5328 276.6424 61.0657
Length (m) 1950.0 5.3765 268.8232 60.7529
Tolerance 0.0010 5.2351 261.7527 60.4701
5.1078 255.3910 60.2156
4.9958 249.7889 59.9916
4.8975 244.8755 59.7950
Do Standard Step Bacwater Calc 4.8134 240.6717 59.6269
4.7416 237.0775 59.4831
4.6818 234.0911 59.3636

Backwater Profi
Depth (m)

-2500.0 -2000.0 -1500.0

Distance (m
culation 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
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2000.0 -1500.0 -1000.0 -500.0 0.0

Distance (m)

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