Reference Calculations Output

United States Soil

Conservation Service Run off coeficient C 0.85
(SCS)

United States Soil

Conservation Service Rainfall Intensity I (in/hr)
(SCS) 0.45
Rainfall Intensity I (m/s) 3.18E-06

Watershed Area A 111359

Peak storm water runoff rate Q = CIA 0.30

Drain Width w 1.20

Drain depth d 0.9
Flow cross-sectional area A = w.d 1.08
Wetted perimeter P = 2(d)+w 3.00
Hydraulic radius R=A/P 0.36
Unit Conversion k 1
Manning coefficient n 0.03
Slope of bottom Channel S 0.08
Average velocity of the water V=k/n(R^2/3)(S^0.5) 4.77
Discharge of flow rate Q=AV 5.15

As Built Drawing Length of Flow Path L 137

shallow concentrated flow velocity V = 4.9178 S 0.5
1.39

Natural Resources
Conservation Service Travel time t2 = L/(60V)
NRCS Method
1.64
Unit

in/hr
m/s

m2
m3/s

m
m
m2
m
m

%
m/s
m3/s

m
m/s

s
overland sheet travel time for a
watershed using the Manning Kinematic equation
shallow concentrated flow travel time for a
watershed using the NRCS method
open channel flow travel time for a watershed
using the Manning equation
Inputs

Unit
Bottom width, w = 1.20 m

Depth of flow, d= 0.90 m

Side Slope, Z 0.00

Manning coefficient, n 0.03

Unit Conversion k 1.00

Slope of bottom Channel S 8.00 %

Rainfall Intensity I (in/hr) 0.45 in/hr

Run off coeficient C 0.85

Watershed Area A 111359.48 m2

Length of Flow Path L 137.00 m

Calculations

Unit
Flow cross-sectional area A = w.d 1.08 m2

Wetted perimeter P = 2(d)+w 3.00 m

Hydraulic radius R=A/P 0.36 m

Average velocity of the water V=k/n(R^2/3)(S^0.5) 4.77 m/s

Discharge of flow rate, Q = AV 5.15 m3/s

Rainfall Intensity I (m/s) 0.00000318 m/s

Design Peak Storm Water Run-off, Q = CIA 0.30 m3/s

Channel Cross Sectional Area OK !!!

Shallow Concentrated flow velocity V = 4.9178 S0.5 1.39 m/s

Travel time t2 = L/(60V) 0.44 s