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Lecture 15 Flood Routing 2

This document discusses reservoir routing using the storage-indication method. It explains that this method can be used for reservoirs with spillways where the relationship between outflow and water elevation is known. The storage-indication method relies on developing two curves: a storage-elevation curve and an outflow-elevation curve. Using these curves and the inflow values over time, the storage indication at each time step can be calculated, allowing the outflow hydrograph to be determined. An example problem is provided to demonstrate how to route an inflow hydrograph through a reservoir using this method.

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Lecture 15 Flood Routing 2

This document discusses reservoir routing using the storage-indication method. It explains that this method can be used for reservoirs with spillways where the relationship between outflow and water elevation is known. The storage-indication method relies on developing two curves: a storage-elevation curve and an outflow-elevation curve. Using these curves and the inflow values over time, the storage indication at each time step can be calculated, allowing the outflow hydrograph to be determined. An example problem is provided to demonstrate how to route an inflow hydrograph through a reservoir using this method.

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Flood Routing
LECTURE 15
Flood Routing
Reservoir Routing
Reservoir Routing

 Storage-Indication Method:
• Apply the storage-indication method for reservoirs that have a spillway.
• Assume that surcharge storage = 0 when no overflow occurs.
• Apply this to an un-gated spillway like a weir, outlet discharge pipe, or
gated spillway with fixed position
• Use a relationship between outflow (Q) and elevation head (H).
• For example, for a broad crested weir: Q=CLH*3/2
Reservoir Routing

 Two relationships specific for reservoir:


• Storage-Head Relationship
• Outflow-Head Relationship
Reservoir Routing

 We can find Oi+1, if we have a relationship between term on RHS and O.


 This is possible using the so-called Storage-Indication Curve.
Numerical

Question#1: Table 1 shows Inflow


hydrograph entering a small reservoir
having a Ogee shaped overflow spillway.
The weir has a length of 3 m and
coefficient of discharge of 2.2. The weir
crest is at elevation 104 m. When the
inflow hydrograph enters the reservoir, its
water level is 104 m and Storage of 40000
m3 . The elevation versus surface area
relationship is given in Table 2. Route the
inflow hydrograph assuming no base
flow.
Solution

Solution:
Step#1:Cummulative Storage of the Reservoir
Solution

 Step#2: Calculate discharge using weir


formula
The next step is to calculate
discharge using weir formula with known
coefficient of discharge and crest level of
spillway. The elevation is changed, net
head over spillway found and discharge
calculated as :
Solution

 Step#3: Storage Indication


We now have in hand, at a
particular elevation storage and outflow
value which enables us to calculate
storage indication against each
elevation. The routing interval is taken
equal to time interval of inflow
hydrograph which is 1.0 hour. The routing
interval should not be that large so as to
miss the peak flow observation.
Solution
Solution

 Step#4: Outflow Hydrograph


• The last step is to find outflow hydrograph.
• The first value of storage is equal to reservoir volume up to spillway crest.
Both being known so [(2S/∆t) - O] is computed.
• The value of (I j + I j+1) is added to [(2S/∆t)-O] to get [(2S/∆t)+O].
• Corresponding to this value of storage indication outflow is read from
storage indication vs outflow curve .
• The outflow is subtracted twice from storage indication to give next value
of [(2S/∆t)-O].
• The process is repeated to get all values of outflow till values obtained are
small enough representing steady flow.
Solution
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