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CFS Outflows for Different Sluice Gate Openings for a Given Water Level
Standard Contracted Rectangular Weir Calculations
Broad Crested Weir Calculations
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Clary Lake Association
100.00When the lake level reaches the high water mark, the top of the dam becomes a uncontrolled spillway over it's entire length which is about 100' long, more or less. This calculates flows over the top of the dam in increments of 1/10th of a foot.
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Prepared by George Fergusson January 6, 2019
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Length L5.00
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Any Openingb5.00Length L:96
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Y21.71P5.00C:3.08736973
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Y18.17H1.00
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Cc0.61Q15.98HQ (cfs)
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g32.170.00.0
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Cd0.5744311343L:5.000.19.4
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V213.17011379
Elevation of bottom of weir: 142' ±
H0.226.5
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q62.38287799NHWM:151.170.10.520.348.7
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q+263.38287799
See this site for more information:
Water Level00.21.480.475.0
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Gate Leakage:1
http://ponce.sdsu.edu/onlinechannel13.php
Weir Depth Y18.170.32.700.5104.8
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Sluice Opening Y2
(water level in ft below hwm)
0.44.140.6137.7
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InchesFeetCFS Outflowwith 2 cfs leak
Discharge coefficient Cd
Reference Velocity V20.55.770.7173.6
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000.001.00.6113.98560930.67.550.8212.1
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10.08333.224.20.608111867113.942319640.79.480.9253.1
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20.16666.417.40.606241159313.89942950.811.531.0296.4
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30.24999.5910.60.604387610413.856932760.913.701.1341.9
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40.333212.7513.80.602550959513.81482344115.981.2389.6
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50.416515.8916.90.600730951513.77309571.118.361.3439.3
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60.499819.0120.00.598927336513.731743811.220.841.4491.0
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70.583122.1123.10.597139869813.690762161.323.401.5544.5
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80.666425.2026.20.595368312113.650145251.426.041.6599.8
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90.749728.2629.30.593612428613.60988771.528.751.7657.0
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100.83331.3132.30.5918719896Approximate13.569984261.631.541.8715.8
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110.916334.3435.30.59014677error13.53042976
The Gate in the dam is not circular! The bottom 13.5" is closed!
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120.999636.6137.60.58843654930.9813.49121914
At 12" opening, calculated area = 398 sq in., actual area = 392 sq in. (98%) Very close!
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131.082939.4240.40.58674111130.97713.45234744CFS results below this line will be increasingly in error because calculations assume a rectangular orifice. They've been adjusted by the amounts in column F1.940.29
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141.166242.2543.20.58506024440.97513.41380982243.330.82220.1
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151.249545.0446.00.5833937410.97313.375601522.146.41
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161.332847.7648.80.58174139770.9713.337717872.249.55
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171.416148.5249.50.58010301520.9313.3001543
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181.499449.5850.60.57847839780.913.262906322.249.55
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191.582749.8750.90.5768673540.8613.22596955
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201.66651.1352.10.57526969570.8413.18933968
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Max Open: 20.51.7151.1552.20.57443113430.8213.17011379Fully open, flow is 82% lower than calculated or about 55 cfs when the lake is full.
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Gate Openings to release Minimum Flows
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Assumptions: Water Level -2 below HWM
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DateMinimum FlowGate Opening
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1-1 to 3-1511.30.320.28
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3-16 to 5-1535.91.04
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5-16 to 6-308.30.24
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7-1 to 9-151.90.06
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9-16 to 11-153.50.1
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11-16 to 12-3115.50.45
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This picture shows the obstruction across the bottom of the 34" diameter outlet pipe that represents a reduction in area of about 37%
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