The Desert Laboratory

The Vigil Network
Ditch Creek: Table 2

Data Files:


Depth (cm) Velocity (m/s) gh (cm) Velocity (m/s) sfc Velocity (ft/s) gh (ft) Mean Velocity (ft/s) Area (ft2)
41 1.18 55 1.52 4.98 1.75 3.98 30
39 1.12 50 1.40 4.59 1.57 3.67 25.2
54 1.48 45 1.25 4.10 1.40 3.28 21.0
56 1.56 40 1.08 3.54 1.25 2.83 17.0
52 1.46 35 0.90 2.95 1.09 2.36 12.9
51 1.34 30 0.66 2.16 0.92 1.73 9.2
44 1.15 25 0.42 1.38 0.75 1.10 6.0
42 1.10 20 0.14 0.46 0.59 0.37 2.9
38 1.09
36 1.05
34 0.85
32 0.87
30 0.55
27 0.51
28 0.60
27 0.54
24 0.33
20 0.23
46 1.10
44 1.15

Highest velocity 1.56 m/s gh = 56 cm., gh 1.80.
Area 31.51, 1.56 x 3.28 x 0.8 = 4.1 ft/s, 4.1 x 31.5 = 129

gh 25 cm, v = 0.41 m/s x 3.28 . 0.8 = 1.08 ft/sec, gh = 0.75 ft.
A = 6.0, Q = 6.4 cfs.

12/18/89

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