Effective Length of the Spillway Crest in Hydrologic Routing Formulas

Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is the length used for the discharge passing over a spillway. And is denoted by L_e. Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is usually measured using the Meter for Length. Note that the value of Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is always positive.

Formulas to find Effective Length of the Spillway Crest in Hydrologic Routing

fxEffective Length of Spillway Crest when Outflow is ConsideredGo

Hydrologic Routing formulas that make use of Effective Length of the Spillway Crest

fxOutflow in SpillwayGo

fxHead over Spillway when Outflow is ConsideredGo

fxCoefficient of Discharge when Outflow is ConsideredGo

List of variables in Hydrologic Routing formulas

fx Reservoir Discharge Go

fx Coefficient of Discharge Go

fx Acceleration due to Gravity Go

fx Head over Weir Go

FAQ

What is the Effective Length of the Spillway Crest?

Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is the length used for the discharge passing over a spillway. Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is usually measured using the Meter for Length. Note that the value of Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is always positive.

Can the Effective Length of the Spillway Crest be negative?

No, the Effective Length of the Spillway Crest, measured in Length cannot be negative.

What unit is used to measure Effective Length of the Spillway Crest?

Effective Length of the Spillway Crest is usually measured using the Meter[m] for Length. Millimeter[m], Kilometer[m], Decimeter[m] are the few other units in which Effective Length of the Spillway Crest can be measured.

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