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During the period from 6th July to 10th August this year our thesis II team visited the Rasau river four
times to collected the data required in our research, we measured the cross section in eight locations
alongside the river and four of this cross section were in cascade river type.
Time:11.30am
Bottom to water
Interval Auto level Reading Bottom to tape
surface
0 0.394 0.4 0
0.4 W.E 0.813 0.78 0
1 1.139 1.03 0.35
2 1.212 0.995 0.425
3 1.265 1 0.485
4 0.826 0.51 0.035
5 1.148 0.82 0.36
6 1.203 0.89 0.415
7 1.135 0.875 0.35
8 1.14 0.94 0.355
9 1.013 0.905 0.225
9.5 W.E 0.815 0.77 0
Cross section (4)
Time:12.30PM
Time: 2.50pm
=
=1
1
+ width to right) X (average velocity at the th vertical)
2
=
+1
+
2 2
For the first and last sections, the segments are taken to have triangular areas and area
calculated as
1 = 1 y1
2
1 + 2
Where 1
2
2 1
=
and = 1 1
+ 1 2
where 2
2
1=
to get 1 = 1 . 1 and 1 = 1 1
EXAMPLE 4.1 the data pertaining to a stream-gauging operation at a gauging site are given
below.
Distance from left water dege 0 1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 12.0
(m)
Depth (m) 0 1.1 2.0 2.5 2.0 1.7 1.0 0
Revolutions of a current meter 0 39 58 112 90 45 30 0
kept at 0.6 depth
Duration of observation (s) 0 100 100 150 100 100 100 0
2 2
Average width. 1+ 2
= = 2.0
21
2 2
For the rest of the segments, = + = 2.0
2 2
Since the velocity is measured at 0.6 depth, the measured velocity is the average velocity at that
vertical .
The calculation of discharge by the mid-section method is shown in tabular form below.
3
Total discharge = 6.457m /s