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Drainage Design Manual - the City of San Luis Obispo

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Shallow Concentrated Flow occurs where overland flow converges to form small rillsor gullies and swales. Shallow concentrated flow can exist in small, man-made drainageditches (paved and unpaved) and in curb gutters. The recommended maximum length forshallow concentrated flow is 300 m (1000 ft).Determine <strong>the</strong> velocity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flow using Equation 3.Then calculate <strong>the</strong> travel time by following Equation 4.Equation 3: V = K u k S p 0.5Where:V = velocity (m/s)K u = 1.0 (3.28 in Imperial Units)k = interception coefficient (Table 4-2)S p = Slope (percent)Table 4-2Interception Coefficients for Velocity vs. Slope Relationship <strong>of</strong> Equation 3Flow RegimekGrassed waterway 0.457Unpaved 0.491Paved area; small uplandgullies0.619Equation 4T t (minutes) = L60 VWhere:L = length <strong>of</strong> shallow concentrated flow (m)V = velocity (m/s, from Equation 3)Note: The calculation <strong>of</strong> shallow concentrated flow time is frequently not included when using <strong>the</strong> RationalMethod. However, <strong>the</strong> procedure is included in this <strong>Manual</strong> for consistency with o<strong>the</strong>r run<strong>of</strong>f methods.SLO Creek <strong>Drainage</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> 26 February 2003

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