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Channel Info
Calculate characteristics of water flow in a channel from its submerged region
Inputs
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | C | A closed planar curve representing a section of the water body; assumes a level top | Curve |
| Roughness | N | Manning's roughness coefficient for the channel | Number |
| Slope | S | Slope of the hydraulic grade line as a decimal (i.e. rise/run = 0.5) | Number |
Outputs
| Name | ID | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | A | Area of the channel | Number |
| Max Depth | mD | Maximum depth of the channel | Number |
| Mean Depth | aD | Mean depth of the channel | Number |
| Wetted Perimeter | P | Length of the channel in the boundary | Number |
| Hydraulic Radius | R | Ratio of area to wetted perimeter | Number |
| Velocity | V | Velocity of the water flow in the channel | Number |
| Discharge | Q | The rate of discharge in cubic document units per second | Number |
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