he data pertaining to a stream-gauging site are given below. The rating equation of the current meter is v = 0.35Ns + 0.02 m/s where Ns =revolutions per second. Calculate the following: Round off your final answers to two decimal places, a. Discharge of the second segment? b. Velocity of the third segment? c. Discharge of the fourth segment? d. Velocity of the fifth segment? e. Discharge of the sixth segment? f. Total discharge?

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The data pertaining to a stream-gauging site are given below. The rating equation of the current meter is v = 0.35Ns + 0.02 m/s where Ns =revolutions per second. Calculate the following: Round off your final answers to two decimal places,

a. Discharge of the second segment?

b. Velocity of the third segment?

c. Discharge of the fourth segment?

d. Velocity of the fifth segment?

e. Discharge of the sixth segment?

f. Total discharge?

Segment
Distance from the left of
water edge (m)
Depth
Revolutions of a current
meter kept at 0.6 m depth
Duration of observations
(s)
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
7 11
5
15
3.7 2.9
121
2
3
1.5 2.3
21 55
100 100 150
69
7
8
19 23 26
1.1 0
32
0
2.0
106 43
150 100 100
0
Transcribed Image Text:Segment Distance from the left of water edge (m) Depth Revolutions of a current meter kept at 0.6 m depth Duration of observations (s) 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 11 5 15 3.7 2.9 121 2 3 1.5 2.3 21 55 100 100 150 69 7 8 19 23 26 1.1 0 32 0 2.0 106 43 150 100 100 0
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