Is Option 1 or Option 13 best?

[jgarrison]

First time user. I am trying to model a very simple application. One dam (2.2 acre surface area) with two additional cross-sections below and very close (0.17 mile apart). A local municipality has requested this model.

The inflow is very small and the inflow hydrograph is 130 cfs (18 acre drainage basin). Is Option 1 or Option 13 the best to use in this situation?

[Chris Maeder]

I would recommend Option 1 if tailwater submergence at the downstream face of the dam is not an issue. Option 1 is a bit easier to set up and you get a Reservoir Depletion Table in the output.

Sincerely,

Chris E. Maeder, M.S., P.E.
Senior Technical Engineer
chris.maeder@bossintl.com