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ASTM D 5541 : 1994 : R2014

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Standard Practice for Developing a Stage-Discharge Relation for Open Channel Flow (Withdrawn 2023)

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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

26-04-2024

Superseded by

ASTM D 5541 : 2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

14-03-2014

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CONTAINED IN VOL. 11.01, 2017 Defines the development of a curve relating stage (elevation) to discharge.

Committee
D 19
DocumentType
Standard Practice
Pages
4
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2014
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

1.1This practice covers the development of a curve relating stage (elevation) to discharge. Standard test methods have been documented for measuring discharge and for measuring stage (see Practice D3858, and Test Methods D5129, D5130, D5243, D5388, and D5413). This practice takes the discharge and stage determined by each respective test method and shows a relation between them using a curved line. This curved line is called a stage-discharge relation or rating curve.

1.2The procedures described in this practice are used commonly by those responsible for investigations of streamflow, for example, the U.S. Geological Survey, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S Agriculture Research Service. For the most part, these procedures are adapted from reports of the U.S. Geological Survey.2,3

1.3The procedures described in this practice apply only to simple freely flowing open-channel flow. Ratings for complex hydraulic conditions of extremely low slope channels using multiple-stage inputs, channels affected by man-induced regulation, or tidal conditions are not described. These types of ratings are described in detail in the documents listed in Footnotes 2 and 3.2,3

1.4This practice uses the results of current-meter discharge measurements or indirect discharge measurements and the corresponding measured stage to define as much of the stage-discharge relation curve as possible. A theoretical curve is developed for the full range of stage and discharge to shape the curve.

1.5The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.6This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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ISO 1100-2:2010 Hydrometry Measurement of liquid flow in open channels Part 2: Determination of the stage-discharge relationship
ASTM D 5243 : 1992 : R2019 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts
ASTM D 5129 : 1995 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions
ASTM D 1129 : 2006 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5130 : 1995 : R2014 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method (Withdrawn 2023)
ASTM D 5388 : 1993 : R2013 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
ASTM D 3858 : 1995 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method
ASTM D 5129 : 1995 : R2014 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions
ASTM D 5413 : 1993 : R2002 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Water Levels in Open-Water Bodies
ASTM D 3858 : 1995 : R2003 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method
ASTM D 1129 : 2013 : R2020 : EDT 1 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 1129 : 1999 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5413 : 2021 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Water Levels in Open-Water Bodies
ASTM D 1129 : 2006 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5388 : 1993 : R2002 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
ASTM D 5130 : 1995 : R2003 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method
ASTM D 1129 : 2003 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 1129 : 2002 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5388 : 2021 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
ASTM D 3858 : 1995 : R1999 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method
ASTM D 5129 : 1995 : R2014 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions (Withdrawn 2023)
ASTM D 5130 : 1995 : R2008 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method
ASTM D 5243 : 1992 : R2001 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts
ASTM D 5388 : 1993 : R1997 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
ASTM D 1129 : 2004 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5388 : 1993 : R2007 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
ASTM D 5129 : 1995 : R2003 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions
ASTM D 5243 : 1992 : R1996 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts
ASTM D 3858 : 1995 : R2014 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method (Withdrawn 2023)
ASTM D 1129 : 2002 : REV A Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5129 : 1995 : R1999 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions
ASTM D 5413 : 1993 : R2007 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Water Levels in Open-Water Bodies
ASTM D 1129 : 2010 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 1129 : 2006 : REV A : EDT 1 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 1129 : 2001 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 1129 : 2004 : EDT 1 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
ASTM D 5243 : 1992 : R2007 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts
ASTM D 5130 : 1995 : R1999 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method
ASTM D 5243 : 1992 : R2013 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts

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