Reservoir Routing

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“This procedure derives the outflow hydrograph from a reservoir from the inflow hydrograph into the reservoir with consideration of elevation, storage, and discharge characteristics of the reservoir and spillways. The conservation of mass equation is solved with the assumption that outflow discharge and volume of storage are directly related”.

Best Practices Resources

Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 8- Determination of the Probable Maximum Flood (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs (Natural Resources Conservation Service)

National Engineering Handbook: Chapter 17- Flood Routing (Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Hydrologic Engineering Requirements for Reservoirs (EM 1110-2-1420) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

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Revision ID: 3661
Revision Date: 09/17/2022