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<strong>Drainage</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for Maricopa County<br />

<strong>Hydrology</strong>: Application<br />

9.5.3 Application <strong>of</strong> Muskingum Routing<br />

1. The Muskingum Routing method can be used where flood peak attenuation is<br />

expected. The best application <strong>of</strong> this method is for larger rivers with relatively flat<br />

slopes.<br />

2. The parameters, K and X, are best determined by the analysis <strong>of</strong> stream gage data, if<br />

available. Where such data are available, K and X can be determined by analytic<br />

methods as presented in many hydrology textbooks, or the HEC-1 parameter optimization<br />

option can be used. Other regional flood studies (by the U.S. Army Corps <strong>of</strong><br />

Engineers and others) may contain the results <strong>of</strong> such analyses for larger rivers in the<br />

County.<br />

3. The following parameter estimation procedures apply primarily to natural stream<br />

channels which convey a significant amount <strong>of</strong> flow in the overbank areas during<br />

design-frequency events:<br />

a. NSTPS: The choice <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> subreaches for a particular stream reach<br />

can be checked for computational stability using the following equation from<br />

the HEC-1 <strong>Manual</strong>:<br />

1<br />

--------------------<br />

21 ( – X)<br />

≤ K × 60 1<br />

----------------------------------------<br />

NSTPS × NMIN<br />

≤ 2 ----------- ( X)<br />

where:<br />

(9.2)<br />

K = the travel time through the entire reach, in hours,<br />

X = Muskingum ‘X’,<br />

NMIN = the computational time step, (in hours) and<br />

NSTPS = the integer number <strong>of</strong> subreaches.<br />

b. K: K is the travel time <strong>of</strong> the floodwave peak through the entire reach. Calculation<br />

using Manning’s equation is usually an appropriate method for estimating<br />

the floodwave velocity, V m , with the following provisions:<br />

i. Use an average channel area and wetted perimeter for the reach,<br />

assuming bankfull conditions.<br />

ii.<br />

Choose an ‘n’ value representative <strong>of</strong> the main channel only. Do not<br />

include the overbank roughness in a weighted average.<br />

iii. Calculate an average flow velocity for the reach ( V ).<br />

9-64 August 15, 2013

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