Flood routing

Question 1

Objective

Answer 1

Transformation of flood waves regarding travel time and shape in a river or on the land surface as function of time and location.

1. Hydrological methods
2. Hydraulic methods

Question 2

Hydrological methods

Answer 2

 Calculation of Q only
 Based on continuity and empirical substitute for momentum equation

e.g.
 Muskingum
 Kalinin-Miljukov

Question 3

Hydraulic methods

Answer 3

 Calculation of Q and W
 Based on continuity and momentum equations

e.g.
 Saint-Venant
 Translation-Diffusion
 Kinematic wave