Design flood definition

Design flood means the calculated volume of runoff and the resulting peak discharge

Design flood means the calculated volume of runoff and the resulting peak discharge utilized in the evaluation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the impounding structure.

Design flood means the design flow rate for spillway capacity and dam height design.

Examples of Design flood in a sentence

• For Sapta Kosi, works related to Topographical surveys, Construction Material Survey, Water quality survey, Inland Navigation studies, Hydrological studies, Seismological studies, Irrigation studies and command area survey in Indian side have been completed, whereas works related to Irrigation studies and command area survey in Nepali territory, Design flood studies and GLOF studies are going on.

• For Sun Kosi storage cum diversion scheme including Kamla Multipurpose project works related to Topographical surveys, Construction Material survey, Water Quality Studies, Seismological studies, Drilling for KMP & Sun Kosi, Communication survey have been completed, whereas works related to Irrigation studies and command area survey in Nepali territory, Design flood studies, GLOF studies are going on.

• The catchment area, run-off coefficient, hydraulic slope and Design flood discharge for the appropriate return period shall be determined for each drainage structure, and the corresponding water level established.

• Design flood criteria.The discharge capacity or storage capacity, or both, must be capable of safely accommodating the recommended design flood for the dam as classified under § 105.91 (relating to classification of dams and reservoirs).

• Design flood elevations shall be included on the structure plans.

More Definitions of Design flood

Design flood means the highest level of flooding that, on

Design flood means the flood associated with the greater of the following two areas:

Design flood means the flood hydrograph that is used during an engineering assessment of the CCR unit.

Design flood means a hypothetical flood representing a specific likelihood of occurrence (for example the 100 year or 1% probability flood). The design flood may comprise two or more single source dominated floods.

Design flood means a flood equal in magnitude to the 1894 flood of record with respect to the Fraser River OR a flood, which may occur in any given year, of such magnitude as to equal a flood having a 200-year recurrence interval, based on frequency analysis of unregulated historic flood records with respect to the Chilliwack River, Vedder River and Vedder Canal;

Design flood means the predicted one in one hundred year flood.

Design flood means the flood associated with the greater of the following two areas: [Also defined in CCR Title 24 Part 2.]