Flow measurements

Objectives

On completion of training, the participants will be able to

	to understand the concepts and purpose of flow measurements
	to undertake flow measurements with weirs and flumes
	to record compute and report discharge
	to understand river gauging techniques using current meter and computation of river flow

Contents

	Irrigation water measurement - an overview
	Fundamentals of open channel flow
	Area velocity method using floats and current meter
	Water measuring devices - weirs & flumes
	River gauging
	Field programme for water measurement - practical sessions
	Field work - River gauging discharge measurement