Reproducing Field Measurements Using Scaled-Down Hydraulic Model Studies in a Laboratory

Table 1

Summary of experimental results and field data for each river.

Name	Scale	Q	b	y1	V1	ds	Fr1
		m^3/s	m	m	m/s	m
CR^11	1/40	0.071	0.027	0.190	0.317	0.060	0.23	0.71	7.04	24.53	2.23
CR2	1/40	0.038	0.027	0.107	0.308	0.052	0.30	0.75	3.95	24.53	1.92
CR3	1/40	0.085	0.027	0.190	0.348	0.059	0.26	0.78	7.04	24.53	2.19
CR4	1/40	0.042	0.027	0.107	0.341	0.060	0.33	0.83	3.95	24.53	2.23
CR5	1/40	0.047	0.027	0.107	0.411	0.068	0.40	1.00	3.95	24.53	2.51
CF^2	NA	385.0	1.067	4.279	2.140	2.003	0.33	4.39	4.01	1568	1.88
FR^31	1/90	0.042	0.021	0.152	0.247	0.022	0.20	0.57	7.35	18.8	1.05
FR2	1/90	0.047	0.021	0.152	0.290	0.037	0.24	0.67	7.35	18.8	1.77
FR3	1/90	0.051	0.021	0.152	0.335	0.058	0.27	0.78	7.35	18.8	2.79
FF^4	NA	3030	1.829	11.28	2.306	2.908	0.22	5.27	6.17	4813	1.59
OR^51	1/45	0.136	0.041	0.181	0.312	0.050	0.23	0.70	4.45	36.9	2.05
OR2	1/45	0.165	0.041	0.191	0.336	0.053	0.25	0.75	4.69	36.9	2.20
OR3	1/45	0.184	0.041	0.203	0.350	0.084	0.25	0.78	4.99	36.9	2.19
OF^6	NA	1841	1.829	8.230	2.094	0.032	0.23	3.73	4.50	2286	1.78

CR¹ = Chattahoochee River model experiment ( = 1.1 mm), CF² = field data at Chattahoochee River ( = 0.68 mm), FR³ = Flint River model experiment ( = 1.1 mm), FF⁴ = field data at Flint River ( = 0.38 mm), OR⁵ = Ocmulgee River model experiment ( = 1.1 mm), OF⁶ = field data at Ocmulgee River ( = 0.8 mm).