A Two-Dimensional Flood Routing Calculation,
Abstract
The desirability of accurately predicting the extent and duration of flooding resulting from the partial or total breach of a dam has been emphasized recently. The most practical way to meet this need is the development and use of good computer-based models. In order to predict the routing of floods, several hydrograph routing and one-dimensional models have recently been developed. Among the better known models are those employed in the code DAMBRK, Fread (1980) and in HEC-1 (1973). These models have proved to be quite good in predicting the flooding in those cases which have been amenable to a one-dimensional treatment. The accuracy of these models in situations which are clearly two-dimensional in nature is suspect, however. It is thus desirable to develop two-dimensional flood routing models to properly handle those situations in which the one-dimensional models are inadequate. Energy Incorporated (EI) has developed a computer code, FLOOD, that describes the two-dimensional motion of a flood. An analysis of the hypothetical Mackay Dam failure was performed using FLOOD. In this paper are given the equations used by EI, the numerical algorithm used for their solution, and the results of the Mackay Dam analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADP000388
Entities
People
- Charles Noble
- Robert E. Narum