Shifts are applied by developing “V-diagrams”

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Channel Cross Section. Shifts are applied by developing “V-diagrams”. Recent Measurements. Measurements plotted on axes of V-diagram. Channel Cross Section. Here is what a v-diagram and its shift curve generally look like. Shift curve. Variable shift diagram. Shifts vary by STAGE and TIME. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Channel Cross Section

Recent Measurements

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Site Number: 00000000 - Site Name: Rating Curve Exercise 5 - DD: 6 - Rating Number: 0000Shift: 06/16/1974 12:43

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Measurements plotted on axes of V-diagram

Shifts are applied by developing “V-diagrams”

Channel Cross Section

Variable shift diagram

Shift curve

Here is what a v-diagram and its shift curve generally look like

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Variable shift diagram

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Shifts vary by STAGE and TIME

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Variable shift diagram

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Meas. made 7/20and 8/15

Shifts should be faithful to the base rating

GH Q Shift0.38 0.29 -0.24

0.4 0.39 -0.241.95 110 -0.15

6.5 3000 0.973.94 805 02.66 299 0

Recent Measurements Concrete

Control

Let’s follow an application of shifts at a site

San Francisquito Creek

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It would be easy (but WRONG) to lump all measurements into one shift----

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Section Control

Channel Control

One shift doesn’t always work

Date GH Q Shift09/20 0.38 0.29 -0.2411/15 0.4 0.39 -0.2402/10 1.95 110 -0.1502/20 6.5 3000 0.9703/05 3.94 805 003/10 2.66 299 0

You need to consider the hydrograph when applying shifts

San Francisquito Creek

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Control

Channel Control

Algae growth?

Let’s see how all the available information

should be put together

Channel Control

Upstream view of control at GH of 5.40 feet

Downstream view of control at GH of 6.25 feet

San Francisquito Creek

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Changes in the channel control caused the rating to shift

San Francisquito Creek

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V-diagram representing channel

control

V-diagram representing section control

Measurements were used to define two shift curves

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Shift application took the hydrograph into account

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Here is a generalized example of how shifts can be timed

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