What is Channel Analysis?
Open-channel hydraulics with Manning's equation: trapezoidal, rectangular, circular, and custom sections with normal/critical depth and rating curves.
When would you use this?
- When you need defensible, documented hydrology or hydraulics inside a browser workflow.
- When spreadsheets and desktop GIS are slowing down QA and client deliverables.
How Delta Hydro Studio handles it
- Manning's: covered in the Delta Hydro Studio workspace for this tool.
- Sections: covered in the Delta Hydro Studio workspace for this tool.
- Rating curve: covered in the Delta Hydro Studio workspace for this tool.
How to use it
- 1
Open the tool inside Delta Hydro Studio and create or select a project.
- 2
Follow the guided inputs — maps, tables, and defaults reduce manual data entry.
- 3
Run the calculation and review plots, diagnostics, and intermediate checks.
- 4
Export Word, Excel, or GIS outputs for your report appendices.
Methodology & references
Full equations, assumptions, and literature references appear inside the in-app methodology panels for this tool, aligned with South African guidance (SANRAL TRH, SANCOLD, DWS technical manuals) and international references (USDA NRCS, FHWA HDS) where applicable.
Outputs & exports
Export professional Word and Excel report packs, tabulated results, and GIS-friendly layers depending on the tool. Screenshots in marketing materials are refreshed as the UI evolves — the studio always reflects the latest layout.
Ready to run Channel Analysis?
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