***POND DESIGN***

User\'s Guide

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Version 1.0

Released 4/94

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

PAGE

**GETTING STARTED**

INTRODUCTION

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

LOADING THE PROGRAM TO THE HARD DISK

STARTING THE PROGRAM

**PROGRAM CONVENTIONS & ILLUSTRATIONS**

KEY CONVENTIONS

STATIONING CONVENTION

ILLUSTRATIONS

**MAIN MENU**

**DESIGN POND**

PROJECT NAME

DESIGN MENU

EDIT DESIGN DATA

PROJECT INFORMATION

ELEVATION STORAGE INPUT METHOD

ELEVATION STORAGE DATA

HYDROLOGY INFO

RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER DETERMINATION

SEDIMENT STORAGE INFO

PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY INFO

CONDUIT INFORMATION

PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY ROUTINGS

EMERGENCY SPILLWAY DISCHARGE DETERMINATION

EMERGENCY SPILLWAY INFO

EMERGENCY SPILLWAY ROUTING

FINAL DESIGN CHECK

EDIT EARTHWORK DATA

GROUND PROFILE/CROSS-SECTION DATA

EMBANKMENT CROSS SECTION INFORMATION

GROUND/EMBANKMENT INTERSECTIONS

PRINT DATA

**CHANGE DEFAULTS**

DEFAULTS FOR POND DESIGN

DEFAULT PRINTER AND PORT

PRINTER COMMANDS

RAINFALL DATA

**APPENDIX A - SAMPLE OUTPUT**

**APPENDIX B - ERROR MESSAGES**

**APPENDIX C - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**

INITIALIZATION FILE

USER DEFINED STAGE-DISCHARGE FILES

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

**GETTING STARTED**

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  INTRODUCTION

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The Pond Design program is intended to assist engineers and engineering
technicians in the design of ponds and structures. The program will
assist in determining the emergency spillway and top of dam elevations
by floodrouting principal and emergency spillway storms. Up to three
pipe trials can be entered to determine an emergency spillway elevation.
Earthwork quantities (settled fill, constructed fill, stripping, and
core trench) can be computed. A variety of reports can be printed
including a construction checkout sheet, conduit details, and a summary
sheet.

A few of the features worth mentioning here include : the ability to
save and recall design data; the user can create their own default file;
moving between screens is very easy; and the user has control over what
reports are printed. There are many other features that are discussed in
detail later in this manual.

This manual, the Pond Design User\'s Guide, provides instructions on how
to use the program. The accompanying manual, the Pond Design Technical
Manual, provides technical details concerning the program (i.e.,
calculation procedures, file formats, etc.).

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  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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In order to run this program, you will need at a minimum the following:

• IBM or compatible computer (8088 or above)

• Hard disk (with at least 750K of storage space free)

• 640K of memory.

• DOS 2.0 or higher

Optional items include:

• Graphics adapter and monitor (CGA or equivalent)

Used to view centerline profile, cross-sections, and a principal
spillway cross-section plot.

• Printer (highly recommended)

If graphics output is desired, you will need a printer capable of
printing graphics (i.e., supported by GRAPHICS.COM) .

• GRAPHICS.COM (a program which normally comes with DOS), or a similar
program to print graphic screen dumps to a printer.

• 8087 or above math coprocessor

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  LOADING THE PROGRAM TO THE HARD DISK

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An install program is included on Disk Number 1 to assist in installing
the program on a hard disk. The steps for using this program are
outlined below. If a drive other than A is used for installing, just
substitute it wherever drive A is used in the instructions below.

1\. Turn computer on and make sure you are at the DOS prompt (e.g.,
C:\\\> ).

2\. Place Disk #1 in drive A.

3\. Enter

**A:INSTALL**

4\. The install program will load and you will be prompted for the
source drive and the destination drive and path. Enter the appropriate
responses.

5\. The install program will then prompt for each disk and will copy the
files from each disk. All you need to do is make sure the correct disk
is in drive A and press a key when asked.

6\. The program will indicate when it is done and will return you to the
DOS prompt.

NOTE: If installing from 5.25\" disks, the install program MUST be used.
If using 3.5\" disks, all of the files can be copied to the hard drive
instead of using the install program.

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  STARTING THE PROGRAM

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The user should access the Pond Design program by entering (each line
should be followed with the *\<ENTER\>* key) the following at the DOS
prompt.

**d:**

**CD mydir**

**PDMENU**

where **d:** and **mydir** are the drive and directory where the program
was installed. If the printout of the principal spillway plot is
desired, you will need to load GRAPHICS.COM prior to running the
program.

**PROGRAM CONVENTIONS & ILLUSTRATIONS**

[SECTION]{.underline} [PAGE]{.underline}

**Key Conventions [3](#KEY_CONV)**

**Stationing Convention [5](#STAT_CONV)**

**Illustrations [6](#ILLUSTR)**

Storage Volumes [6](#STRG_VOL)

Canopy Inlet Dimensions [7](#CANOPYDIM)

Hood Inlet Dimensions [8](#HOODDIM)

Elbow Details [9](#ELBOWDETS)

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  KEY CONVENTIONS

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[]{#KEY_CONV .anchor}

This manual denotes a single key as *\<key\>*, where *key* is the name
of the key (e.g., *\<F1\>* refers to function key F1, located either at
the left or the top of the keyboard). If two keys are listed together
(e.g., \<*Ctrl\>\<P\>*), you should hold down the first key while
pressing the second key. Several keys and key combinations have specific
uses in this program. The main keys used and their respective functions
are listed below. A list of the applicable keys is listed at the bottom
of each screen. If a key varies from its purpose listed here, that will
be noted in the appropriate section of the manual.

**arrow keys** : These are used to move the cursor or input field in the
indicated direction.

***\<Delete\>*** : The delete key is normally used to delete the data in
the current field. Other uses of this key include deleting a field,
line, or column. These uses will be detailed in the appropriate section
where applicable.

***\<ENTER\>*** : The ENTER key is denoted differently on some
keyboards. The key could indicate Enter, carriage return \<CR\>, or just
a symbol like ×+. This key is used to indicate you are finished entering
a value.

***\<Esc\>*** : The escape key is used to abort the program you are
currently in and return to the Main Menu. You will be asked if you
really want to quit. If you accidentally pressed the key or you decided
you did not want to quit, you would answer N for no. This provides you a
way to return to the program. If you had modified any data, you would
also be asked if you wish to save the data. If you answer Yes, the data
will be saved. If you want to lose the data, answer No.

***\<F1\>*** : This is the help key. On most input fields, pressing this
key will bring up a screen of help including the available keys and
their associated functions.

***\<F2\>*** : This key is normally used to invoke a list of choices
which you can select from. An example would be when you are on a field
requesting a filename. You can press *\<F2\>* to obtain a list of files
currently stored on the drive:\\path\\ specified.

***\<F3\>*** : This key is used to display a graphical view such as a
centerline profile or a cross-sectional view of ground and dam.

***\<F5\>*** : On the Ground Data screen, pressing *\<F5\>* will move to
the next station.

The Print screen uses *\<F5\>* to begin printing.

***\<F10\>*** : Use this key to store your data. When you press
*\<F10\>*, the resulting action depends on the setting of \"Filename
when F10 pressed?\" in your defaults. If \"Y\", you will be prompted for
the filename and description of the file to save. If \"N\", the data
will be saved to the current project name without prompting. Storing
your data intermittently would be advised to avoid data loss due to
power interruptions. You may also just want to quit and return to this
data later.

***\<Insert\>*** : This is usually used to toggle Insert mode off and
on. It also used to insert a line or column in certain tables of data.

***\<PgDn\>*** : Use the \"page down\" key to move to the next screen.

***\<PgUp\>*** : Use the \"page up\" key to move to the previous screen.

***\<Ctrl\>\<P\>*** : On some screens, this key combination will allow
you to print the displayed information. This is denoted in the
appropriate sections.

***\<PrintScreen\>*** : This key is used to send the current screen to
the printer. It may be abbreviated on some keyboards (e.g., PrtSc or
PrintScrn). Also, on some keyboards, you will need to use
*\<Shift\>\<PrintScreen\>* (i.e., while holding down *\<Shift\>*, press
*\<PrintScreen\>*).

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  STATIONING CONVENTION

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[]{#STAT_CONV .anchor}

The stationing conventions used in this program are illustrated below in
2.

The embankment centerline profile must have stations increase from left
to right when looking downstream. Cross sections will be viewed in the
direction of increasing station with positive (+) values to the right
(upstream) and negative (-) values to the left (downstream).

When stations are entered, do not enter the \"+\" (e.g., station 2+50
should be entered as 250). The \"+\" is automatically inserted.

The BL-CL offset is the horizontal distance from the baseline (flagline)
to the centerline. If (looking in the direction of increasing station)
the centerline is to the left of the baseline, the offset used should be
negative; otherwise, it will be positive.

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  ILLUSTRATIONS

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[]{#ILLUSTR .anchor}

Shown below are a few sketches that should help in defining some terms
and dimensions used in this program.

***Storage Volumes***

4 below shows the various storage volumes figured by the program.

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***Canopy and Hood Dimensions***

The figures shown below show the dimensions given for the canopy and
hooded inlets. These values are given in the \"Conduit Detail\" report
of the output.

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***Elbow Dimensions***

The figure below depicts the dimensions given in the \"Conduit Detail\"
report related to an elbow. These dimensions are useful when
constructing the elbow.

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**MAIN MENU**

This screen displays the Main Menu. Its only purpose is to transfer
control to either the \"Design\" program or the \"Change Default\"
program.

**Design** : This is the main program where you input your data, perform
the design, and print the results.

**Change defaults** : This program allows you to set your own defaults
such as data drive and path, printer, rainfall data, and various other
items described later.

**Quit** : Choose this to quit the program and return to the operating
system.

To select the desired program, press the appropriate letter (D, C, or Q)
or use arrow keys to highlight the desired choice and press *\<ENTER\>*.
These programs will be discussed in more detail in the following
sections. To return to this menu from either of the above programs,
press *\<Esc\>*. Returning to this menu will lose any data you have
entered, unless you store it before exiting the program you are running.

**DESIGN POND**

[SCREEN DESCRIPTION]{.underline} [PAGE]{.underline}

**PROJECT NAME [12](#PROJNAME)**

**DESIGN MENU [14](#DESMENU)**

**EDIT DESIGN DATA [15](#EDITDES)**

Project Information [15](#PROJINFO)

Elevation Storage Input Method [17](#STOREMETH)

Elevation Storage Data [17](#STORAGE)

Hydrology Info [19](#HYDRO)

Runoff Curve Number Determination [22](#RCN)

Sediment Storage Info [24](#SED)

Principal Spillway Info [25](#PSINFO)

Conduit Information [29](#CONDUIT)

Principal Spillway Routings [31](#PSROUTE)

Emergency Spillway Discharge Determination [32](#ESMETH)

Emergency Spillway Info [34](#ESINFO)

Emergency Spillway Routing [36](#ESROUTE)

Final Design Check [39](#FINALCHK)

**EDIT EARTHWORK DATA [40](#EARTHWORK)**

Ground Profile/X-Section Data [40](#GROUND)

Embankment Cross Section Information [44](#XSECT)

Ground/Embankment Intersections [48](#INTERSECT)

**PRINT DATA [49](#PRINT)**

This program is used to input your data (including ground data), perform
a design, and print the results. The input values needed are described
below in the description of the screens.

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  PROJECT NAME

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[]{#PROJNAME .anchor}

The screen below asks you to enter a project name.

**DRIVE:\\PATH** : This value indicates where your data is stored (e.g.,
A:\\ or C:\\ENG\\POND ). It is retrieved from the default file, but can
be changed at this time. If it is left blank, the current drive and
directory will be used (normally, the same place the program is stored).

**FILENAME** : The name of an existing project file or a new project
file. If the file exists, data will be read from all the files related
to this project. Each project has five files, each with the same
filename but different extensions as follows: PRJ for project data, STG
for stage-storage data, RCN for runoff curve number data, GRD for ground
data, and XSC for cross-section template data. If the file does not
exist (i.e., it is new), default values will be read. To edit default
values, enter the drive:\\path where the program resides and enter a
filename of DEFAULT. The filename should be limited to 8 characters. A
filename must be entered to continue.

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  []{#DESMENU .anchor}DESIGN MENU

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The Design Menu, shown below, is used to choose an appropriate action
such as designing, printing, etc. The first three actions are described
in detail later in the manual.

**EDIT DESIGN DATA** : Selecting this will start you through the
sequence of screens necessary to enter design data and perform a design.

**EDIT EARTHWORK DATA** : Selecting this will allow you to enter ground
data and cross-section templates and compute earthwork quantities. It
also assists in locating the emergency spillway.

**PRINT DATA** : This option is chosen to print the results. Several
reports are available including principal spillway trials, a summary,
and a construction checkout sheet.

**SAVE DATA** : This option is the same as pressing *\<F10\>* which will
prompt you for the filename to save the data. The default filename will
be the name of the current project you are working on. This allows you
to simply press *\<Enter\>* to keep the same name and overwrite the old
data. If you want a copy of the design or you do not wish to write over
the existing file, you can enter a different name. If a different name
is entered and that file exists, you are asked to confirm that you wish
to overwrite an existing file.

**OPEN NEW OR EXISTING PROJECT** : This option allows you to change to a
different project. By changing to a different project, you will lose
your current data unless you save it. If you have not saved the current
data, you are given the opportunity to do so. For more information on
entering a new project name, see the Project Name section above.

**QUIT** : Choosing QUIT will return you to the Main Menu mentioned
earlier.

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  []{#EDITDES .anchor}EDIT DESIGN DATA

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  []{#PROJINFO .anchor}PROJECT INFORMATION

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This screen is used for entering information related to project
identification. The screen is shown below.

**DESCRIPTION** : Enter a description of the project. This is useful
when trying to find the file at a later date. It is displayed along with
the filename when picking a file.

**STATE** : Enter the two letter abbreviation for your state (e.g., MO).
This is used as the file extension for the rainfall data file (e.g.,
COUNTY.MO ).

**COUNTY** : Enter the county where the project is located. The complete
county name does not have to be entered. Entering enough characters to
make it unique is all that is necessary (e.g., entering LAF for
Lafayette county). If the county entered is not found in the data file,
a selection list of counties appears. The *\<F2\>* can also invoke the
county selection list. You can then use arrow keys or the first few
letters of the county name to highlight the county and press *\<ENTER\>*
to select it.

The county entered is used to determine the rainfall values to use. The
counties and rainfall values can be editted in the \"Change Defaults\"
program.

**LANDOWNER** : Enter the name of the landowner.

**TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION, and FIELD**

Enter the appropriate values relating to the location of the project.

**DESIGNED BY** : The name, initials, or other form of identification of
the designer should be entered in this field.

**DATE** : When you move to this field, the computer\'s current date is
filled in for you. It shows the date the design was done.

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  ELEVATION STORAGE INPUT METHOD

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[]{#STOREMETH .anchor}

This screen provides the choice of how to enter your elevation-storage
data.

Select **Acres** if you will enter the elevation and associated area in
acres. If you have planimetered a map of known scale and want the
program to convert the areas to acres for you, you can select **square
Inches**. If **square Inches** is chosen, you will have to enter the
scale of the map (e.g., 100 for a 1\"=100\' scale) and then enter the
planimetered areas in square inches.

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  ELEVATION STORAGE DATA

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[]{#STORAGE .anchor}

The elevation (stage) storage data is entered on the screens shown
below. The first screen shown is if \"acres\" is chosen as the input
method. The second screen is for the \"square inches\" method (note the
scale is shown in upper right of screen).

Pond Design - Elevation-storage data (sq.inches method)

**ELEV** : Elevations for which you know the pool areas should be
entered in the first column. The easiest way to enter the elevations is
in ascending order. It is not necessary, however, since they are sorted
as you enter them. If you wish to insert or delete an elevation, use the
*\<INS\>* and *\<DEL\>* keys discussed below.

**POOL AREA** : Enter the pool area at each corresponding elevation in
the second column. This is entered in acres or square inches depending
on the method chosen. If the area in square inches is entered, it is
converted to acres and displayed in the third column.

**INTERVAL STORAGE** and

**ACCUMULATED STORAGE** : These values are calculated and displayed in
the last two columns. These values are shown in acre feet and cannot be
editted.

*\<INS\>* : The insert key is used to insert a line in the table between
two existing lines. The current line will move down and a new elevation
and area will be created halfway between the two existing lines.

*\<DEL\>* : The delete key is used to delete the current line in the
table. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. *\<Ctrl\>\<D\>* can be
used to avoid the confirmation question.

*\<F3\>* : A graphical view of the stage-storage curve will be
displayed. Refer to the sample screen below.

*\<F8\>* : Clear all data in the table.

PD-STAGE.WPG

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  []{#HYDRO .anchor}HYDROLOGY INFO

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The Hydrology Info screen, shown below, is used to input the data
necessary for determining the peak inflows for the principal and
emergency spillway storms. Most of these values are defined more
thoroughly in Chapter 2 of the Engineering Field Handbook (EFH).

**RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION TYPE** : A 24-hour storm distribution of I, IA,
II, or III should be displayed here. This value is set in the default
file and can not be changed here. A map showing where these
distributions occur is shown in Figure 2-1, Chapter 2, EFH.

**DRAINAGE AREA (ACRES)** : This is simply the watershed drainage area
in acres. *\<F9\>* can be used to determine area as well as runoff curve
number.

**RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER (RCN)** : If the runoff curve number is known, it
can be entered here. If it is not known, you can press *\<F9\>* for
assistance (see the following section for a description of runoff curve
number determination). If *\<F9\>* is used, the curve number and the
drainage area obtained are returned to this screen.

**WATERSHED SLOPE (%)** : Enter the average watershed slope in percent
as defined in Chapter 2 of EFH. This is the average slope of the land
and not the watercourse. A value can be determined using the following
relationship:

Y = (100 C I ) / A

where Y = avg. slope (%),

C = total contour length (ft),

I = contour interval (ft), and

A = drainage area (sq.ft.).

**FLOW LENGTH (FT.)** : The flow length is the longest flow path in the
watershed from the watershed divide to the outlet.

**TIME OF CONCENTRATION** : This is the time it takes for runoff to
travel from the hydraulically most distant point of the watershed to the
outlet. This value is calculated using the procedure shown in Chapter 2
of EFH. The user has the option of changing the calculated value. If it
is changed, an asterisk denotes that it was changed. The time is
displayed in minutes as well as hours.

The following input values are needed for both the principal and
emergency spillway storms.

**FREQ. (YRS)** : The desired frequencies should be entered in the
appropriate column. The available frequencies along with the associated
rainfall, runoff, and peak flow values are displayed in the lower right
portion of the screen.

**RAINFALL (IN)** : When a frequency is entered, an associated rainfall
value is retrieved from the data file of county rainfalls. This value
can be changed here, however.

**RUNOFF (IN) :**

**PEAK FLOW (CFS)** : The inches of runoff and peak flows are computed
using the procedure in Chapter 2, EFH. The actual peak flows used in
design will be obtained from computing inflow hydrographs. These values
can not be editted.

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  RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER DETERMINATION

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[]{#RCN .anchor}The Runoff Curve Number Determination screen, shown
below, is used to assist in calculating total drainage area and a
weighted curve number. This screen is invoked using *\<F9\>* from the
Hydrology Info screen described above.

You should locate the proper cover type, treatment (if applicable), and
hydrologic condition (there are 8 screens of choices) using the keys
described below. Once found, enter the drainage area in acres or percent
under the desired hydrologic soil group. The number in parentheses is
the curve number related to the cover and soil group combination. The
total accumulated drainage area in acres or percent and the weighted
curve number are displayed on the bottom of the screen. These are
updated as you enter data. Once data entry is complete, you should press
*\<F9\>* to return to the Hydrology Info with the resultant values.

*\<PgUp\>* or *\<PgDn\>* : Move to the previous or next screen of cover
descriptions.

*\<Home\> \<Home\>* : Press *\<Home\>* twice to move to the first screen
of descriptions.

*\<End\> \<End\>* : Press *\<End\>* twice to move to the last screen of
descriptions.

*\<Home\>* or *\<End\>* : Move to first or last field on the current
screen.

*\<TAB\>* : Move cursor to next non-blank entry. This is a quick way to
check what values you have entered across all the screens.

*\<F4\>* : Toggle between acres and percent mode for the entry of areas.

*\<F8\>* : Clear all area entries. This will restart you with a
completely blank form.

*\<Ctrl\>\<P\>* : This allows you to print the current RCN data to the
screen, a printer, or a file.

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  SEDIMENT STORAGE INFO

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[]{#SED .anchor}

The Sediment Storage screen allows you to specify storage volumes
required for sediment as explained below.

**SEDIMENT STORAGE REQ\'D (AC.FT.) ‑**

**Above inlet** : The volume of storage required for sediment above the
inlet elevation is entered here. This volume is used during the
floodrouting procedure.

**Below inlet** : The volume required below the inlet elevation for
sediment storage is used in determining a minimum inlet elevation. This
is determined from the stage-storage data entered previously.

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  PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY INFO

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[]{#PSINFO .anchor}

Data needed to define the cross section at the principal spillway are
entered on the Principal Spillway Info screen shown below. This data is
used in calculating conduit length, pipe discharge, various storage
volumes, and other miscellaneous values. The sketches below depict the
values requested for a canopy inlet and a drop inlet.

PDPSXSC1.WPG

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PDPSXSC2.WPG

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Pond Design - Principal Spillway Info

**INLET TYPE** : Enter the type of inlet used. The choices are canopy,
hood, drop, box (canopy or hood), or user defined. You can either enter
the type directly or use *\<F2\>* to select from the list. The \"user
defined\" type is used for an inlet type that is not one of the other
choices. It prompts for a file that contains stage-discharge data. The
first line of the ASCII file should be a description. The remaining
lines should each contain two values, stage (ft) and discharge (cfs)
separated by a space.

**ELEVATIONS -**

**INLET** : Enter the elevation of the principal spillway inlet. This
should be the invert of the conduit for a canopy or hood inlet or the
top of the riser for a drop or box inlet.

**OUTLET** : Enter the elevation of the outlet. This should be the
invert of the conduit.

**CHANNEL** : The channel elevation is the elevation at the downstream
toe of the embankment at the principal spillway location. It is used in
determining conduit length and overall height.

**C/L LOW PT.** : This is the elevation of the low point in channel at
the centerline of the dam.

**POOL BOTTOM** : Enter the elevation of the pool bottom. This elevation
is used to estimate storage volume if the area of the first line in the
stage-storage table is not zero.

**CONDUIT INVERT** (not shown on screen above) : This is the elevation
of the conduit coming into the riser for drop and box inlets.

**ELBOW** : If the conduit has an elbow, you should enter the elevation
of the invert of the elbow. You should also enter a value for elbow to
outlet length. If there is no elbow, leave this field blank.

**TAILWATER** : If there is any tailwater over the outlet, enter the
elevation here. If not, leave blank.

**EMBANKMENT X‑SECTION -**

**TOP WIDTH, FT** : The top width of the dam is entered in feet. The
width is used in estimating the length of the conduit.

**FRONT SLOPE, H:1** : Enter the front (upstream) slope as a ratio of
horizontal to vertical distance (e.g., for a 2:1 slope, enter 2).

**BACK SLOPE, H:1** : Enter the back (downstream) slope as a ratio of
horizontal to vertical distance (e.g., for a 2:1 slope, enter 2).

**% SETTLEMENT OR OVERFILL, FT.** : Enter the percent of settlement that
you expect to occur or the amount of overfill in feet you plan to use.
The percent of settlement is computed as follows.

%S = 100 \* (E~c~ - E~s~) / (E~s~ - E~low~)

where: %S = percent settlement,

E~c~ = constructed elevation,

E~s~ = settled elevation, and

E~low~ = centerline low point elevation.

**DOWNSTREAM BERM ELEV. and WIDTH, FT** : Enter the elevation and width
of a downstream berm. If there is no berm, leave blank.

**UPSTREAM BERM ELEV. and WIDTH, FT** : Enter the elevation and width of
an upstream berm. If there is no berm, leave blank.

**ACTUAL LENGTH**

**ELBOW TO OUTLET, FT.** : Enter the actual length in feet of the
conduit from the elbow to the end of the conduit. If a value is entered
here, be sure to enter an elbow elevation. If there is no elbow, enter 0
(zero).

**HORIZ. DISTANCE**

**OUTLET EXTENSION, FT.** : Enter the horizontal distance, in feet, the
outlet extends beyond the downstream toe.

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  []{#CONDUIT .anchor}CONDUIT INFORMATION

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Up to three trials of conduit can be defined on the conduit information
screen. Two examples of this screen are shown below. The first screen is
for a canopy inlet and the second is for a drop inlet. To remove a
trial, clear the \"Conduit Type\" field by using *\<Delete\>*.

**CONDUIT**

**TYPE** : You can enter the conduit type directly or use *\<F2\>* to
select from the list which is shown below. If you enter something that
is not in the list, the list will automatically appear without pressing
*\<F2\>*.

Available types:

ACMP ‑ Annular Corrugated Metal Pipe

HCMP ‑ Helical Corrugated Metal Pipe

RC ‑ Reinforced Concrete

S40‑PVC - PVC Schedule 40 Pipe

S80‑PVC ‑ PVC Schedule 80 Pipe

SDR‑26 - PVC SDR‑26 Pipe

SSP ‑ Smooth Steel Pipe

USER ‑ User defined

**DIAMETER, IN.** : Enter the diameter of the conduit in inches. If this
diameter is found in the conduit data file and the associated flow area
is not 0, the flow area given is used. Otherwise, the diameter entered
is assumed to be an inside diameter. If the conduit is rectangular,
enter 0 for the diameter.

**HEIGHT, IN.**

**WIDTH, IN.** : For a rectangular conduit, enter the inside dimensions
of height and width in inches.

**MANNING\'S N** : Enter the Manning\'s n value for the conduit. This is
used in computing a friction loss factor. If the conduit entered was
found in the conduit data file, the n value from the data file will be
placed here.

**INLET EXTENSION,FT.**

**HORIZ. DISTANCE** : For canopy and hood inlets, this is the horizontal
distance (in feet) the conduit extends from the dam on the upstream
side. It does not include the canopy or hood length. For a drop or box
inlet, it is the horizontal distance the top of the riser (i.e., the
edge nearest the dam centerline) is from the upstream slope of the dam
at the inlet elevation. Refer to 11 and 12 for a picture of these
dimensions.

**LENGTH, LIN.FT.** : The total length of the conduit is given in feet.
This is the actual length (not horizontal) and includes the inlet and
outlet extensions and the canopy length. It does not include the riser
length, if any. The calculated length is displayed and cannot be
changed.

**ENTRANCE COEFFICIENT, Ke** : The entrance loss coefficient entered
should not include bending losses due to an elbow or friction losses.
Suggested values can be found in EFH, MO-3-8 or by pressing *\<F1\>*.

**RISER**

**TYPE** : You can enter the riser type directly or use *\<F2\>* to
select from the list which is shown above under \"Conduit Type\". If you
enter something that is not in the list, the list will automatically
appear without pressing *\<F2\>*.

**DIAMETER, IN.** : Enter the diameter of the riser in inches. If this
diameter is found in the conduit data file and the associated flow area
is not 0, the flow area given is used. Otherwise, the diameter entered
is assumed to be an inside diameter. If the riser is rectangular, enter
0 for the diameter.

**LENGTH, IN.**

**WIDTH, IN.** : For a rectangular riser, enter the inside dimensions of
length and width in inches.

**WEIR LENGTH, IN.** : A weir length for the top of the riser will
initially be calculated as follows:

circular: weir_length = π ⋅ inside_diameter

rectangular: weir_length = 2 ⋅ (length + width).

You can accept this value or enter your own value.

**CREST RADIUS, IN.** : This is the corner radius for the weir portion
of the riser in inches. Enter 0 for a sharp edge corner.

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  PRINCIPAL SPILLWAY ROUTINGS

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[]{#PSROUTE .anchor}

When *\<PgDn\>* is pressed on the conduit information screen above, each
of the trials will be routed and the results displayed on the Principal
Spillway Routings screen below. This screen allows you to raise the
routed emergency elevation and to select which trial you wish to use.

**CONDUIT**

**TYPE**

**DIAMETER (IN.)**

**HEIGHT (IN.)**

**WIDTH (IN.)** : These values are just repeated from the previous
screen.

**EMERGENCY ELEVATION** : This is the elevation obtained from the
routing of the principal spillway. It can only be increased.

**MINIMUM TOP OF FILL ELEVATION** : This is simply the emergency
elevation plus the minimum depth of the emergency spillway (including
freeboard). This will not necessarily be the final top of fill elevation
which is determined after floodrouting the emergency.

**STORAGE (ac.ft.)** - These storage volumes are only as accurate as the
elevation-storage data entered. Refer to 13 for a sketch of these
volumes.

**TEMPORARY** : The storage between the principal and emergency
spillways.

**TOTAL AT EMERGENCY** : The storage below the emergency spillway
elevation.

**TOTAL AT MIN. TOP OF FILL** : The storage below the minimum top of
fill elevation.

**EFFECTIVE HEIGHT, FT.** : This is the elevation difference between the
emergency spillway elevation and the lowest ground point along the
centerline of the dam.

**HEIGHT X STORAGE** : This is the product of the effective height times
the storage below the emergency elevation (i.e., \"Total at
emergency\").

**JOB CLASS** : The job class refers to the job approval authority as
specified in the National Engineering Manual (§MO501.09) .

**DRAWDOWN TIME, DAYS‑HRS.** : The drawdown time is the amount of time
to discharge the principal spillway storm to a level specified in the
default file (see \"Change Defaults\" section).

**TRIAL TO USE FOR ROUTING EMERGENCY** : You must select which of the
three trials to use for routing the emergency spillway.

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  EMERGENCY SPILLWAY DISCHARGE DETERMINATION

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[]{#ESMETH .anchor}

The screen shown below is used to select the method used to compute
emergency spillway discharge.

**SELECT DESIRED METHOD** : You should choose the method desired for
computing emergency spillway discharge. The available choices are as
follows:

**Calculated** - Discharge will be calculated using the same procedure
as in the DAMS2 program.

**Qe values from ESFILE** - Qe (flow/ft. of bottom width) values will be
read from the file ESFILE (same format as used in DAMS2 program).

**User defined stage‑discharge** - A file containing stage-discharge
data will be read. The first line should contain a description. The
following lines should each contain a stage value (ft) and a discharge
(cfs) separated by a space.

**No emergency spillway** - An emergency spillway will not be routed.

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  EMERGENCY SPILLWAY INFO

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[]{#ESINFO .anchor}

Before the emergency storm can be routed, the emergency spillway needs
to be defined. This is done on the Emergency Spillway Info screen. Two
examples of this screen are shown below. If the \"calculated\" method of
discharge was selected, you will see the first screen below. The second
screen shown below will be used if \"Qe values from ESFILE\" was chosen.
Refer to the sketch below detailing dimensions needed, which can also be
seen by pressing *\<F1\>*.

![](media/image13.emf){width="5.439583333333333in"
height="3.1597222222222223in"}

**EMERGENCY ELEVATION** : The emergency elevation is repeated from the
previous screen.

**DESIRED BOTTOM WIDTH, FT.** : Enter the bottom width (in feet) of the
emergency spillway control section (i.e., the level section). If you
wish to enter the depth, instead, enter 0 here.

**DESIRED FLOW DEPTH (H~P~), FT.** : Enter the desired H~p~ depth (feet)
for the emergency spillway. This is the maximum pool elevation minus the
emergency elevation.

NOTE: Since the routing procedure must iterate to find the desired
depth, the routing will take longer than entering a bottom width.

**RETARDANCE** : Enter a vegetated retardance of A, B, C, D, or E for
the control section. If the calculated method of discharge was chosen
and you wish to enter a Manning\'s n value instead, leave this field
blank. Some suggested values are displayed by using *\<F1\>*.

**MANNING\'S N** : If the calculated method of discharge was chosen, a
Manning\'s n can be entered for the control section.

**LEVEL SECTION LENGTH, FT.** : This is the length (in the direction of
flow) of the level section in feet.

**SIDE SLOPE RATIO** : The side slope of the level section is entered as
the ratio of horizontal to vertical distance. For 3:1 slopes, enter 3.

**EXIT CHANNEL ‑**

**RETARDANCE** : Enter a vegetated retardance of A, B, C, D, or E for
the exit channel. To enter a Manning\'s n value instead, leave this
field blank. Some suggested values are displayed by using *\<F1\>*.

**MANNING\'S N** : Enter a Manning\'s n value for the exit channel.

**PERMISSIBLE VEL., FPS** : Enter the maximum permissible velocity
(feet/second) for the exit channel. Examples for vegetated and earth
spillways can be displayed by pressing *\<F1\>*. This is used in
determining maximum exit slope.

**INLET CHANNEL** - If the calculated method of discharge was chosen,
the inlet channel shape can be defined.

**LENGTH, FT.** : The horizontal distance (in feet) upstream from the
control section at which a sloping section back into the pool begins.
This distance includes the level section length. If there are two
slopes, a second length can be entered.

**SLOPE, %** : The slope (in percent) of a sloping section back into the
pool. If there are two slopes, the slope of the second section should
also be entered.

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  EMERGENCY SPILLWAY ROUTING

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[]{#ESROUTE .anchor}

When *\<PgDn\>* is pressed on the emergency information screen above,
the emergency storm will be routed and the results displayed on the
Emergency Spillway Routings screen below. This screen allows you to
raise the settled top of fill elevation.

**EMERGENCY ELEVATION** : This elevation is simply repeated from
previous screen.

**ACTUAL BOTTOM WIDTH, FT.**

**ACTUAL FLOW DEPTH (HP), FT.** : If bottom width was entered on
previous screen, bottom width will be the same as entered and flow depth
will be a calculated value. If flow depth was entered, bottom width will
be calculated and flow depth should match input if it was possible.

**WATER ELEVATION IN EMERG.** : This is the maximum pool elevation,
which is the emergency elevation plus flow depth.

**FLOW IN EMERGENCY, CFS** : This is the peak flow through the spillway
in cubic feet per second.

**DRAWDOWN TIME, DAYS‑HRS.** : This is the amount of time to discharge
the emergency spillway storm. If the principal spillway used is less
than 10 inches in diameter, this time is the drawdown time to the
emergency elevation; otherwise, it is the drawdown time to the level
specified in the default file (see \"Change Defaults\" section).

**MINIMUM EXIT SLOPE, %**

**MAXIMUM EXIT SLOPE, %** : The allowable range of slopes for the exit
channel.

**ELEVATIONS:**

**TOP OF FILL** : This is the settled elevation of the top of fill. This
is the greater of: 1) emergency elevation plus minimum emergency depth,
or 2) water elevation plus freeboard. You can increase this value.

**CHANNEL (DOWNSTREAM TOE)** : The channel elevation is the elevation at
the downstream toe of the embankment at the principal spillway location.
It is used in determining conduit length and overall height. This value
cannot be changed here.

**OVERALL HEIGHT, FT.** : This is the settled top of fill elevation
minus the downstream toe elevation.

**STORAGE (AC.FT.)** : Refer to 14 for a sketch of these storage
volumes.

**ES TO MAX. WATER** : This is the volume between maximum water and
emergency elevations.

**TEMPORARY (PS TO ES)** : The volume between principal (inlet) and
emergency elevations.

**TOTAL AT EMERG.ELEV.** : Volume below the emergency elevation.

**TOTAL AT WATER ELEV.** : Volume below the maximum water elevation.

**TOTAL AT TOP OF FILL** : Volume below the top of fill elevation.

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  FINAL DESIGN CHECK

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[]{#FINALCHK .anchor}

After the emergency storm has been routed and the top of fill elevation
set, the pipe length is recalculated based on the new top of fill
elevation. The pipe length (based on estimated top of fill) used in the
design and the recalculated pipe length are shown on the final design
check screen. The variation between the two lengths is computed by the
formula ![](media/image14.emf).

The actual variation and the allowable variation are displayed (as shown
in the screen below). If the variation between these two lengths is
greater than allowed, you must then press *\<Enter\>* to return to the
\"Principal Spillway Routings\" screen and run through the design with
the new pipe length.

If the variation is acceptable, you can press *\<End\>* to accept the
design and return to the design menu. If *\<Enter\>* is pressed, you
will be returned to the \"Principal Spillway Routings\" screen and run
through the design with the new pipe length.

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  EDIT EARTHWORK DATA[]{#EARTHWORK .anchor}

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  GROUND PROFILE/CROSS-SECTION DATA

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[]{#GROUND .anchor}

The Ground Profile/X-Section Data screen is used to enter the ground
data to be used in determining earthwork quantities. Upon entering this
screen, the cursor is placed on the ELEV or F.S. line. To change STA
INCR, H.I., or % GRD.SLOPE, press *\<TAB\>* to move to top of screen and
then the left or right arrow key to move to appropriate field. You can
press *\<TAB\>* again or the down arrow to return to the point data. All
of the data is edited between the double lines. Refer to 15 on page
[5](#STA_CONV) for the conventions to use in entering data.

**STA INCR** : Station increment determines what the next station will
be if you are at the last station and move to the next station (i.e.,
add a station). For example, if the last station is 5+00 and the
increment is 50, the next station added will be 5+50. A value of 0+00
will cause the station to increment by 1\' and the input cursor to move
to the STATION field instead of to the ELEV field when adding a new
station. You can then change the station by entering a new value.

**H.I.** : If a value for height of instrument is entered, then the
program assumes foresights are being entered and the input line of
**ELEV** is changed to **F.S.** It may be changed whenever desired.

**% GRD.SLOPE** : Entering a percent ground slope here will allow you to
enter one ground point and have a second point computed. The second
point will be at a default offset (see \"Change Defaults\" section) from
the first point. A positive slope is assumed to be one which rises from
left to right while looking in the direction of increasing station. A
negative slope would fall from left to right.

**PRACT.ID** : This ID indicates the current practice you are working
on. In this program, there is currently just one which is DAM.

**X-SECTION \_\_ OF \_\_** : The first number represents the cross
section number you are working on. The second number represents the
total number of sections entered. On the screen above, you would be on
the fifth cross section of 14. Press *\<F5\>* to move to the next
station or *\<F6\>* to move to the previous station.

**STATION** : This is the distance along the baseline. Five stations can
be seen at one time: the current one, the two preceding, and the two
following stations. The station value between the double lines indicates
the station you are currently editing. The stations are placed in
ascending order as you enter them. When you are on the station field,
the following actions can occur:

• Enter a station that exists. The data for that station will be
displayed.

• Enter a station that does not exist. If the current station has data,
you will be asked if you wish to change the station to the entered
value. If it has no data, the station will be changed to the entered
value with no confirmation.

• Use up or down arrows (or *\<F5\>* or *\<F6\>*) to move to previous or
next station.

• Use *\<Home\>* or *\<End\>* keys to move to first or last station.

• Use the *\<Delete\>* key to delete all the data for that station. You
are asked to confirm this.

• Use the *\<Ctrl\>\<D\>* key to delete all the data for that station.
You are not asked to confirm this, so be careful.

The above sample shows that you are positioned at station 0+90.

**ELEV** or **F.S.** : Data input line for elevations or foresights.

**DIST** : Distance input line. Distance is measured from the baseline
(see the cross-section definition in 16 on page [5](#STA_CONV)). Points
to the left (when looking in direction of increasing station) are
negative; to the right are positive. The points need not be entered in
any order, they will be sorted automatically. You cannot enter two
points with the same distance.

**POINT NUMBER \_\_ OF \_\_** : The first number represents the point
you are working on. The second number represents the number of points
entered for this cross section. Only 5 are displayed on the screen at
one time. As you enter more than 5 values, they are scrolled
horizontally. Press *\<Home\>* to move to the first point or *\<End\>*
to move to the last point.

Entry of only one ground point is allowed. The earthwork calculations
will assume flat ground at the cross section.

The screen sample above shows five stations with related data.

*\<F3\>* : View the baseline profile and the ground cross-sections.
*\<Ctrl\>\<V\>* can be used also for this purpose. The particular ground
data cross section displayed will be the currently highlighted one. Use
the up and down arrow keys, *\<Home\>*, and *\<End\>* to move through
the cross sections. An example of this screen view is shown below.

*\<F4\>* : This key is used as a toggle for repeating distances. NO
indicates that distances from the previous cross section will not be
repeated for a station. YES indicates that the distances will be
repeated.

*\<F9\>* : *\<F9\>* may be used to delete the information of the current
station, which is displayed between the double lines.

*\<Delete\>* : The delete key may be used to delete the point (ELEV and
DIST) at the cursor. At least one point must remain in a cross section.
The last point may not be deleted.

If you are on the station field, the data for that station will be
deleted with confirmation (same result as using *\<F9\>*).

*\<Ctrl\>\<D\>* : Same as *\<Delete\>* but with no confirmation.

*\<Ctrl\>\<P\>* : This allows you to print the ground data to the
screen, a printer, or a file.

![](media/image15.emf){width="5.333333333333333in" height="4.0in"}

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  EMBANKMENT CROSS SECTION INFORMATION

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[]{#XSECT .anchor}

After entering the ground data, the embankment cross section template(s)
are defined on the screen shown below. 17 below shows a cross section
template with the appropriate dimensions defined. You can also press
*\<F1\>* to display this figure on the screen. When this screen is first
displayed, the earthwork quantities (explained below) are calculated and
displayed near the bottom of the screen. If any changes are made, you
will need to press *\<F9\>* to recalculate the volumes. The cross
section is viewed in the direction of increasing station.

[]{#XSEC_TEMP .anchor}![](media/image16.emf){width="5.665972222222222in"
height="2.890972222222222in"}

**% SETTLEMENT OR OVERFILL, FT.** : *\<Tab\>* is used to move between
this field and the other data. Enter the percent of settlement that you
expect to occur or the amount of overfill in feet you plan to use.
Pressing *\<F4\>* will switch between the two methods. The percent of
settlement is computed as as follows:

%S = 100 \* (E~c~ - E~s~) / (E~s~ - E~low~)

where: %S = percent settlement,

E~c~ = constructed elevation,

E~s~ = settled elevation, and

E~low~ = ground elevation at centerline.

**TEMPLATE \#** : Up to 20 templates can be entered. Four are shown on
the screen with the appropriate template numbers displayed. Using the
left and right arrow keys, you can scroll horizontallly through the
templates.

**STATION** : Enter the station at which this template will begin. The
template will be used up to the next station entered or to the end of
the data (if this is the last template). If you enter a station that has
already been entered, you will move to that station\'s template. The
stations are sorted as you enter them.

**SETTLED TOP OF FILL ELEV.** : Enter the elevation of the settled top
of fill.

**TOP WIDTH (FT.)** : The top width of the dam is entered here in feet.

**UPSTREAM**

**BERM ELEV.**

**BERM WIDTH (FT.)** : Enter the upstream berm elevation and width
(feet). This program assumes the berm is level (i.e., no slope). If no
berm is used, leave elevation blank and enter 0 for width.

**DONWSTREAM**

**BERM ELEV.**

**BERM WIDTH (FT.)** : Enter the downstream berm elevation and width
(feet). This program assumes the berm is level (i.e., no slope). If no
berm is used, leave elevation blank and enter 0 for width.

**FRONT SLOPE (N:1)** : This is the slope of the dam on the upstream
side. This should be entered as a ratio of horizontal distance to 1 foot
of vertical distance (e.g., for 3:1, enter 3). The program uses this
value for the slope above and below the berm (if any).

**BACK SLOPE (N:1)** : This is the slope of the dam on the downstream
side. This should be entered as a ratio of horizontal distance to 1 foot
of vertical distance (e.g., for 3:1, enter 3). The program uses this
value for the slope above and below the berm (if any).

**STRIPPING DEPTH (FT.)** : Enter the depth of any stripping in feet.
Stripping volume is computed assuming this depth occurs from upstream
toe to downstream toe. If no stripping is done, enter 0.

**CORE BOTTOM WIDTH (FT.)** : Enter the bottom width of the core in
feet. If no core, enter 0.

**DEPTH (FT.)** : Enter the core depth in feet. If no core, enter 0.

**SIDE SLOPES (N:1)** : Enter the side slope ratio for the sides of the
core. This is entered as a ratio of horizontal distance to 1 foot of
vertical distance (e.g., 2.5:1, enter 2.5). If no core, enter 0.

**OFFSET (FT)** : The core offset is the distance from the dam
centerline to the core centerline. While looking in the direction of
increasing station, the offset value is positive if the core centerline
is to the right of the dam centerline, else it is negative.

**BL‑CL OFFSET (FT)** : The ground data baseline (BL) could be
considered as the centerline or flagline for the ground data. It is the
line joining all the 0 (zero) distances for each ground data cross
section. CL is the dam centerline. BL-CL offset is the distance from the
ground baseline to the dam centerline. While looking in the direction of
increasing station, the offset value is positive if the dam centerline
is to the right of the ground baseline, else it is negative. Changing
this value shifts the dam upstream or downstream.

**CU.YDS.** : The earthwork quantities (in cubic yards) are computed and
displayed here for the fill (constructed), settled fill, stripping, and
core volumes.

The following keys have specific functions on this screen.

*\<F3\>* or : Display the cross sections showing the template along with
the ground data. The particular

*\<Ctrl\>\<V\>* cross section displayed will be the currently
highlighted one. Use the up and down arrow keys, *\<Home\>*, and
*\<End\>* to move through the cross sections. An example of this screen
view is shown below. The constructed as well as the settled fill lines
are shown.

*\<F4\>* : This key is used to switch between using % settlement or a
fixed overfill amount.

*\<F9\>* : Press this key to recalculate earthwork quantities.

*\<Delete\>* : The delete key may be used to delete the current
template. At least one template must remain. You are asked to confirm
the deletion.

*\<Ctrl\>\<D\>* : Same as *\<Delete\>* but with no confirmation.

*\<Insert\>* : This will insert a new template between the previous and
current one. The station for the new template is set at halfway between
the two and the rest of the data is copied from the current template.

![](media/image17.emf){width="5.279861111111111in"
height="2.5194444444444444in"}

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  GROUND/EMBANKMENT INTERSECTIONS

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[]{#INTERSECT .anchor}

The embankment centerline stations where the ground elevation is equal
to the settled fill elevation and the emergency spillway elevation are
shown on the screen below. If a station is beyond entered ground data,
the location is extrapolated from the ground data and a warning issued.
The design emergency spillway bottom width is also displayed.

You are then requested to enter the dam centerline station where the
emergency spillway centerline crosses (see the figure below). This
determines on which side the emergency spillway is located. A station
cannot be entered which would result in the bottom of the spillway being
in a fill condition. This station is used in printing the embankment
centerline profile on the construction checkout sheet.

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  PRINT DATA

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[]{#PRINT .anchor}

When \"Print Data\" is chosen from the menu, the following report setup
screen appears with the available options. An example of each report
option is shown in the sample outputs in Appendix A. To select a report
option, enter an X or use the *\<Space Bar\>* to toggle the X on. To
remove a report option, use the *\<Space Bar\>* to toggle the X off.
Once the report is setup, press *\<PgDn\>* or *\<F5\>* to start
printing. You can then select where to send the output (i.e., screen,
printer, or a file).

Additional keys with special functions on this screen are:

*\<F6\>* or

*\<Ctrl\>\<X\>* : Toggle all the X\'s on or off.

*\<Esc\>* or

*\<PgUp\>* : Return to the menu.

*\<F2\>* : Allows you to change the type of printer and the port that
will receive the output. When this key is pressed, the \"Default Printer
and Port\" screen (shown below) will appear. Use the up and down arrow
keys to select the printer and press *\<Enter\>*. The default printer
port is normally PRN. This should suffice for most situations, so just
press *\<Enter\>*. You will then be returned to the report setup screen.
NOTE: This printer selection is lost when the program is exited. To
change the printer permanently, see the \"Change Defaults\" section of
this manual.

**CHANGE DEFAULTS**

[SCREEN DESCRIPTION]{.underline} [PAGE]{.underline}

**DEFAULTS FOR POND DESIGN [54](#DEFAULTS)**

**DEFAULT PRINTER AND PORT [58](#PRINTER)**

Printer Commands [59](#PRINTCOMMANDS)

**RAINFALL DATA [60](#RAINFALL)**

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  DEFAULTS FOR POND DESIGN

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[]{#DEFAULTS .anchor}

Various defaults and design parameters can be set on the first screen
shown below. These are values that you should not have a need to change
once you have entered them. Each of the items is described in more
detail below.

**DATA DRIVE:\\PATH :** You should indicate here the drive and path of
where you intend to store your data. This should conform to DOS
conventions. A couple of examples are A:\\ (the root directory of drive
A) or C:\\PONDDATA (the directory PONDDATA on drive C).

**FILENAME WHEN F10 PRESSED? :** Answering \"Y\" (yes) here will cause
the design program to prompt you for a filename whenever you press
*\<F10\>* to save your data. An \"N\" (no) will cause the program to
save your data to the current project name without prompting. NOTE:
Selecting \"Save data\" from the program menu will prompt you for a
filename regardless of this setting.

**FOOTER FOR COVER PAGE :** Up to four lines of information can be
entered here. This could be your office name and address or anything
else you might want printed on the bottom of the cover page.

**EMERG. SPILLWAY ‑**

**ES TO TOP OF DAM :** This is the minimum elevation difference (feet)
desired between the emergency spillway elevation and the settled top of
dam elevation.

**FREEBOARD :** Enter the minimum freeboard (feet) desired above the
maximum water elevation.

**MIN. BOTTOM WIDTH :** Enter the minimum bottom width (feet) desired
for the emergency spillway.

**MAX. BOTTOM WIDTH :** Enter the maximum bottom width (feet) desired
for the emergency spillway.

**GROUND DATA ‑** The following values relate to the \"Ground
Profile/X-Section Data\" screen (described elsewhere in this manual).

**STATION INCREMENT :** The station increment determines what the next
station will be if you are at the last station and move to the next
station (i.e., add a station). For example, if the last station is 5+00
and the increment is 50, the next station added will be 5+50. A value of
0+00 will increment the last station by 1 and place the cursor on the
\"Station\" field instead of \"Elev\" field. This allows you to edit the
station value without using the left arrow key to move from \"Elev\" to
\"Station\". The value you enter here is the default value for that
screen input field.

**REPEAT DISTANCES? :** This sets the default value for the repeat
distances function. NO indicates that distances from the previous cross
section will not be repeated for a station. YES indicates that the
distances will be repeated.

**OFFSET FOR SLOPE :** This determines the distance (feet) at which a
second point is created when entering a percent ground slope.

**RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION TYPE :** The desired 24-hour storm distribution
of I, IA, II, or III should be selected here. A map showing where these
distributions occur is shown in Figure 2-1, Chapter 2, EFH.

**DRAWDOWN TIME** ‑ The time to drawdown the water to the following 3
conditions is computed and the shortest time of the 3 is the result
displayed.

**FT. ABOVE INLET :** This is simply a distance in feet above the inlet
elevation.

**STORAGE DRAINED,% :** You can specify a certain percentage of the peak
routed volume.

**MIN. FLOW, CFS :** The last choice allows you to stop computing
drawdown time at a desired flow in cubic feet per second.

**EARTHWORK COMPUTATIONS** - Earthwork quantities are computed based on
the following two settings.

**SLOPES? S) SETTLED, OR C) CONSTRUCTED :** If the front and back slopes
entered are settled slopes (constructed slopes will be steeper), enter
an S here. If they are constructed slopes (settled slopes will be
flatter), enter a C here. Refer to the figure below.

![](media/image19.emf){width="5.11875in" height="1.9770833333333333in"}

**BERM SETTLES? :** Do you want quantities computed assuming the
upstream and downstream berms settle? If yes, enter Y here, otherwise
enter N.

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  DEFAULT PRINTER AND PORT

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[]{#PRINTER .anchor}

The screen shown below is where you define your default printer and
printer port. Selecting the correct printer is important in getting the
output to print correctly.

**DEFAULT PRINTER NAME** : A list of printer choices is given. You can
use the arrow keys or the first few letters of the printer name to
highlight the desired printer. Press *\<Enter\>* to select it. The
following keys can be used to add a printer, remove a printer, or edit
an existing printer.

*\<INS\>* : The *\<Insert\>* key can be used to add a printer. The added
printer will be an exact copy of the printer highlighted when the key
was pressed. You can then use *\<F2\>* to edit the printer name, file,
and commands.

*\<DEL\>* : The *\<Delete\>* key is used to delete (remove) the
highlighted printer from the list. Note that this does not remove the
associated printer command file from your hard drive.

*\<F2\>* : This key allows you to edit the printer name, the associated
printer command filename, and the print commands for the highlighted
printer. See the Printer Commands screen description below.

**PRINTER FILE** : Each printer in the list has an associated printer
command file. This file contains the commands necessary to perform
special formatting functions. The file name is displayed on this screen,
but can only be edited by using *\<F2\>*.

**PRINTER PORT** : This determines where to send the printed output. It
is simply a port or device name. The default setting is PRN which should
work in most cases. Other examples are LPT1, LPT2, and COM1. A filename
can also be entered here if you want the output to always go to a file.

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  PRINTER COMMANDS

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[]{#PRINTCOMMANDS .anchor}

The following screen appears when *\<F2\>* is pressed when selecting a
default printer. It allows you to modify the printer commands to invoke
the various print functions. You can also change the printer name and
the file for storing the commands. It is advised to give all the printer
command files the same extension (e.g., PRT), although it is not
required. If a character can not be entered from the keyboard, the ASCII
value can be enclosed in \<\> (e.g., the escape character can be entered
as \<27\> ) . Refer to your printer manual for appropriate commands.

The printer command variables are as follows:

PRINT_INIT: Sent at beginning of print job.

PRINT_EXIT: Sent at end of print job.

NORMAL: Set to normal print.

FORM_FEED: Move paper to top of next page.

BOLD_OFF: Turn bold printing off.

BOLD_ON: Turn bold printing on.

CONDENSED_OFF: Turn condensed (small) printing off.

CONDENSED_ON: Turn condensed (small) printing on.

LARGE_OFF: Turn large (e.g., expanded, double-width) printing off.

LARGE_ON: Turn large (e.g., expanded, double-width) printing on.

UNDER_OFF: Turn underlining off.

UNDER_ON: Turn underlining on.

PAGE_LENGTH: Set page length to specified number of lines.

PAGE_WIDTH: Set page width to specified number of characters.

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  RAINFALL DATA

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[]{#RAINFALL .anchor}

The next two screens are used to edit your rainfall data. On the first
screen, you simply enter the two letter abbreviation of the state you
wish to edit. This abbreviation is used as the file extension for the
rainfall data file (e.g., COUNTY.MO). The second screen is where the
actual rainfall data is edited. You would move to the desired county by
using arrow keys or entering the county name. If a county name is
entered that can not be found, you are asked if you wish to change the
name. You can then use the arrow keys to move to the appropriate
frequency column (1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100 years) and edit the
24-hour rainfall amount in inches.

You can add or remove counties using the following keys.

*\<INS\>* : The *\<Insert\>* key is used to add a county. The new county
will be inserted just above the currently highlighted county.

*\<DEL\>* : The *\<Delete\>* key is used to delete the highlighted
county with confirmation.

*\<Ctrl\>\<D\>* : Same as *\<DEL\>* but with no confirmation.

**APPENDIX A - SAMPLE OUTPUT**

[SECTION]{.underline} [PAGE]{.underline}

**Cover Page [62](#COVERPG)**

**Page Header [62](#PGHEADER)**

**Elevation-Storage Input Data [63](#ELEVSTG)**

**Storage Volumes [63](#STGVOL)**

**RCN Determination [64](#RCNDET)**

**Hydrologic Data [64](#HYDROLOGY)**

**Principal Spillway Trials [65](#PSTRIAL)**

**Emergency Spillway Details [65](#ESDETAIL)**

**Ground Data [66](#GRDDATA)**

**Embankment X-Section Data [66](#EMBANK)**

**Conduit Details [67](#CONDDET)**

**Design Elevations [68](#DESIGNEL)**

**Summary [68](#SUMMARY)**

**Earthwork Volumes [68](#EARTHVOL)**

**Construction Checkout [69](#CHECKOUT)**

**Principal Spillway Plot [70](#PSPLOT)**

Examples of each of the reports available for printout are shown on the
following pages. The reports selected on the \"Report Setup\" screen are
printed in the order shown on that same screen.

Cover Page[]{#COVERPG .anchor}

The page header shown below is printed on every page of the output
except the cover page above and the principal spillway plot.

Page Header[]{#PGHEADER .anchor}

The elevation-storage report printed (one of the two below) depends on
the method of entry chosen. The first one is for areas entered directly
as acres and the second one is for areas entered as square inches and
converted to acres via a given scale.

Elev-Storage[]{#ELEVSTG .anchor}

Storage volumes[]{#STGVOL .anchor}

The runoff curve number determination report is only printed if *\<F9\>*
was used to compute a weighted curve number on the \"Hydrology Info\"
screen.

RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER[]{#RCNDET .anchor}

NOTE: The inflow values on the hydrologic data printout below may not
match exactly the values given on the \"Hydrology Info\" screen.The
reason being that the printed values are computed from an inflow
hydrograph whereas the \"Hydrology Info\" screen values are computed by
the method in EFH, Chapter 2.

Hydrologic data[]{#HYDROLOGY .anchor}

PS Trials[]{#PSTRIAL .anchor}

ES Details[]{#ESDETAIL .anchor}

If an HI is given for a station, the data for that station is the
foresight and distance. If an HI is not given, the data is elevation and
distance.

Ground data[]{#GRDDATA .anchor}

The dimensions given in the \"Embankment cross section\" report below
are shown in 21 on page [44](#XSEC_TEMP).

Embankment X-section[]{#EMBANK .anchor}

Two examples of the \"Conduit Detail\" report are shown below. The only
difference is that the second one has an elbow. The dimensions given in
this report for a canopy, a hood, and/or an elbow are displayed in
figures in the \"Illustrations\" section. The \"maximum fill over pipe\"
is measured at the downstream edge of the top width. The anti-seep
information was obtained from MO-6-9 in the Engineering Field Handbook
(EFH).

Conduit detail[]{#CONDDET .anchor}

Design Elevs.[]{#DESIGNEL .anchor}

Summary[]{#SUMMARY .anchor}

Earthwork Volumes[]{#EARTHVOL .anchor}

The checkout sheet shown below is intended to be filled out in the
field. It is basically divided into three sections: profiles and
spillway elevations, cross sections, and pipe spillway info. The first
section, on the left side of the page, is split into three areas:
embankment centerline profile, principal spillway elevations, and the
emergency spillway centerline profile. The small e\'s left of some
stations in the embankment CL profile indicate the emergency spillway.
Examples of recorded data are shown below as ***123*** (bold and
italic).

Construction Checkout[]{#CHECKOUT .anchor}

**NOTE:** The following printout requires GRAPHICS.COM to have been
loaded prior to running the pond design program.

[]{#PSPLOT .anchor}

**APPENDIX B - ERROR MESSAGES**

Listed below are the error messages and warning messages the program
will give when an error occurs.

**An error was encountered reading file.** : ESFILE could not be
successfully read. The problem with the file needs to be fixed.

**Bottom width restricting. Depth not possible.** : Either the minimum
or maximum emergency spillway bottom width was exceeded in trying to use
a certain flow depth. A different flow depth should be tried.

**Cannot delete all cross‑sections!** : When entering the embankment
cross section data, you must have at least one cross section defined.

**Cannot load program.** : The program could not load for some reason.
It may be that it could not find the program or the program file may
have become corrupt.

**Configuration not found in ESFILE.** : The combination of level
section length and retardance was not found in the file ESFILE.

**Distance value already exists!** : When entering ground data, two
points with the same distance are not allowed.

**Elbow elevation and outlet length must both be entered** : If an elbow
is used, the elbow elevation and the elbow to outlet length must both
have values entered.

**ES elevation raised from \-\-\-\-\-\-\--\> ###.##**

**to full pipe flow elevation of \--\> ###.##** : The routed emergency
spillway elevation was less than the elevation required for full pipe
flow. Thus, the emergency elevation was raised.

**ES elevation raised from \-\-\-\--\> ###.##**

**To inlet elev. + #.# ft. \-\-\-\-\--\> ###.##** : For drainage areas
of 20 or less acres, the emergency elevation must be 0.5 feet above the
inlet elevation. For greater than 20 acres, there must be a 1 foot
difference.

**File AAA could not be saved.** : The file AAA could not be saved for
some reason. It could be the disk is full, the disk is write protected,
or an invalid filename was entered.

**Full pipe flow could not be obtained! Riser may be too small. Recheck
input.** : If a drop inlet was used, too small of a riser may be the
problem. It could also be that the hydrologic data entered does not
produce enough runoff to obtain full pipe flow.

**Incomplete trial. Try again.** : You have not selected a pipe type for
a trial.

**Inlet elevation is now too low.** : If a sediment storage below the
inlet was entered, this error will result if a pool bottom elevation is
entered that causes the minimum inlet elevation to increase. This would
occur on the \"Principal Spillway Info\" screen.

**Manning\'s n must be \>0 for trial \#** : A Manning\'s n value of 0 or
less than 0 is not allowed.

**Maximum of 50 elevations!** : A maximum of 50 elevations can be
entered on the elevation-storage screen.

**Min. slope of ###.# \> max. slope of ###.#** : In some instances, the
minimum allowable slope for the exit channel of the emergency spillway
is greater than the maximum allowable slope. This is usually due to the
permissible velocities and retardances entered for the exit slope.

**Must be A, B, C, D, or E or blank !** : A retardance value of A, B, C,
D, or E must be entered. If a Manning\'s n value is allowed as an
alternative, a blank can be entered for the retardance.

**Must be \<= #+## or \>= #+## .** : The emergency spillway location
must be at a station that would require the spillway to be in cut.

**Invalid key.** : A key was pressed that is not currently valid.

**Must be \>= ###.# !** : A value greater than or equal to ###.# must be
entered.

**Must be \< ###.## !** : You should enter a value less than the one
displayed.

**Must be \> ###.## !** : You should enter a value greater than the one
displayed.

**Must be a number.** : Only numbers are allowed in this field.

**Must be Y or N.** : An answer of Yes or No must be given.

**Must have a pipe size for trial \#** : You have not entered a pipe
size for the displayed trial.

**Must have at least 1 trial.** : You cannot delete all of the principal
spillway trials. You must run at least one.

**No ground data!** : You have not entered any ground data. So the
program cannot find the intersection points of the embankment and the
ground.

**No help available** : There is no help for the currently highlighted
item.

**Not enough memory.** : The program cannot execute because of lack of
memory. The only solution is to somehow free up memory. If you have any
TSR\'s (terminate and stay resident) programs loaded, you could remove
those and try again.

**Problem finding directories and/or files** : A directory or file could
not be located. This could be caused by entering a directory or file
name that does not exist, a problem reading the file, a disk not in the
drive, etc.

**Problem saving file.** : A problem occurred trying to save a printer
file. It could be the disk is full or an invalid filename was entered.

**Problem occurred writing data.** : The data could not be written to
the disk. It could be the disk is full, the disk is write protected, or
an invalid filename was entered.

**Riser diameter must be \> ##.#** : You must enter a larger riser
diameter.

**To use this option, pipe area must be \>= 3 sq.ft.** : In order to
select \"No emergency spillway\", the principal spillway pipe area must
be greater than or equal to 3 square feet.

**Total percent must be 100!** : When entering the percent values for
runoff curve number determination, the total has to be 100.

**Trial \# ‑ Warning: Slope of outlet section \> ##.# !** : The slope of
the outlet section of the principal spillway is too steep. You might
wish to consider an elbow to flatten the slope.

**Value is outside allowable range: \### ‑ \###** : A value between the
displayed range must be entered.

**Warning: Depth \> 1.5** : This is simply a warning notifying you of a
possibly large flow depth.

**Warning: Depth \<= 0** : If there is not enough water to create flow
through the emergency spillway, you will most likely get this message.
You must lower the emergency elevation or route a larger storm through
the emergency.

**You have reached the maximum number of cross‑sections!** : The
embankment cross section data screen only allows 20 cross section
templates to be defined.

**APPENDIX C - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**

[SECTION]{.underline} [PAGE]{.underline}

**Initialization File [78](#INITFILE)**

**User Defined Stage-Discharge Files [79](#USRSTGDSCH)**

**Environment Variables [80](#ENVVAR)**

This appendix highlights some miscellaneous items that the user might
find helpful. More in depth information concerning files, file formats,
and so on is available in the *Pond Design Technical Manual*.

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  INITIALIZATION FILE

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[]{#INITFILE .anchor}

The initialization file ENG.INI contains values related to screen type,
screen colors, printer, and miscellaneous other settings. It is a text
file (ASCII) and can be editted with any editor or word processor that
can read and write text files. Each line of the file is of the format
*variable=value* where the possible variables along with valid values
are described below. Order of the variables in the file is not
important. All variables do not need to be in the file either. The
*variable* can also be set as an environment variable which will
override the value in this file.

[Variable]{.underline} [Description]{.underline}

BEEP Flag indicating if beep should be sounded for errors or invalid
keys ^1^

BLINKBG Blink BG^2^

BLINKFG Blink FG^3^

BOLDBG Bold BG^2^

BOLDFG Bold FG^3^

CONFIRM Flag indicating if ENTER is required for input fields and single
key menus. If CONFIRM is no and you reach the end of an input field, it
will be as if ENTER was pressed ^1^

FASTDISPLAY Flag indicating if display is done directly to video RAM
(YES) or through BIOS (NO) ^1^

GRAPHMODE Graphics mode \[ -1=Auto-detect, 6=CGA (640x200), 8=Hercules
(720x348), 15 or 16=EGA (640x350), or 17 or 18=VGA (640x480) \]

INPUTBG Input BG^2^

INPUTFG Input FG^3^

INSERT Flag indicates if insert mode is on or off when program starts
^1^

MENU_SRCH Method of searching in menus that do not have single key
selection. A 0 indicates search will use multiple characters (e.g.,
entering AB will find first menu option beginning with AB). A 1
indicates search will use only 1 character (e.g., entering AB would
first search for an option beginning with A, then an option beginning
with B).

MENUBG Menu BG^2^

MENUFG Menu FG^3^

MENUOPTBG Highlighted menu option BG^2^

MENUOPTFG Highlighted menu option FG^3^

NORMBG Normal BG^2^

NORMFG Normal FG^3^

PRINT_PORT Port which printer is connected to (e.g., PRN, LPT1:, etc.).
This can be changed in the \"Change Defaults\" program.

PRINTER The name of a file containing printer commands. This can be
changed in the \"Change Defaults\" program.

^1^ flags: valid values are Y, YES, ON, TRUE, N, NO, OFF, and FALSE

^2^ background color: valid values are 0-7 where 0=black, 1=blue,
2=green, 3=cyan, 4=red, 5=magenta, 6=brown, 7=white

^3^ foreground color: valid values are 0-15. 0-7 are the same as
background colors above.

8=gray, 9=bright blue, 10=bright green, 11=bright cyan, 12=bright red,
13=bright magenta, 14=yellow, 15=bright white

> [Sample Initialization File]{.underline}
>
> NORMFG=7
>
> NORMBG=0
>
> INPUTFG=0
>
> INPUTBG=7
>
> MENUFG=7
>
> MENUBG=0
>
> MENUOPTFG=0
>
> MENUOPTBG=7
>
> BOLDFG=15
>
> BOLDBG=0
>
> BLINKFG=7
>
> BLINKBG=8
>
> FASTDISPLAY=YES
>
> GRAPHMODE=‑1
>
> MENU_SRCH=0
>
> BEEP=ON
>
> CONFIRM=ON
>
> INSERT=OFF
>
> PRINTER=epson.prt
>
> PRINT_PORT=PRN

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  USER DEFINED STAGE-DISCHARGE FILES

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[]{#USRSTGDSCH .anchor}

On the \"Principal Spillway Info\" screen, an inlet type of \"User
Defined\" can be chosen. This allows an inlet to be used that has
different flow characteristics than the other choices presented. On the
\"Emergency Spillway Discharge Determination\" screen, the \"User
defined stage-discharge\" method can be chosen. This allows an emergency
spillway to be used that has different flow characteristics than the
program computes. Both of these are accomplished by entering the
stage-discharge data in a text (ASCII) file in the format shown below.

[Line]{.underline} [Contents]{.underline}

1 Description

2 stage in feet and discharge in cfs separated by a space.

Line 2 is repeated for up to 50 stages. The stages should be entered in
ascending order.

[Sample File]{.underline}

Stage-Discharge for user defined inlet

0.0 0.0

0.5 0.2

0.75 0.5

1.0 1.25

1.25 2.5

1.5 3.0

1.75 3.5

2.0 3.7

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  ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

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[]{#ENVVAR .anchor}

The program checks for the existence of a few environment variables and
uses their contents if they do exist. Most of these variables allow you
to obtain additional output. The output is performed while the
appropriate values are being calculated and not when you print the
normal program\'s reports. An environment variable is defined from the
operating system command prompt or in a batch file as follows:

**SET *variable_name=variable_value***

If you plan on using some of these, you will most likely need to
increase the memory space available for these variables. This is done in
your CONFIG.SYS file in your root directory. If there is a line similar
to the following, you can just edit that line. If not, you will need to
add the line.

**SHELL=C:\\COMMAND.COM /E:512/P**

The /E:512 allocates 512 bytes to environment variable space. This can
be set to any number desired. For more information on this, refer to
your DOS manual.

The environment variables available along with the value needed and a
description of the variable are shown below. Samples of the resulting
output for appropriate variables are also shown below. Whenever a file
name is needed, PRN can be used. This will route the output directly to
your printer instead of a disk file.

[Variable]{.underline} [Value]{.underline} [Description]{.underline}

ENG_TMP directory Sets up a drive and/or directory where temporary files
can be stored (e.g, F:\\TMP). The default is to store these in the
directory where the program resides.

ESINFLOW file name Outputs inflow values for the emergency spillway
storm.

ESOUTFLOW file name Outputs elevation-discharge values for emergency
spillway flow.

ESROUTE file name Outputs emergency spillway routing calculations.

PSINFLOW file name^1^ Outputs inflow values for the principal spillway
storm.

PSOUTFLOW file name^1^ Outputs elevation-discharge values for principal
spillway flow.

PSROUTE file name^1^ Outputs principal spillway routing calculations.

TOESTAKE file name Outputs the station and offsets for the toes (i.e.,
catch points) of the dam. This is done when volumes are calculated in
the earthwork section of the program.

^1^ Do not use an extension for these file names. The file name used is
appended with an extension of 1, 2, or 3 based on the trial being
calculated.

Some examples of setting these variables are as follows:

SET PSINFLOW=PSI

SET ESROUTE=F:\\ESROUTE

SET TOESTAKE=C:\\TEMP\\TOES

ESINFLOW example

ESROUTE example

PSOUTFLOW example

TOESTAKE example

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

ENGINEERING COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT(S)

+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
| TO: | USDA                          | SOFTWARE:        |             |
|     |                               |                  |             |
|     | Natural Resources             | **POND Design**  |             |
|     | Conservation Service -        |                  |             |
|     | Missouri                      |                  |             |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
| FR  |                               | Software         | Software    |
| OM: |                               | Version:         | Date:       |
|     |                               |                  |             |
|     |                               | **Ver. 1.0**     | **4/94**    |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
|     |                               | Date:            |             |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+

**SUGGESTION(S) FOR IMPROVEMENT**

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PROBLEM REPORT FOR

ENGINEERING COMPUTER PROGRAMS

+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
| TO: | USDA                          | SOFTWARE:        |             |
|     |                               |                  |             |
|     | Natural Resources             | **POND Design**  |             |
|     | Conservation Service -        |                  |             |
|     | Missouri                      |                  |             |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
| FR  |                               | Software         | Software    |
| OM: |                               | Version:         | Date:       |
|     |                               |                  |             |
|     |                               | **Ver 1.0**      | **4/94**    |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+
|     |                               | Date:            |             |
+-----+-------------------------------+------------------+-------------+

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Module (if applicable):           | Screen No. or Title:              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Data diskette enclosed (Yes/No)?  | Data files:                       |
|                                   |                                   |
| If yes, 1) include a default file |                                   |
| (if applicable)                   |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| 2\) provide names of data files   |                                   |
| \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--Ø            |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Error Message (if applicable):    |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

**DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM**

(If possible and applicable, attach a printout of the appropriate
screen(s) ).

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