Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0519 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 5: Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Water Measurement Flumes

Subtopic: Water Measurement Flumes

Question Statement:

In the single-point method of current meter velocity measurement, the meter is positioned at:

Options:

  • (A) $0.6$ of the flow depth below the free water surface
  • (B) $0.2$ of the flow depth
  • (C) $0.5$ of the flow depth
  • (D) $0.9$ of the flow depth

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

In shallow channels ($d < 0.6\text{ m}$), velocity at $0.6 d$ below surface gives the best single-point estimate of mean vertical velocity.
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