Muskingum-cunge: A practical alternative to the HYMO VSC method for channel routing

Abstract

This paper describes the Muskingum-Cunge channel routing method as presented in the new version (5.2) of the Guelph Agricultural Watershed Storm-Event Runoff (GAWSER) model, a hydrologic modelling program based on the popular HYMO format. The Muskingum-Cunge method is a simple procedure that uses measurable channel characteristics (e.g. valley cross-sections) to compute the routing coefficients. It has been applied to the entire Grand River Basin in southwestern Ontario with accurate simulation of flood flows for a wide range of channel conditions. © 1988 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.