Modification of the Lake Flow Algorithm of the Distributed Hydrological Model HYDROTEL When Modeling Lakes with Multiple Outlets
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper introduces an algorithm to calculate outflow in lakes and reservoirs that have multiple outlets. If the inflow into the lake, the surface area, and the morphological characteristics of the outlets are known, this algorithm enables to calculate the outflow at each outlet of the lake at any moment in time. Lake outflow is governed by a mass balance equation and a relationship that relates water level to outflow at each outlet. This algorithm was first validated using a theoretical example and once the method was integrated into the distributed hydrological model HYDROTEL, it was also validated using simulation of Lake Ludger, Quebec, Canada.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to thank Richard Turcotte and Julie Lafleur of the CEHQ, Luc Roy of Hydro-Québec and Ouranos (Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change), and Alain Royer and Michel Slivitzky of INRS-ETE for their valuable contributions. The writers would also like to thank Bronwyn Pavey for her attentive editing. This research was partly funded by a Collaborative Research and Development grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (A. N. Rousseau, principal investigator).NSERC
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 15 • Issue 12 • December 2010
Pages: 955 - 962
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Received: May 22, 2009
Accepted: Dec 15, 2009
Published online: Jan 8, 2010
Published in print: Dec 2010
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