DM

(r) Maximum depth of multiple channels for individual grid elements. When the flow
depth exceeds the multiple channel depth DM, the flow width WDR of the gully is
increased by the incremental width WMC (see comments 2 and 3). DM supercedes the
DMALL depth assignment.
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DMALL
(r) Global assignment of the maximum depth to all grid elements.
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IGRID
(i) Floodplain grid element number (see comment 1).
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NODCHNS
(i) Number of multiple channels assigned in each grid element. If NODCHNS is set
equal to zero then the overland flow without multiple channels is assumed. NODCHNS
supercedes NODCHNSALL value.
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NODCHNSALL
(i) Global assignment of the number of multiple channels to all grid elements.
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WDR
(r) Channel width for individual grid elements. WDR supercedes WDRALL.
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WDRALL
(r) Global assignment of the multiple channel width to all grid elements. If
WDRALL = 0, all global variables are set to zero.
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WMC
(r) Incremental width by which multiple channels will be expanded when the maximum
rill and gully depth DM is exceeded (see comments 2 and 4).
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XNMULT
(r) Channel n-values for individual grid elements. Supercedes XNMULTALL.
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XNMULTALL
(r) Global assignment of the multiple channel n-values to all the grid elements.
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Instructional Comments for the MULT.DAT File

1. If a grid element is assigned multiple channels and, in addition, contains a

main channel or buildings, such that the available floodplain surface storage area
is less than 50% of the original grid element surface area, then the model will
reset that grid element to overland sheet flow (i.e. no multiple channels).
Multiple channels will not be simulated in the grid elements with streets. The
program will automatically eliminate any multiple channels in grid elements with
streets. The user does not have to alter the data files. The available surface
area and the assigned variable can be review in the SURFAREA.OUT output file.

2. If a gully channel fills and is about to overflow, it is assumed that the

gully is an alluvial channel and will widen to accept more flow. Thus when the
flow depth exceeds the maximum gully channel depth DM, the model increases the
gully width by the incremental width value WMC. Once the flow is in a gully, the
gully will not overflow back onto the overland area, but will continue to widen
until the gully is wider than the grid element or until there is no more overland
storage area left in the grid element. The flow routing will then revert to
overland flow in that element.

3. If it is desired to force the flow to stay in a channel of fixed width, set

the variable WMC = 0.
4. The total flow width is determined by multiplying the number of channels in
each grid element by the appropriate width.