The WinFlume Home Page

Tony L. Wahl, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado
Albert J. Clemmens, ARS, Maricopa, Arizona
Marinus G. Bos, ILRI, Wageningen, The Netherlands
John A. Replogle, ARS, Phoenix, Arizona

Hydraulic Investigations and Laboratory Services Group

Arid-Land Agricultural
Research Center

International Institute for Land Reclamation & Improvement (Alterra-ILRI)

This page provides download links for obtaining WinFlume, Version 1.06.0004 (released May 11, 2012). WinFlume is a Windows-based computer program used to design and calibrate long-throated flume and broad-crested weir flow measurement structures. The software was developed through the cooperative efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation , the Agricultural Research Service , and the International Institute for Land Reclamation & Improvement . Primary funding for WinFlume's development has come from the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Conservation-Field Services Program.

License Information

WinFlume was developed by the federal government and is in the public domain.

Download the Software

Download WinFlume - This version is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95 or newer operating systems.

Download 16-bit WinFlume - The 16-bit version is designed for Windows 3.1x systems. This version has not been maintained for several years.

See list of WinFlume revisions since version 1.0

E-Mail Notification of WinFlume Updates

To join the WinFlume Notification List, please send a blank e-mail to join-winflume@listserver.usbr.gov

Useful Related Tools and Information

New! Wall Gage Creator — This stand-alone program allows users to create flow-graduated staff gages for any hydraulic structure for which a rating table or rating equation is known. If you want to create WinFlume-style gages for other kinds of structures, check this out.

Excel spreadsheets for estimating construction quantities of several common configurations of flumes and broad-crested weirs. Quantities may be estimated in English or metric units.

Excel spreadsheets for computing parameters needed for design of drop structures and stilling basins below weirs and flumes. English and metric versions included.

Powerpoint slides with examples of different construction materials and methods.

Hints for Creating Staff Gages using PDF Files

Standard designs - This paper provides precomputed standard-design structures for typical small to medium canals.

User's Manual

A user's manual in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format is included in the setup kit. This file can be viewed on screen or printed to produce a hard-copy manual. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system, you may download it from the Adobe web site.

El software se escribe en inglés, pero un manual de usuario en español está disponible.
The software is written in English, but a user's manual in Spanish is available.

For more detailed information, see our book, WATER MEASUREMENT WITH FLUMES AND WEIRS, which provides design and construction guidance, examples, and a program user's manual.

Training

Training on the use of WinFlume is provided in a water measurement workshop taught by the Bureau of Reclamation

More Information

Reference Book! ILRI Publication 58 WATER MEASUREMENT WITH FLUMES AND WEIRS (2001)
by A.J. Clemmens, T.L. Wahl, M.G. Bos, and J.A. Replogle
This book serves as a user's manual for the WinFlume program and provides information on design, calibration, construction, and hydraulic theory of long-throated flumes and broad-crested weirs. The book is available in PDF format online from Alterra/ILRI. Search for Publication 58.

List of WinFlume revisions since version 1.0

Conference paper describing long-throated flume applications
Tools for Design, Calibration, Construction and Use of Long-Throated Flumes and Broad-Crested Weirs (2002)
Conference paper describing research on special performance issues related to flumes that are primarily width-contracted (no raised sill). Performance Limits of Width-Contracted Flumes (2002)
Conference paper describing the WinFlume software and its capabilities
WinFlume -- Windows-Based Software for the Design of Long-Throated Measuring Flumes (2000)
Commercially available flumes : Long-throated flumes are very adaptable, easily constructed, and easily customized. However, pre-manufactured flumes may be useful in some situations. A list of some flume suppliers is provided here.

Tony Wahl's Reclamation Home Page

Last reviewed: 05/20/13