{"id":962,"date":"2022-07-01T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=962"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T17:16:47","slug":"equivalent-pond-length-and-width","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/knowledge-base\/equivalent-pond-length-and-width\/","title":{"rendered":"Equivalent Pond Length and Width"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When conducting retention pond recovery analysis using the Simplified Analytical Method, it is necessary to have a rectangular basin shape with a single length and width for computational purposes. In case you have an irregular shaped pond, Studio Express offers a convenient built-in calculator to determine the equivalent length and width of the retention pond. Below is an example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx.png 955w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx-60x39.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWEx-100x65.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To calculate the equivalent length and width, Studio Express needs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pond Bottom Area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pond Depth (depth between any overflow weir crest and the pond bottom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pond Perimeter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the above retention pond, these are: 4,688 sqft; 3.0 ft; and 285 ft respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the [Equiv LW] button at the top of the canvas window to open the calculator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqLWBut.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-964\" style=\"width:100px;height:36px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqLWBut.png 132w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqLWBut-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqLWBut-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqLWBut-100x36.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following dialog box will open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-965\" style=\"width:357px;height:275px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput.png 636w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput-50x38.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput-60x46.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEquivLWExInput-100x77.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the required inputs and click [Calculate]. The resulting equivalent length and width values will be shown. If you would like to transfer these values directly to the Input Grid, check the Apply Results box before Closing the window.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult.png 847w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult-50x29.png 50w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult-60x34.png 60w, https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/06\/GwEqResult-100x57.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new dimensions offer the same bottom area and volume but with a rectangular shape.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use this built-in utility to calculate equivalent pond Length and Width for irregular shaped basins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[32],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-962","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-groundwater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=962"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/962\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=962"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learn.hydrologystudio.com\/studio-express\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}