Open Channel Flow Lite

Open Channel Flow Lite

Open Channel Hydraulics

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Released
August 1, 2021
Updated
October 13, 2026

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Open Channel Flow Lite is the free edition of Open Channel Flow Pro. It has every feature of the Pro version, for small channels. CHANNEL SHAPES • Rectangular • Trapezoidal • Circular • Natural (irregular cross-section, with overbank roughness) • Triangular • Parabolic SOLVE FOR • Discharge, water depth, bed slope, and the channel width or pipe diameter, using Manning's equation RESULTS • Flow area, wetted perimeter, hydraulic radius, velocity, Froude number and flow regime • Critical depth, specific energy, alternate and sequent depths • Discharge rating curve and specific energy charts MORE TOOLS • Water surface profiles by the direct step method, from a control depth • Efficient Section: size the best section for a design discharge • Manning's n picker • Metric and English units • Worksheets to save and reopen your calculations • PDF reports to share • Built-in documentation and usage manual • iPhone and iPad LIMITS OF THE LITE VERSION • Discharge up to 0.5 m³/s (17.65 ft³/s) • Water depth in a circular channel up to 0.6 m (1.96 ft) • Trapezoidal side slope of 1:1 only Open Channel Flow Pro removes these limits. No account and no ads. Your worksheets stay on your device.
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What's New in Open Channel Flow Lite

1.3.0

October 13, 2026

Rebuilt on Open Channel Flow Pro 1.8. The Lite version now has every feature of the Pro version: • Triangular and parabolic channels • Water surface profiles (gradually varied flow) • Energy and momentum: critical, alternate and sequent depths • Efficient Section design aid • Natural channels with overbank roughness • Metric and English units, and a Manning's n picker • iPad layout • No limit on the number of worksheets The Lite version is now limited by the size of the channel: discharge up to 0.5 m³/s, water depth in a circular channel up to 0.6 m, and a trapezoidal side slope of 1:1.

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