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- is used daily by Melbourne Water, one of Australia's foremost Water Authorities, as a primary flood-level calculation tool, and has been used by Land Development Engineers, Consultants, Councils for over 15 years,
- has been written specifically to simplify the design and analysis of single, unobstructed open channels with varying Manning's n and of any shape,
- from Version 8, includes weir flow calculation,
- has extensive help within the program, and comes with a comprehensive electronic User's Guide that details all of the features of the program,
- can import cross-section data in (chainage, elevation) format from, for example, spreadsheets, notepad or Hec-Ras,
- from Version 8, can import data via a .csv file,
- can estimate safety risk values of velocity x depth (average and maximum) in overbank areas and the main channel,
- has powerful editing tools which enable you to
- can output results to a text file for importing into a spreadsheet program for preparation of rating curves, graphs etc.
- includes a Pipeflow calculator to determine pipe capacities and print rating tables,
- can combine PC-Convey cross-sections in a format that can be easily imported into Hec-Ras,
- can be used in any situation with free tailwater conditions and steady flow where the use of Manning's equation is appropriate,
- provides quality printouts of data and results (including a graph of the cross-section),
- reduces errors by having the software carry out calculations for you,
- saves money by increasing productivity (easy to design, analyse and edit cross-sections),
- has been written by a Civil Engineer with almost 30 years experience in hydrology and hydraulics.