Pond Size and Shape Calculator (verify designs with continuous models and field verification)

Oct 25, 2003 R. Pitt Fill in values highlighted in yellow and don't change the other cells. Examine the orange cells.

Objectives and site information:

treatment objective: 5 um (about 90% SS)

pond
area surface wet storage
soil land use and area: (acres) area (ac) volume (ac-ft)
sandy Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 pond surface area (acres): 0.25 radius (ft):
sandy Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 pond wet storage volume (acre-ft): 0.885 59
sandy Industrial 12.5 0.25 0.885
sandy Commercial 0 0.00 0.000 pond storage top surface radius of top average side max discharge
sandy Institutional 0 0.00 0.000 depth (ft) area (acres) area (ft) slope (%)* for 5 um (cfs)
sandy Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.25 6.833 308 0.1 38.7
sandy Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.5 3.292 214 0.3 18.6
sandy High den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.75 2.111 171 0.7 12.0
sandy Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000 1 1.521 145 1.2 8.6
sandy Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000 1.5 0.931 114 2.7 5.3
silty Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 2 0.635 94 5.7 3.6
silty Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 2.5 0.458 80 12.0 2.6
silty Industrial 0 0.00 0.000 3 0.340 69 30.6 1.9
silty Commercial 0 0.00 0.000 3.5 0.256 60 502.3 1.4
silty Institutional 0 0.00 0.000 4 0.193 52 -55.7 1.1
silty Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000 4.5 0.144 45 -31.5 0.8
silty Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000 5 0.104 38 -24.0 0.6
silty High den resid 0 0.00 0.000 6 0.045 25 -17.7 0.3
silty Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000 7 0.003 6 -13.3 0.0
silty Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000 8 -0.029 #VALUE! #VALUE! -0.2
clayey Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 9 -0.053 #VALUE! #VALUE! -0.3
clayey Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 10 -0.073 #VALUE! #VALUE! -0.4
clayey Industrial 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Commercial 0 0.00 0.000 The "best" pond is usually the one having the smallest top surface area (and therefore least cost) that meets t
clayey Institutional 0 0.00 0.000 * the pond side slopes should be in the range of about 10 to 25% (steep enough to provide good drainage, bu
clayey Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000 (negative side sopes may be calculated, indicating that the top surface area is smaller than the normal surfac
clayey Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000 If a tank, the slope is obviously infinite and the "pond" top and bottom surface areas would be the same.
clayey High den resid 0 0.00 0.000 The outlet device controls the discharge rate and is selected to provide the necessary particle size control. Th
clayey Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000 about a 90% suspended solids control.
clayey Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000
The device that should be selected must meet the surface overflow rate objective (the ratio of the pond discha
Total: 12.5 0.25 0.885
The rectangular weir and the orifice calculations show the size of these devices needed to meet this objective
meed this objective. Select the device that is shown to most closely match the pond shape.

The "delta" columns show the excess areas in the pond designs that meet these objectives. The V-notch weirs
criterion, is likely the best selection.
Objectives and site information:
treatment objective: 20 um (about 65% SS)

pond
area surface wet storage
soil land use and area: (acres) area (ac) volume (ac-ft)
sandy Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 pond surface area (acres): 0.1 radius (ft):
sandy Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 pond wet storage volume (acre-ft): 0.295 37
sandy Industrial 12.5 0.10 0.295
sandy Commercial 0 0.00 0.000 pond storage top surface radius of top average side max discharge
sandy Institutional 0 0.00 0.000 depth (ft) area (acres) area (ft) slope (%)* for 20 um (cfs)
sandy Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.25 2.111 171 0.2 183.9
sandy Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.5 0.931 114 0.7 81.1
sandy High den resid 0 0.00 0.000 0.75 0.537 86 1.5 46.8
sandy Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000 1 0.340 69 3.2 29.6
sandy Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000 1.5 0.144 45 20.3 12.5
silty Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 2 0.045 25 -16.4 3.9
silty Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 2.5 -0.014 #VALUE! #VALUE! -1.2
silty Industrial 0 0.00 0.000 3 -0.053 #VALUE! #VALUE! -4.6
silty Commercial 0 0.00 0.000 3.5 -0.081 #VALUE! #VALUE! -7.1
silty Institutional 0 0.00 0.000 4 -0.102 #VALUE! #VALUE! -8.9
silty Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000 4.5 -0.119 #VALUE! #VALUE! -10.4
silty Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000 5 -0.132 #VALUE! #VALUE! -11.5
silty High den resid 0 0.00 0.000 6 -0.152 #VALUE! #VALUE! -13.2
silty Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000 7 -0.166 #VALUE! #VALUE! -14.4
silty Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000 8 -0.176 #VALUE! #VALUE! -15.4
clayey Totally paved areas 0 0.00 0.000 9 -0.184 #VALUE! #VALUE! -16.1
clayey Freeways 0 0.00 0.000 10 -0.191 #VALUE! #VALUE! -16.6
clayey Industrial 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Commercial 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Institutional 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Low den resid 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Med den resid 0 0.00 0.000
clayey High den resid 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Open space/parks 0 0.00 0.000
clayey Construction sites 0 0.00 0.000

Total: 12.5 0.10 0.295

% of area needed as pond: runoff depth for 1.25 in rain (5 um control)

Land Use 5 um 20 um sandy soil silty soil clayey soil
Totally paved areas 3 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Freeways 2.8 1 0.35 0.38 0.4
Industrial 2 0.8 0.85 0.88 0.9
Commercial 1.7 0.6 0.75 0.8 0.85
Institutional 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4
low den resid 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3
med den resid 0.8 0.3 0.15 0.25 0.35
high den resid 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.4
Open space/parks 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.55 0.6
Construction sites 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.55 0.6
(use 1/3 of these volumes for 20 um control)
The above areas and volumes should be reduced if upland infiltration devices reduce the volume of runoff to the sediment pond.
These design suggestions are for the "live" storage component of a wet detention pond. The surface area is the normal pond area which should
be at least 3 feet deep, plus additional depth for sediment storage.

5 um 20 um
settling velocity (ft3/sec/ft2): 0.00013 0.002
 max weir max orifice min surface area (ac) required for v-notch weirs:
length (ft) dia (ft) 22.50 22.5 delta 30 30 delta 45 45 delta 65 65 delta 90 90 delta 120 120 delta
93.0 1.58 0.00 6.83 0.00 6.83 0.01 6.83 0.01 6.83 0.01 6.82 0.02 6.81
15.9 0.92 0.02 3.28 0.02 3.27 0.03 3.26 0.05 3.25 0.08 3.21 0.14 3.15
5.7 0.67 0.04 2.07 0.06 2.05 0.09 2.02 0.12 1.99 0.22 1.90 0.38 1.73
2.8 0.53 0.09 1.43 0.12 1.40 0.18 1.34 0.25 1.27 0.44 1.08 0.78 0.74
1.2 0.37 0.24 0.69 0.33 0.60 0.50 0.43 0.70 0.23 1.22 -0.29 2.14 -1.21
0.8 0.29 0.50 0.14 0.68 -0.04 1.03 -0.40 1.44 -0.81 2.50 -1.86 4.40 -3.76
0.7 0.23 0.87 -0.41 1.18 -0.72 1.81 -1.35 2.52 -2.06 4.36 -3.90 7.68 -7.22
0.7 0.19 1.37 -1.03 1.86 -1.52 2.85 -2.51 3.97 -3.63 6.88 -6.54 12.11 -11.77
0.8 0.16 2.01 -1.76 2.74 -2.48 4.19 -3.93 5.84 -5.58 10.12 -9.86 17.81 -17.55
0.8 0.13 2.81 -2.62 3.82 -3.63 5.85 -5.66 8.15 -7.96 14.13 -13.93 24.86 -24.67
0.9 0.11 3.77 -3.63 5.13 -4.98 7.85 -7.71 10.95 -10.80 18.96 -18.82 33.38 -33.23
1.0 0.09 4.91 -4.80 6.67 -6.57 10.22 -10.11 14.24 -14.14 24.68 -24.58 43.44 -43.33
1.2 0.06 7.74 -7.69 10.53 -10.48 16.12 -16.07 22.47 -22.43 38.93 -38.89 68.52 -68.47
1.4 0.01 11.38 -11.38 15.48 -15.47 23.69 -23.69 33.04 -33.03 57.23 -57.23 100.73 -100.73
1.6 Err:502 15.89 -15.92 21.61 -21.64 33.09 -33.11 46.13 -46.16 79.92 -79.94 140.65 -140.68
1.8 Err:502 21.33 -21.38 29.01 -29.06 44.41 -44.47 61.92 -61.97 107.28 -107.33 188.81 -188.86
2.0 Err:502 27.75 -27.83 37.75 -37.82 57.80 -57.87 80.58 -80.65 139.61 -139.68 245.71 -245.78

a (and therefore least cost) that meets the following side slope criterion:
p enough to provide good drainage, but not so steep to cause potential safety problems).
area is smaller than the normal surface area. Obviously, these are not suitable pond configurations).
urface areas would be the same.
the necessary particle size control. These calculations are based on 5 um particle size controls, corresponding to

e objective (the ratio of the pond discharge to the pond surface area).

devices needed to meet this objective. The V-notch weir calculations show the minimum surface area needed to
tch the pond shape.

eet these objectives. The V-notch weirs having a delta closest to zero (but still positive) and meets the slope
max weir max orifice min surface area (ac) required for v-notch weirs:
length (ft) dia (ft) 22.50 22.5 delta 30 30 delta 45 45 delta 65 65 delta 90 90 delta 120 120 delta
441.9 3.45 0.00 2.11 0.00 2.11 0.00 2.11 0.00 2.11 0.00 2.11 0.00 2.11
69.0 1.93 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.93 0.01 0.93 0.01 0.92
21.8 1.32 0.00 0.53 0.00 0.53 0.01 0.53 0.01 0.53 0.01 0.52 0.02 0.51
9.1 0.98 0.01 0.33 0.01 0.33 0.01 0.33 0.01 0.33 0.03 0.31 0.05 0.29
2.3 0.58 0.02 0.13 0.02 0.12 0.03 0.11 0.04 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.14 0.00
0.8 0.30 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.07 -0.02 0.08 -0.04 0.16 -0.12 0.29 -0.24
0.4 Err:502 0.06 -0.07 0.08 -0.09 0.12 -0.13 0.14 -0.16 0.28 -0.30 0.50 -0.51
0.3 Err:502 0.09 -0.14 0.12 -0.17 0.19 -0.24 0.22 -0.28 0.45 -0.50 0.79 -0.84
0.4 Err:502 0.13 -0.21 0.18 -0.26 0.27 -0.35 0.33 -0.41 0.66 -0.74 1.16 -1.24
0.5 Err:502 0.18 -0.28 0.25 -0.35 0.38 -0.48 0.46 -0.56 0.92 -1.02 1.62 -1.72
0.6 Err:502 0.25 -0.36 0.33 -0.45 0.51 -0.63 0.62 -0.74 1.23 -1.35 2.17 -2.29
0.7 Err:502 0.32 -0.45 0.43 -0.57 0.66 -0.80 0.81 -0.94 1.60 -1.74 2.82 -2.96
0.9 Err:502 0.50 -0.65 0.68 -0.84 1.05 -1.20 1.27 -1.42 2.53 -2.68 4.45 -4.61
1.2 Err:502 0.74 -0.91 1.01 -1.17 1.54 -1.71 1.87 -2.03 3.72 -3.89 6.55 -6.71
1.4 Err:502 1.03 -1.21 1.40 -1.58 2.15 -2.33 2.61 -2.78 5.19 -5.37 9.14 -9.32
1.6 Err:502 1.39 -1.57 1.89 -2.07 2.89 -3.07 3.50 -3.68 6.97 -7.16 12.27 -12.46
1.8 Err:502 1.80 -1.99 2.45 -2.64 3.76 -3.95 4.55 -4.75 9.07 -9.27 15.97 -16.16