Drainage Criteria Manual

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Disclaimer: The official DCM is a numbered copy in a three ring binder available from Engineering Services, Public Works and Utilities at 531 Westgate Blvd, Ste. 100, Lincoln, NE. The following digital copy of the City of Lincoln DCM is intended to only serve as a reference. Efforts were made to ensure that the digital copy is the same as the numbered copies, however the digital copy is not an official copy of the DCM.

• Cover Page (33 K)
• Chapter 1
  Introduction (58 K)
  Appendix 1-A (203 K) - Stormwater Management Systems Design Procedure
  Appendix 1-B (79 K) - Policy for City of Lincoln Stormwater Management Issues
  Appendix 1-C (52 K) - Glossary of Key Terms
• Chapter 2
  Hydrology (910 K)
  Appendix 2-A (980 K) - SCS Unit Discharge Hydrographs
  Appendix 2-B (193 K) - Impervious Area Calculations
  Appendix 2-C (87 K) - Travel Time Estimation
• Chapter 3
  Storm Drainage System:

  Pages 1-20 (773 K)
  Pages 21-41 (665 K)
• Chapter 4
  Design of Culverts (442 K)
  Appendix 4-A (559 K) - HY8 Culvert Analysis - Microcomputer Program
  Appendix 4-B (161 K) - Critical Depth Charts
  Appendix 4-C (201 K) - Culvert Design - Inlet Control
  Appendix 4-D (306 K) - Culvert Design - Outlet Control
• Chapter 5
  Open Channels:

  Pages 1-24 (972 K)
  Pages 25-48 (682 K)
• Chapter 6
  Storage Facilities (355 K)
• Chapter 7
  Energy Dissipators (1.01 M)
• Chapter 8
  Stormwater Best Management Practices: (1.25 M)
• Chapter 9
  Erosion and Sediment Control (1.31 M)
• Chapter 10
  Flood Design Criteria for New Growth Areas (368 K)