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Redcliffe, Australia - Minimum energy loss (MEL) culverts

MEL culvert at Redcliffe (Australia) between the shopping center and the sea.

Design discharge: 36 m3/s
Barrel width: 5.5 m
Barrel length: 137 m
Invert drop: 1.2 m

View of the outlet looking at the Moreton Bay.

   

© Hubert Chanson, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia