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In this method the reference fall (Fr) is modelled as a funtion function of the water level; Fr = f(h). This funtion function is represented by a parabola:

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ratingCurveTable this allows you to simply enter the pairs of q and h values.

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xml
  </ratingCurve>
  <ratingCurve ratingCurveId="TheBigRiver">
    <location>
      <locationId>X1123</locationId>
    </location>
    <ratingCurveType>LevelToFlow</ratingCurveType>
    <reversible>true</reversible>
    <ratingCurveTable>
      <ratingCurveTableRecord flow="0.100" level="0.054"/>
      <ratingCurveTableRecord flow="0.500" level="0.155"/>
      <ratingCurveTableRecord flow="1.000" level="0.244"/>
      <ratingCurveTableRecord flow="1.479" level="0.317"/>
    </ratingCurveTable>
  </ratingCurve>

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Here is an example:

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xml
  <ratingCurve ratingCurveId="Test location">
    <location>
      <locationId>234206</locationId>
    </location>
    <ratingCurveType>LevelToFlow</ratingCurveType>
    <reversible>true</reversible>
    <ratingCurveEquation>
      <lowerLevel>0</lowerLevel>
      <upperLevel>0.391</upperLevel>
      <equation>Power</equation>
      <a>11.9001</a>
      <b>0</b>
      <c>1.55067</c>
    </ratingCurveEquation>
    <ratingCurveEquation>
      <lowerLevel>0.391</lowerLevel>
      <upperLevel>0.807</upperLevel>
      <equation>Power</equation>
      <a>16.6258</a>
      <b>-0.1</b>
      <c>1.8564</c>
    </ratingCurveEquation>
  </ratingCurve>