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This paper investigates in-sewer sediment deposit behaviour and its influence on the hydraulic performance of sewer pipes. This evaluation is based on experimental results regarding the mobility of non-cohesive and partly cohesive deposits in a partially full circular pipe. The focus of these tests is on the development of bed forms and friction characteristics. In particular, it is investigated to what extent the bed forms from the non-cohesive and (partly) cohesive sediments affect a sewer's discharge capacity. Based on the laboratory study results and on the existing criteria for sewer design, a generic assessment of a sewer's hydraulic performance is made. The relative discharge factor for a pipe with sediment deposit is analysed in terms of the thickness and roughness of the deposit.

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During the 2010 flood in the Odra basin a measuring campaign was executed that produced a set of data on peak discharges. Flow measurements located near gauging stations were taken from a boat with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) equipped with a GPS. The paper presents a detailed analysis of the records, including referencing to ortophotomaps, to assess the quality of ADCP recording, local flow characteristics and finally to re-evaluate the total discharge values. Further, the flow is divided between the main channel and the floodplains, while the main channel in the case of the presence of groynes is additionally divided into a central zone between the groynes and zones of groynes. Partitioning of particular zones to the total discharge is calculated along with average and maximum local flow velocities. The study delivers data for the development of more reliable numerical modelling tools, which in turn may fulfil the measuring gaps in situ. It is shown that the modern field data acquisition GIS post processing, and numerical modelling support each other and improve the final overall result, bringing hydrologic products to a higher standard. The synergy of hydraulics and geoinformatics in hydrology is therefore highly recommendable.