Cutthroat Flume Specification- Brochure

The Cutthroat flume, so named due to the absence of a parallel-wall throat section (as on the Parshall flume), was designed for flat gradient channels. Commonly used in stream gauging and agricultural applications, the use of the Cutthroat flume is now expanding into sanitary and flow splitting applications. Developed in the mid-1960`s the Utah State University Water Research Laboratory, Cutthroat flumes are sized by throat width and overall length. A number of styles are commercially available. The most commonly used types are listed in the chart below. Note that it is not uncommon for intermediate (or even custom) sizes to be specified.