Hydraulic jump
The term ‘hydraulic jump’ refers to an: ‘Abrupt rise in water level when flow changes from supercritical to subcritical, accompanied by surface disturbance and air entrainment and an associated dissipation of energy.’
Ref Culvert, screen and outfall manual, (CIRIA C786) published by CIRIA in 2019.
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