“…Considering the nature of the physical phenomenon at stake (gravity open channel flow from upstream to downstream), these demands in discharge can be satisfied only from the source situated at the upstream end of the system, by draining the upstream reservoirs. GPC (Sawadogo et al 1991a, 1991band 1992c, Rodellar et al 1993, CACG (Piquereau et al 1982and 1984, Grosclaude et al 1985, Verdier 1986, Tardieu 1988, Barbet 1990, Rey 1990, Trouvat 1991, Hurand et al 1993, and SIMBAK (Chevereau 1991) are examples of regulation methods controlling discharges.…”