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'''Open-channel flow''', a branch of [[hydraulics]] and [[fluid mechanics]], is a type of [[liquid]] flow within a conduit with a free surface, known as a [[Stream channel|channel]]. The other type of flow within a conduit is [[pipe flow]]. These two types of flow are similar in many ways but differ in one important respect: the free surface. Open-channel flow has a [[free surface]], whereas pipe flow does not.
Open-channel flow can be classified and described in various ways based on the change in flow depth with respect to time and space. The fundamental types of flow dealt with in open-channel hydraulics are:
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