The energy dissipation head of stepped spillway is an important hydraulic parameter, which directly reflects the energy dissipation of the stepped spillway. Dimensional analysis is carried out on the energy dissipation head of the stepped spillway and its influencing factors, and the relative critical water depth, relative position and slope related to the dimensionless energy dissipation head are introduced. Through the hydraulic model tests of stepped spillway under 45 combined conditions with 5 sets of slopes, 3 sets of step heights, and 3 sets of discharge per unit width, the variation law of the dimensionless energy dissipation head along the way and the relationship with the relative critical water depth and slope were systematically analyzed. The results show that the dimensionless energy dissipation head has a good linear relationship along the way, and the linear slope rate k is positively correlated with the slope, and has nothing to do with the relative critical water depth. According to the law to get a more accurate energy dissipation calculation method.