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- Title
Key Hydrometric Planning Questions for Small Stream Monitoring.
- Authors
Pike, Robin; Goeller, Neil; Goetz, Jon; Crookshanks, Sarah
- Abstract
This article provides key questions to consider when planning and operating a small stream hydrometric station. Office planning components include defining hydrometric monitoring objectives; the availability of hydrometric expertise; resource availability; safety plans and standard operating procedures; equipment availability (hydrometric station installation and streamflow measurement); sampling frequency and data availability; permissions and permitting requirements; data processing, access, and archiving; and metadata requirements. Key parts of field-based hydrometric planning include site safety; site accessibility; flow variability; channel control features; flow containment, diversions and additions; low flow considerations; high flow considerations; flow measurement challenges in small streams; benchmarks and survey criteria; and public safety and vandalism. The overall goal of the article is to help non-professionals collect better hydrometric data and to highlight the varied planning aspects of typical hydrometric installations and operations.
- Subjects
METADATA; STREAM measurements; STANDARD operating procedure; RIVERS; SAFETY standards; OFFICE layout; PUBLIC safety; ONLINE monitoring systems
- Publication
Confluence: Journal of Watershed Science & Management, 2019, Vol 3, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2561-1836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22230/jwsm.2019v3n2a25