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Streamflow Measurement
◼ Why we need it?
◼ How is it done?
◼ Where do we get streamflow data in the United States?
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Stream Gaging and Discharge Measurements
A How-To Guide
Elaine MoatesCE 542
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Stream Gaging:
Measuring the volume of water flowing through a stream per unit time
Not possible to measure directly
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So how is it done?
1. Measure the velocity of flow at a cross-section
2. Compute the area of the cross-section
3. Calculate discharge
Q V Ax=
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Streamflow Measurement
Venkatesh Merwade
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Stream Flow Rate
=A
Q AdV
Discharge at a cross-section
Water Surface
Depth
Averaged
Velocity
Height
above
bed
%60
%40
Velocity
𝑄 ≈
𝑖=1
𝑛
𝑉𝑖 ∗ 𝐴𝑖
iw
1=i ni =
Velocity profile in stream
d1 d2
Vi
𝐴𝑖 = 𝑤 ∗(𝑑𝑖 + 𝑑𝑖+1)
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Current Meter for Velocity Measurement
• Mechanical device that is submerged in the stream
• The tail spins as water flows past
• The number of tail revolutions is used to measure velocity
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Measuring streamflow
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Streamflow using a boat
Tag line
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Measurement at high flows
Using stream gaging cable car From bridge
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler:
• Uses the physics of sound and waves to create a continuous velocity profile
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Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
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Rating Curve
◼ It is not feasible to measure flow daily.◼ Rating curves are used to estimate flow from stage data◼ Rating curve defines stage/streamflow relationship
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Discharge (cfs)
Sta
ge (
ft)
Discharge Gage
Height
(ft3/s) (ft)
20 1.5
131 2.0
307 2.5
530 3.0
808 3.5
1130 4.0
1498 4.5
1912 5.0
2856 6.0
3961 7.0
5212 8.0
6561 9.0
8000 10.0
9588 11.0
11300 12.0
13100 13.0
15000 14.0
17010 15.0
19110 16.0
21340 17.0
23920 18.0
26230 19.0
28610 20.0
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Schematic of a stilling well gaging station
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Pressure transducer gaging station
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Radar Streamflow Gaging
Source: USGS
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Useful links
◼ USGS report on Stage Measurements:https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/tm3-a7/tm3a7.pdf
◼ USGS stage and streamflow measurements
http://waterdata.usgs.gov
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Streamflow Measurement
◼ Why we need it?
◼ How is it done?
◼ Where do we get streamflow data in the United States?
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