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Title: MEASUREMENT OF STREAMFLOW

Author
item PRAKASH, ANAND - CONSULTANT, CHICAGO, IL
item RIGGS, H - USGS, (RETIRED)
item HEGGEN, R - UNIV OF NMX, ALBUQUERQUE
item PONCE, VICTOR - SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV
item Replogle, John

Submitted to: Handbook of Hydrology
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/1/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: This paper is one of several chapters being prepared under the sponsorship of the American Society of Civil Engineers to produce a revised Hydrology Handbook. This contributes to basic and state-of- the-art flow knowledge aimed at conserving and managing our water supplies. Water management begins with characterization of water supplies through hydrologic studies. It extends to controlling floods and measuring delivered water to support numerous enterprises on the farm and in the cities. Beneficiaries of this information are consulting engineers in water resources, with action agencies including Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Technical Abstract: This manuscript discusses a variety of discharge measurement methods that are appropriate to streamflow measurements in small streams and large rivers. It deals with streamflow measurements as part of Chapter 6, Hydrology Handbook and receives support from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The methods are grouped into direct measurement methods that include most current metering techniques and indirect methods. The latter involves stream slope and flow area or various channel controls such as bridge openings, overfalls, flumes and weirs. Instrumentation for continuous records of streamflow, gaging station capabilities and maintenance, analysis of partial records, and other data management and analysis techniques are briefly discussed.