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Concurrent Collection of Hydraulic and Sediment Data in Rivers
Author(s) -
Dempster George R.,
Stevens Herbert H.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1965.tb01503.x
Subject(s) - sediment , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , current (fluid) , reservation , depth sounding , geology , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , geomorphology , political science , law
This article discusses a method of concurrently collecting hydraulic and sediment data that utilizes existing equipment. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with US‐AEC, conducted an investigation on the lower Columbia River, downstream from the Hanford Atomic Energy Reservation in southeast Washington. The need for concurrent observation of velocity, depth, and suspended‐ sediment concentrations in the river, especially in reaches affected by tides, led to a study of the multiple use of a suspended‐sediment sampler; first, as a sounding weight in conjunction with a current meter; and second, as a sediment sampler.