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A Combined Control‐Metering Section for Gaging Large Streams
Author(s) -
Brown Harry E.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr005i004p00888
Subject(s) - metering mode , streams , section (typography) , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , computer science , geology , engineering , computer network , geotechnical engineering , operating system , mechanical engineering
Two stream gaging stations of new design were constructed and tested on the Beaver Creek pilot watershed in Arizona. The gage provides a stable stage discharge relation with sufficient precision for long‐term hydrologic investigations. The control surface is a concrete slab 15 feet wide with a 6‐inch triangular lip built into the downstream edge. Flow is metered on the concrete surface near the upstream edge of the slab. Capacity of the gage is in excess of 1000 cfs; field ratings up to 705 cfs are presented.