| Resource Name |
Use of Stabilized Stream-Monitoring Sections to Monitor Annual Streamflow on the Alberta Boreal Plain |
| Unique File Number |
320 |
| Information Type |
Applied Research |
| Surface Water |
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| Aquatic Ecosystem |
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| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
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| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
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| Strengths |
stream gauging strategies for measuring annual flows on the boreal plain |
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| Information Subtype |
boreal hydrology |
| Organization |
FORWARD Project |
| Resource Name |
Paul Dinsmore, W., Serediak, M., Putz, G., Prepas, E., and Smith, D. (2013). ”Use of Stabilized Stream-Monitoring Sections to Monitor Annual Streamflow on the Alberta Boreal Plain.” Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 27(3), 168–182. |
| Resource Purpose |
Streamflow in small forested watersheds on the Boreal Plain of western Canada can be a challenge to monitor due to high variation in flow, shifting channel morphology, aufeis obstructions, shallow channel depth, and debris in the channel. Intensive monitoring in natural channels can overcome some of these problems, but frequent assessment and recalibration of streamflow-stage relationships are necessary. Experience over 8 years indicates that in-channel structures designed to provide a stabilized stream-monitoring section (SSMS) proved beneficial to monitoring efforts during the ice-free season. The SSMS facilitated accurate gauging of the highest and lowest flows encountered during this period, provided a relatively stable foundation against streambank and channel erosion, and allowed passage of fish and the majority of debris and sediments. Functionality of the structures was markedly limited during ice-in conditions, but was improved with the addition of fitted canopies and propane heating systems. |
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article |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
boreal Plains |
| Drinking Water |
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| Ecosystem |
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| Fish |
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| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
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| SW Quality |
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| SW Quantity |
y |
| Link |
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000055 |
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