A SALT TRACING METHOD FOR MEASURING CHANNEL VELOCITIES IN SMALL MOUNTAIN STREAMS

MEASURING OR CALCULATING CHANNEL VELOCITIES IN SMALL MOUNTAIN STREAMS IS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH VARIABILITY OF THE CHANNEL GEOMETRY PARAMETERS AND ROUGHNESS CHARACTERISTICS. A SALT TRACING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN EXAMINED FOR SMALL STREAMS. THE TECHNIQUE IS SIMPLE AND QUICK, USING MATERIALS THAT ARE COMMONLY AVAILABLE AT MOST RESEARCH WATERSHEDS AND WATER RESOURCE CENTERS. THE VELOCITY THROUGH THE CHANNEL REACH USING THE SALT TRACING METHOD WAS FOUND TO BE A BETTER REPRESENTATION OF THE AVERAGE STREAM VELOCITY THAN THAT COMPUTED BY THE CONTINUITY EQUATION AT THREE CHANNEL CROSS SECTIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 11, No 4, PP 379-392, 6 FIG, 2 TAB, 18 REF
• Authors:
  • Calkins, D
  • Dunne, T
• Publication Date: 1970-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal Hydrology /Neth/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flow; Measurement; Methodology; Salts; Streamflow; Streams; Tracers (Chemistry); Velocity; Water
• Old TRIS Terms: Tracers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204327
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 1971 12:00AM