FIELD METHODS 

 Equipment 



I. Level (a self-leveling or automatic level such as a Wild NAK1 is 

 preferred). 



?. 25-ft, telescoping, fiberglas level rod. 



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4. Rebar cut in 30-incl, pieces (stakes). Two stakes are needed per 



cross-section. F 



5. Tv/o clamps (modified vise grips with flat jaws). 



6. Engineers field notebook. 



7. Pencils. 



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Current meter and rod, stopwatch and beeper box. Gurley or Price AA 

 current meters are preferred. A Marsh-McBirney instantaneous readout 



IZlTl a "X*"* Can ^ US6d ^ Pl3Ce ° f 3 Gurle ^ or Prlce ^ "eter, 

 provided the instantaneous meter is correctly calibrated. 



9. Small sledge hammer. 



10. Camera. 



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Fluorescent spray paint and flagging. 



Forms for recording stream discharges and cross-sectional profiles. 



13. A rod fitted with a porcelain, enameled, iron gage (Part No. 15405 

 Leupold and Stevens, Inc., P.O. Box 688, Beaverton, Oregon 97075) for 

 measuring water depths. A current meter rod can be substituted 



Select ing Study Areas and Placing Cross-sections 



Follow these guidelines when selecting study areas and placing cross-sections. 



I- It is best to locate study areas and stake cross-sections durinc low 

 water prior to the onset of runoff. It will be difficult to .pW ^ 

 sites during the high water period when data collection begins ^ theSG 



2. Place the cross-sections in riffle area.; If n,„ .. j 

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