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Discharge measurements at gaging stations

January 1, 1969

The techniques used in making discharge measurements at gaging stations are described in this report. Most of the report deals with the current-meter method of measuring discharge, because this is the principal method used in gaging streams. The use of portable weirs and flumes, floats, and volumetric tanks in measuring discharge are briefly described.

Publication Year 1969
Title Discharge measurements at gaging stations
DOI 10.3133/twri03A8
Authors Thomas J. Buchanan, William P. Somers
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
Series Number 03-A8
Index ID twri03A8
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse