USBR Water Measurement Manual - Chapter 10 - CURRENT METERS, Section 5. Types of Current-Meter Measurements

CHAPTER 10 - CURRENT METERS

5. Types of Current-Meter Measurements

Current-meter discharge measurements are classified according to the type of equipment used and the nature of the station:

Wading measurement (figure 10-2).
Cable supported measurement (figure 10-3).
Bridge measurement (figure 10-4).
Boat measurement (figure 10-5).
Measurement through ice cover.

Figure 10-2 -- Equipment for making wading measurements with a current meter. Note tag line for marking stations..

Figure 10-3 -- Current-meter gaging station with cable car, corrugated steel shelter house, and stilling well.

Figure 10-4 -- Type A crane and current-meter assembly in position on bridge.

Figure 10-5 -- Making a current-meter measurement from a boat.