Flume Installation and Sampling Equipment

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Parshall Flume Installation:

Site survey and leveling

Installation of upstream support wall

Upstream support wall and excavated holes for downstream and middle support walls

Fence posts and concrete were installed within cinder blocks of support walls for added support

First unexpected rain event

Clearing riparian vegetation for watershed calibration

Flumes were anchored with fence posts and 1/4" stainless steel cable

Flumes were leveled and flanked by concrete walls to prevent erosion around flume edges

Flumes were backfilled and seeded around edges and a concrete approach was poured to prevent scour beneath the flume

Stilling Well/Pressure Transducers:

Pressure Transducers and Downloading Hardware