Module 2 Bechmark Location, Cross-sectional Survey, Stream Discharge

Stream Name: BRANDT CREEK Survey Date: 2001-11-03
Organization Name: SOKS Project Name:
Stream Segment #: Stream Section #:
Data entered by: Survey ID: 2

Step 1. Benchmark Location

Directions to Benchmark: 40m downstream of culvert at Yates and Valley (stat point)
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Step 2. Cross-Sectional Survey

Latitude: Longitude:
Location relative to benchmark: AT BENCHMARK Photos Taken? no
Bankfull Channel Width: 3.18 Average Bankfull Depth: 0.00
Wetted Channel Width: 0.78 Average Wetted Depth: 0.00
Measurements taken every 0.50 metres Number of measurements taken: 8

First and Last Measurements Taken .1m from the streambank edge

Left Bank 0.10 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.08 Right Bank
Wetted Depth 0.11 0.05 Wetted Depth
Bankfull Depth 0.05 0.31 0.71 0.85 0.78 0.56 0.10 0.04 Bankfull Depth

Step 3. Stream Discharge

Cross-sectional area of wetted stream (m2)
Discharge Wetted Width: 0.780 Discharge Average Depth: 0.053 = 0.041
Average Time (sec)
48.650 40.500 39.090 52.350 63.750 244.34 48.87
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Total Trials / 5 Average Time
Average Velocity (sec)
10.000 48.87 0.205
Length (m) Average Time (sec) Average Velocity (m/sec)
Average Stream Discharge (m3/sec)
0.041 0.205 x 0.8 0.007
Cross sectional area (m2) Average velocity (m/sec) correction factor Discharge (m3/sec)