01323nas a2200145   4500008004100000245008700041210006900128300001200197490000600209520084200215653001201057100001901069700002001088856006901108       1988                        eng d00aA Simple and Inexpensive Method for Determining Stream Discharge From a Streambank0 aSimple and Inexpensive Method for Determining Stream Discharge F  a477-4810 v43 a<p>A detailed protocol for the determination of stream discharge is presented which requires neither a current meter nor actual entry into streamwater. The protocol represents a modification of the flotation method of discharge determination and was devised in response to the need for a simple, inexpensive, “bank-side” technique for estimation of stream flow. Discharge is determined through measurements of a stream's cross-sectional area and surface velocity. In tests at high and low flows, mean discharges determined by the proposed flotation method were not significantly different from those calculated using a standardized, current-meter method. This suggested that me proposed flotation method (a 10–20 min procedure) could be used with reasonable accuracy to determine discharge in small to moderate-sized streams.</p>
10abiology1 aMolloy, D., P.1 aStruble, R., H.  uhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02705060.1988.9665197