Velocity profile, water-surface slope, and bed-material size for selected streams in Colorado
Open-File Report
84-733
By: J.P. Marchand, R.D. Jarrett, and L.L. Jones
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Abstract
Existing methods for determining the mean velocity in a vertical sampling section do not address the conditions present in high-gradient, shallow-depth streams common to mountainous regions such as Colorado. The report presents velocity-profile data that were collected for 11 streamflow-gaging stations in Colorado using both a standard Price type AA current meter and a prototype Price Model PAA current meter. Computational results are compiled that will enable mean velocities calculated from measurements by the two current meters to be compared with each other and with existing methods for determining mean velocity. Water-surface slope, bed-material size, and flow-characteristic data for the 11 sites studied also are presented. (USGS)
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Marchand, J., Jarrett, R., and Jones, L., 1984, Velocity profile, water-surface slope, and bed-material size for selected streams in Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-733, iv, 80 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr84733.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Velocity profile, water-surface slope, and bed-material size for selected streams in Colorado |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 84-733 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr84733 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 80 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |