Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1911 . No. -Cable and car meteiinj:^ station on the MattawaRiver, above Talon No. Ll. —MiterinK on tlif Ottawa liivcr abovu Ottawa u itii a llaski-11 current keei>.s the meter trnly in the direction of current. ? li>li tail ? OTTA^\?A RIVER STORAGE 35 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 19a STHEAM SIETERING. Selecting site.—Selecting a suitable stretch of river at which to carry on a seriesof meterings is the first and most important step to be taken in stream metering; andfor this a thorough reconnaissance of the locality is ne
Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1911 . No. -Cable and car meteiinj:^ station on the MattawaRiver, above Talon No. Ll. —MiterinK on tlif Ottawa liivcr abovu Ottawa u itii a llaski-11 current keei>.s the meter trnly in the direction of current. ? li>li tail ? OTTA^\?A RIVER STORAGE 35 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 19a STHEAM SIETERING. Selecting site.—Selecting a suitable stretch of river at which to carry on a seriesof meterings is the first and most important step to be taken in stream metering; andfor this a thorough reconnaissance of the locality is necessary. The site selected shouldbe uniform in width and free from bends for a distance equal to a least twice the widthof the section finally decided upon. It should not have a rocky, uneven or shifting bot-tom, and its mean current should not he less than | of a foot per second, nor greaterthan -t feet per second. It should be as free as possible from eddies, cross currentsand swirls. Estahlishing cross section.—The line of current may be established by dropping ina number, of floats at intervals across the stream,
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