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“Water surface elevations should be measured and compared with data collected from embankment instruments to evaluate embankment performance. Various instruments to measure water surface elevations are commercially available. Instruments to measure water level include staff gauge, float and encoder, pressure transducer, ultrasonic, and radar. Methods of recording data include chart and digital recorders. Simple staff gauges should be periodically compared as a check on automated systems”.<ref name="EM 1110-2-1908">[[Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees (EM 1110-2-1908) | EM 1110-2-1908 Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees, USACE, 2020]]</ref> | “Water surface elevations should be measured and compared with data collected from embankment instruments to evaluate embankment performance. Various instruments to measure water surface elevations are commercially available. Instruments to measure water level include staff gauge, float and encoder, pressure transducer, ultrasonic, and radar. Methods of recording data include chart and digital recorders. Simple staff gauges should be periodically compared as a check on automated systems”.<ref name="EM 1110-2-1908">[[Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees (EM 1110-2-1908) | EM 1110-2-1908 Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees, USACE, 2020]]</ref> | ||
==Best Practices Resources== | ==Best Practices Resources== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:24, 6 December 2022
“Water surface elevations should be measured and compared with data collected from embankment instruments to evaluate embankment performance. Various instruments to measure water surface elevations are commercially available. Instruments to measure water level include staff gauge, float and encoder, pressure transducer, ultrasonic, and radar. Methods of recording data include chart and digital recorders. Simple staff gauges should be periodically compared as a check on automated systems”.[1]
Best Practices Resources
Instrumentation of Embankment Dams and Levees (EM 1110-2-1908) (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
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Revision Date: 12/06/2022