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  1. An instrument to measure stream channel gradient and profiles.

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    Author(s): William J. Walkotten; Mason D. Bryant
    Date: 1980
    Source: Res. Note PNW-RN-345. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p
    Publication Series: Research Note (RN)
    Station: Pacific Northwest Research Station
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RN-345
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    A waterlevel to measure streambed profiles and gradients is described. Line of sight is not required for accurate (to 1 cm) measurements. Assembly and use are discussed.

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    Walkotten, William J.; Bryant, Mason D. 1980. An instrument to measure stream channel gradient and profiles. Res. Note PNW-RN-345. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p

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    Keywords

    Measuring equipment, channel erosion

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