NEMI Method Summary

Method Summary Information

Method Number: D5413A Media: WATER
Revision: Reapproved 1997.  Current edition approved May 15, 1993.
Method Source: ASTM International
Subcategory: PHYSICAL Analytes in this method
Official Name: Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Water Levels in Open-Water Bodies
Descriptive Name Nonrecording water-level measurement devices (Test Method A)
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Brief Method
Summary:
 This test method is usually applicable to conditions where continuous records of water level or discharge are not required. However, in some situations, daily or twice daily observations from a nonrecording water-level device can provide a satisfactory record of daily water levels or discharge. Water levels obtained by the nonrecording devices described in this test method can be used to calibrate recording water-level devices described in Test Methods B and C.
Devices included in this test method are of two general types: those that are read directly, such as a staff gage; and those that are read by measurement to the water surface from a fixed point, such as wire-weight, float-tape, electric-tape, point and hook gages.
Scope And
Application:
 These test methods cover equipment and procedures used in obtaining water levels of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs or other water bodies. The procedures detailed in these test methods are widely used by those responsible for investigations of streams, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries, for example, the U.S. Agricultural Research Service, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and the U.S. Geological Survey
Applicable
Conc Range:
 None.
Interferences: None indicated.
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Relative Cost: Greater than $400
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