NEMI Method Summary

Method Summary Information

Method Number: D5413B 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 Recording water-level measurement devices (Test Method B)
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Brief Method
Summary:
 This test method is applicable where continuous unattended records of water level or discharge are required. Procedures described in Test Method A are usually used to set these recording devices to the correct datum. Devices, generically referred to as water-level recorders included in this test method must be capable of recording stage and the time and date at which the stage occurred.
Recorders may sense water level by direct mechanical connection, usually by float-counterweight and tape or cable, by gas purge manometer systems (bubble gages), or by electronic water level sensors (pressure transducer or acoustic devices). Recorders may retain data in graphical, analog, digital, or other format. Recorders are available that can remain unattended for periods from one week to longer than six months.
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:
Interferences: None indicated.
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Relative Cost: Greater than $400
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