Discharge measurement under spring snowpack, Yellow Belly Creek, Idaho

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Discharge measurement under spring snowpack, Yellow Belly Creek, Idaho

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To determine how much water is passing a point, flow measurements are done with a velocity meter at 15 or more places across a stream. Here a student is measuring discharge in Yellow Belly Creek (Sawtooth Mountains) when the snowpack is still deep. Photo, May 2003.

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Wayne Wurtsbaugh

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Date: February 20, 2004
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Keywords: discharge stream measurement river snowmelt sawtooth mountains