ATLAS: Otuk Creek Discharge

This dataset contains Otuk Creek discharge data taken by the Snow, Shrubs, and
Weather Group at the Ivotuk site as part of the ATLAS project.   Measurements
were taken every hour during the melt of 2000.  See below for the investigator's 
notes.

PI: M. Sturm


During the snow melt of 2000, which was extremely rapid, it was not possible to 
wade the river to measure the discharge. Therefore, we measured the flow from 
the bridge over Otuk Creek in the following manner: A weight was suspended from 
a graduated line. This was dropped into the creek from the bridge at 1-m intervals. 
An observer positioned on the side of the creek read the depth. Chips were dropped 
into the creek and their transit time recorded over a 25-m course; from this the 
surface velocity was computed. Combining depth and velocity, the discharge was 
calculated and used to calibrate a continuous stage height record for discharge.