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Read the May 8, 2014 Chico News & Review article about The Stream Team's 11th year of monitoring here.

Tune into KZFR 90.1 radio on the second Thursday of each month (7:05-7:15 am) Five-Mile and Then Some.

2005 Monitoring: Flows

Volunteers measured water velocity and stream deaths at three cross sections, and then calculated stream discharge (CFS) values using the “float method.” The graphs below show that when compared with USGS gauge data volunteers were on the mark!

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Depth measurements are taken at 1 foot intervals.

Depths are measured at three cross sections.

PV High students measuring stream flow.
 

Transects are set 21 feet apart.

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