CSHS/CRI Rivers Field Course
Principles of Hydrometric, Temperature and Sediment Monitoring in Streams and Rivers
Description
In collaboration with the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), CSHS offers a 5-day field course on streamflow measurements, at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) Field Station in Sacré-Coeur, Québec.
This course provides an opportunity for students to take part in field work and learn some standard and safe techniques for streamflow monitoring. Some of the topics include:
- Swift water safety
- Familiarization with different flow measurement techniques
- Construction of flow rating curves
- Introduction to meteorological and water temperature measurements
- Introduction to sediment sampling in rivers