Submitted by SodaPop978 t3_z4nd28 in Maine
DrMcMeow t1_ixrun4j wrote
usgs gaging station 01059000.
it's a cableway to access the river for discharge measurements.
DrMcMeow t1_ixs090w wrote
video of a similar one over the carrabassett, showing and explaining it's use in more detail.
also explains the use of the gagehouse seen in the very left of pic.
ShovelPaladin77 t1_ixs69ji wrote
Neat.
lobstah t1_ixsgott wrote
The part where he took that bad-boy for a ride should be used for recruitment !
DrMcMeow t1_ixsoi0n wrote
if you thing those buggies are neat, check out these gas powered bad boys.
Tough-Worldliness-56 t1_ixsbe1j wrote
Thank you!!!! I drive by this all the time and had no idea what it was. What is discharge measurement though?
DrMcMeow t1_ixsdk16 wrote
it's used to find the quantity of moving water.
https://i.imgur.com/LSfD4SF.jpg
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/how-streamflow-measured
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments