They turn off the stations in the Winter. They will probably be getting them running here soon if this lack of Winter keeps up. " The stations employ float driven digital shaft encoders to measure the depth of the water flowing through a calibrated weir. " https://portals.exosite.com/views/1365620330/3749992313
On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: > We provide service to the local canal company to measure both levels and > flow. They have a hole dug out the side with a float in it, and a sensor > measures the flow as it pushes by. It runs to a device in a small box on a > utility pole, and everything runs on a car battery and small solar panel. > Not sure if this type of setup would work for a lake, but I cannot see why > it wouldn't. > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 6:59 PM, Roland Houin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a pressure sensor coming. >> will try connecting it to a sitemonitor.. >> >> Roland >> >> > I have used submersible pressure on municipal water tank telemetry many >> times. >> I guess it would work equally well in a lake. >> .433 psi per foot. >> >> From: Jaime Solorza >> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2018 1:10 PM >> To: Animal Farm >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Lake level monitoring >> >> You could use a stilling well with ultrasonic, or a submersible pressure, >> you >> could do a capacitance probe >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Feb 17, 2018 9:12 AM, "Mitch Koep" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I saw a system that used the same system for Water tower level measuring >> >> Installed a screened culvert vertical, about two feet off the bottom to >> stop >> >> wave action and device float inside the culvert and a PLC controller with >> a >> radio link >> >> It seemed to work very well >> >> You might want to check and see what is used for sewer ponds as well >> >> Mitch >> >> On 2/16/2018 3:51 PM, Roland Houin wrote: >> >> I have a customer needing to monitor lake levels >> need accurate method (gps hopefully) to measure level above msl. >> >> Anybody have any suggestions? >> >> Roland Houin >> Fourway.Net < >> >> >> >
