Brian;

Since you have JUST  10 feet head, what is the water volume you have ?.

If you have a quality Sextant then with geometry you can measure the length
of the pipe, you already know the HEAD.

I have measured rugged bushwhack and Rocky areas with a good measuring tape
and a sextant or accurate compass in an area that is clear , then finding
the angle to the upper spot to calculate the desired length.

There are laser equipment for that purpose that are accurate to a fraction
of a centimeter in hundreds of meters, though you pay for those.

Regards

Nando


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Subject: [microhydro] Determining elevations


> Hello everyone.
>
> I have to survey some elevations over some relatively rugged bushwhack
> type terrain. I could do it in stages with a water tube or a 4' level
> and some mason's twine but I'm wondering if anyone has some innovative
> methods that might save some time. I have a quality sextant - if anyone
> knows of an good optical device for measuring outdoor distances I could
> get relatively cheaply that would work just fine for a triangulation.
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> I need accurate readings because I am only working with 10' of head at
> the most.
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> Cheers,
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