ASTM D5674-95(2014)
Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station

Standard No.

ASTM D5674-95(2014)

Release Date

1995

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM D5674-22

Latest

ASTM D5674-22

Scope

5.1 This guide is useful when a systematic record of water surface elevation or discharge is required at a specific location. Some gaging stations may be operated for only a few months; however, many have been operated for a century.

5.2 Gaging station records are used for many purposes:

5.2.1 Resource appraisal of long-term records to determine the maximum, minimum, and variability of flows of a particular stream. These data can be used for the planning and design of a variety of surface water-related projects such as water supply, flood control, hydroelectric developments, irrigation, recreation, and waste assimilation.

5.2.2 Management, where flow data are required for the operation of a surface-water structure or other management decision.

1.1 The guide covers procedures used commonly for the systematic collection of streamflow information. Continuous streamflow information is necessary for understanding the amount and variability of water for many uses, including water supply, waste dilution, irrigation, hydropower, and reservoir design.

1.2 The procedures described in this guide are used widely by those responsible for the collection of streamflow data, for example, the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Water Survey Canada, and many state and provincial agencies. The procedures are generally from internal documents of the preceding agencies, which have become the defacto standards used in North America.

1.3 It is the responsibility of the user of the guide to determine the acceptability of a specific device or procedure to meet operational requirements. Compatibility between sensors, recorders, retrieval equipment, and operational systems is necessary, and data requirements and environmental operating conditions must be considered in equipment selection.

1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

ASTM D5674-95(2014) Referenced Document

• ASTM D1129 Standard Terminology Relating to Water*， 1999-04-20 Update
• ASTM D1941 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water with the Parshall Flume
• ASTM D3858 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water by Velocity-Area Method
• ASTM D5129 Standard Test Method for Open Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Using Width Contractions
• ASTM D5130 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly by Slope-Area Method
• ASTM D5242 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water with Thin-Plate Weirs*， 2013-01-01 Update
• ASTM D5243 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water Indirectly at Culverts*， 2019-11-01 Update
• ASTM D5388 Standard Test Method for Indirect Measurements of Discharge by Step-Backwater Method
• ASTM D5389 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement by Acoustic Velocity Meter Systems*， 2019-11-01 Update
• ASTM D5390 Standard Test Method for Open-Channel Flow Measurement of Water with Palmer-Bowlus Flumes
• ASTM D5413 Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Water Levels in Open-Water Bodies
• ASTM D5541 Standard Practice for Developing a Stage-Discharge Relation for Open Channel Flow
• ISO 1100 Withdrawal of ISO 1100-1973
• ISO 6416 Hydrometry - Measurement of discharge by the ultrasonic transit time (time of flight) method*， 2017-10-11 Update

ASTM D5674-95(2014) history

• 2022 ASTM D5674-22 Standard guide for measuring station work
• 1995 ASTM D5674-95(2014) Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station
• 1995 ASTM D5674-95(2008) Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station
• 1995 ASTM D5674-95(2003) Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station
• 1995 ASTM D5674-95(1999) Standard Guide for Operation of a Gaging Station