Stream discharge is the volume of water flowing through down a stream. The discharge rate is typically calculated in cubic feet per second or gallons per day. In this photograph we are measuring the discharge of East Hickman Creek by multiplying the area of water in the channel cross section by the average velocity of …
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KY Stream Restoration
KY Stream Restoration Stream restoration design and monitoring at this site in Whitley County, Kentucky has resulted in an increase in aquatic resources across the watershed. Macroinvertebrate communities have been re-established and the riparian zones have been replanted with trees and shrubs that are native the Kentucky. The stream channels were also reshaped to provide …