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GRADUATED STAFF GAUGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A device that facilitates the measurement of the level, or stage, of the upper surface of water in a reservoir, channel, natural water body, stilling well, or groundwater well.

CONT

A water level gauge may be as simple as a graduated staff mounted in the water that is to be measured, a float, or it may be a more complicated device that measures(1) water pressure at a point below the surface or the level of the water surface, or(2) travel time of a sound wave and its echos generated and received at a point above the water surface. A water level measurement device that both measures and records the position of the water surface is often termed a water level recorder or water stage recorder.

Key term(s)
  • water-level gage
  • water-level gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Instrument ou autre dispositif (généralement une échelle graduée) servant à mesurer [...] le niveau d'un plan d'eau (lac, retenue, ...) ou d'un cours d'eau (rivière, canal, ...) [ou plus généralement, de mesurer le niveau d'un liquide].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Medidor que consiste en un flotador sobre la superficie del agua que se eleva y desciende con ella, y cuyo movimiento se transmite a un dispositivo indicativo o de registro.

OBS

No confundir con limnígrafo, que es el dispositivo que registra las variaciones medidas por el limnímetro.

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Record 2 1977-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
OBS

(...) stage measurements are often taken only once a day on small streams, or at points where more sophisticated flow data are not required. In theses cases the stage may be measured by a simple, graduated staff gauge(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) des mesures de la hauteur d'eau sont souvent prises seulement une fois par jour sur des petits cours d'eau, ou bien à des points où l'on désire des relevés d'écoulement plus complets. Dans ce cas, la hauteur d'eau peut être mesurée par une simple échelle limnimétrique graduée (...)

Spanish

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