The Desert Laboratory

The Vigil Network
Lower Owl Creek: Table 2 - Cross Sections

Data Files:


Station Distance (m) Elevation (m) (relative to:) Remarks
BM 1 to BM 2 BM 1
1. 37.44 -2.38 BM 2
2. 34.26 -2.37
3. 32.27 -2.31
4. 29.67 -2.41
5. 28.29 -2.40
6. 26.4 -2.39 top of bank
7. 25.4 -2.95
8. 23.55 -3.7 estimated bankfull stage
9. 23.25 -4.78 edge of water, water surface = 0.1 m.
10. 22.76 -4.92
11. 21.88 -5.05
12. 21.59 -5.34 water surface = 0.65 m.
13. 21.3 -5.34
14. 20.22 -4.66 edge of water (pool at meander)
15. 20.13 -3.81 top of bank
16. 19.44 -3.3
17. 18.37 -2.62 top of bank
18. 16.12 -2.33
19. 14.56 -2.51
20. 13.67 -2.64
21. 10.94 -2.29 toe of terrace
22. 7.07 -0.93
23. 4.34 -0.85
24. 2.0 -1.03
BM 3 to BM 2 BM 3
1. 43.39 -2.58
2. 40.71 -2.67
3. 37.63 -2.69
4. 34.85 -2.63
5. 31.98 -2.52
6. 29.21 -2.49
7. 27.42 -2.27
8. 25.25 -2.32
9. 23.56 -2.42
10. 22.28 -2.63 top of bank
11. 21.54 -3.11
12. 20.93 -4.02
13. 20.85 -4.19 estimated bankfull stage
14. 20.49 -4.68 edge of water
15. 20.25 -5.01 water surface = 0.15 m.
16. 19.87 -5.13
17. 18.82 -5.25
18. 17.57 -5.25 water surface = 0.41 m.
19. 16.99 -5.22 edge of water
20. 16.7 -5.17 vertical bank
21. 16.61 -4.67 top of bank
22. 15.74 -4.05 estimated bankfull stage
23. 14.5 -3.09 base cutbank undercut ~ 0.1 m.
24. 14.21 -2.53
25. 11.9 -2.34 base of terrace
26. 9.31 -1.21
27. 4.32 0.04
28. 3.07 -0.01
BM 4 to BM 2 BM 4
1. 32.5 -2.58
2. 32.31 -2.71
3. 28.54 -2.47
4. 26.16 -2.42
5. 23.49 -2.38
6. 21.7 -2.37
7. 19.86 -2.37
8. 18.51 -2.35
9. 17.35 -2.34
10. 16.57 -2.34
11 15.89 -2.39 top of bank
12. 15.21 -2.59
13. 13.11 -3.5
14. 11.25 -4.24
15. 10.16 -4.81 edge of water
16. 9.71 -4.91 water surface = 0.43 m.
17. 9.16 -4.95
18. 8.81 -5.02
19. 8.36 -5.02
20. 7.86 -5.01
21. 7.46 -5.06
22. 7.06 -5.09
23. 6.66 -5.14 water surface = 0.35 m.
24. 6.16 -5.05
25. 5.46 -4.81 edge of water
26. 4.56 -4.81 bottom of cutbank
27. 4.46 -3.88 top of cutbank
28. 2.96 -3.28
29. 2.46 -2.85
30. 2.16 -2.64
31. 1.7 -0.095 top of bank

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