The Desert Laboratory

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

Data Files:


Station Distance (m) Elevation (m) (relative to:) Remarks
BM 1 to BM 2 (BM 1)
1. 34.83 2.79
2. 33.43 2.65
3. 32.24 2.59
4. 30.85 2.44
5. 29.75 2.32
6. 28.56 1.98
7. 27.05 1.49
8. 26.85 1.4
9. 25.65 1.25 top of cut bank
10. 25.52 -0.79 bottom cut bank (sand alluvium)
11. 24.73 -1.3
12. 24.33 -1.45
13. 23.83 -1.66
14. 23.34 -2.12
15. 22.84 -1.99 top of slump
16. 22.74 -2.34 edge of water
17. 22.04 -2.55 water surface = 0.24 m.
18. 21.45 -2.64
19. 20.75 -2.52
20. 19.96 -2.47
21. 19.46 -2.31 edge of water
22. 18.97 -2.04
23. 17.87 -1.71
24. 16.78 -1.13
25. 15.69 -1.06
26. 13.9 -0.42
27. 12.41 -0.25
28. 11.82 0.03
29. 10.72 -0.04
30. 9.14 0.15
31. 6.95 0.25
32. 4.47 0.12
BM 1 to BM 3 (BM 1) 21 August 1975
1. 47.01 2.77
2. 45.12 2.71
3. 43.72 2.55
4. 42.93 2.2 top of terrace
5. 41.53 1.89
6. 40.54 1.91
7. 39.4 0.47 toe of terrace
8. 37.9 0.27
9. 37.0 0.14 top of bank
10. 36.7 -0.22 bottom of bank
11. 35.32 -0.56
12. 35.12 -0.99
13. 33.93 -1.42 top of bank
14. 33.27 -2.24 edge of water
15. 32.87 -2.7 water surface = 47.5 m.
16. 32.37 -2.66
17. 31.78 -2.57
18. 31.18 -2.55
19. 30.78 -2.31
20. 30.49 -2.27 edge of water and edge of bar
21. 29.19 -2.18
22. 27.7 -2.12
23. 26.22 -2.13
24. 25.82 -2.01 second bar begins
25. 24.73 -2.03
26. 23.63 -2.03
27. 22.64 -2.04 end of second bar
28. 22.24 -2.18
29. 21.45 -2.23
30. 19.96 -2.13 bottom of bank
31. 18.77 -0.89
32. 18.57 -0.31 top of bank
33. 16.58 -0.18
34. 13.8 -0.01
35. 10.53 0.24
36. 7.25 0.26
37. 3.77 0.13
BM 4 to BM 5 (BM 4)
1. 29.35 -0.76
2. 25.97 -1.07
3. 22.59 -0.99
4. 19.9 -1.03
5. 18.01 -1.14
6. 16.76 -1.26
7. 15.68 -1.11 top of bank
8. 14.2 -2.11
9. 12.82 -3.01
10. 12.55 -3.25
11. 12.1 -3.49 edge of water
12. 12.01 -3.85
13. 11.47 -3.92 water surface = 0.39 m.
14. 10.66 -3.88
15. 10.29 -3.86
16. 9.84 -3.6 edge of water
17. 8.85 -3.37 base of bank
18. 8.76 -2.68 estimated bankfull stage, top of bank
19. 6.59 -2.33
20. 3.79 -1.71 toe of terrace
21. 1.6 -0.06

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