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Recording River Channel Obstacles

River obstacle recording is a navigation-safety and flood-risk product. It has to be repeatable, because the debris that matters is the debris that moves.

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Overview

  • Geo-reference every obstacle and classify it: bridge pier, anchored snag, mobile accumulation, vegetation island.
  • Re-survey after high-flow events; the obstacle set changes faster than the survey cycle.
  • Record water level at capture — an obstacle that is submerged today may not be tomorrow.
  • Deliver in the format the river authority uses, with its own reach names.

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