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BS 6068-5.36(2004) : 2004

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WATER QUALITY - GUIDANCE STANDARD FOR ASSESSING THE HYDROMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF RIVERS

Published date

23-11-2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Principle
4 Survey requirements
   4.1 River 'types'
   4.2 Dividing rivers into reaches
   4.3 Survey strategy
   4.4 Scale of surveys and evaluations
   4.5 Timing and frequency of field surveys
   4.6 Reference conditions
5 Features for survey and assessment
   5.1 Standard suite of features
   5.2 Feature recording related to purpose and method of data
       gathering
6 Field survey procedure
7 Classification and reporting based on hydromorphological
   assessment
   7.1 General
   7.2 Bed and bank character
   7.3 Planform and river profile
   7.4 Lateral connectivity and freedom of lateral movement
   7.5 Free flow of water and sediment in the channel
   7.6 Vegetation in the riparian zone
8 Data presentation
   8.1 General
9 Quality assurance
   9.1 Training and quality assurance for survey and assessment
   9.2 Training manuals
   9.3 Data entry and validation
Bibliography

Gives guidance on the features to be recorded when characterising and assessing the hydromorphology of rivers. It is based on methods developed, tested, and compared in Europe.

Committee
EH/3/5
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as BS EN 14614. (01/2005) Supersedes 03/300309 DC (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2009. (06/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 14614 : 2004 Identical

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