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Hydro Resource Evaluation Tool
physical characteristics of a hydro site
Tier 3. Final - Field Data Collection
Local measured data at the outlet of the proposed scheme can be used to further improve your estimate of resource availability. Local measured data may be in the form of continuous river gauging or spot gauges.
Your motivation for continuous monitoring will be to both improve the certainty of your estimation of resource availability and to support your application to the relevant regulatory authority.
Unless you are comfortable with the methodologies described within this section, it is recommended that you use specialised hydrometric services. Consultancies such as WHS (www.hydrosolutions.co.uk), RS hydro (www.rshydro.co.uk) or Hydro-Logic (www.hydro-logic.co.uk) can provide these services. A wide range of consultancies can also be found on the British Hydropower Association website (www.british-hydro.org).
This section includes:
Information on spot gauges;
Short term continuous measurements;
Conclusions
