Suspended Sediment

Transect Locations
Required:
1. Sediment size gradation
of the sediments in the
water sample
2. Sediment Concentration
in the water samples
 Suspended Sediment
Example of verticals Water Samples which will include
Technique suspended sediment
in Cross-section 1

~0.3 of depth from

surface ~0.6 of depth

~0.9 of depth

• 3 Water samples to be collected at

each transect in mid stream
• The samples are at 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9
of the depth
Bathymetric and
topographic survey Cross-transect spacing
10 m -20 m
Red lines: bathymetric 1.5 km
survey
Blue polygon:
topographic survey

Cross-transect spacing
2 m -5 m
Intake Expropriated
land

1 km
ADCP Velocity/Discharge
Measurement (two transects)

~500m upstream intake