RiverPro and RioPro ADCP Guide
October 2017
EAR-Controlled Technology Subject to Restrictions Contained on the Cover Page.
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Glossary
Actors:
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Field Hydrologist/Technician
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Data Analyst Expert (DAE)
Data Collection Terminology:
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Left/Right Bank – The Left bank is defined as the bank that would be on your left side if you were
looking downstream.
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Transect – Data collection across the width of the river either from the Left bank to the Right bank or
vice versa. (Sometimes referred to as a “Pass” across the river)
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Measurement – A collection (even number) of four or more Transects made of up of an equal number
of Transects from Left to Right as Right to Left.
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Measured Discharge – The average of the discharges from the four (or more) transects.
Data Collection Software:
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WinRiver II
- WinRiver II is Teledyne RD Instrument’s (TRDI) real-time discharge data collection pro-
gram for Rio Grande, RiverRay, StreamPro, RiverPro/RioPro and WorkHorse ADCPs.
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Q-View
- Q-View is designed for customers using TRDI’s discharge measurement products such as the
RiverRay, RiverPro/RioPro, StreamPro, and Rio Grande ADCPs with the WinRiver II software to
have easy access to an evaluation of the quality of collected data while they are still in the field and
back in the office.
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SxS Pro
- SxS Pro is TRDI’s stationary ADCP discharge data collection and processing program for Rio
Grande, StreamPro, RiverRay, and RiverPro/RioPro ADCP models.
Site/Measurement Conditions:
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Moving Bed/Moving Bottom – Movement downstream (typically) of near bed sediment. Moving Bed
conditions will bias bottom-track velocities which assume the streambed is stationary.
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Directional bias – This occurs when the discharges measured for transects from the left bank to the
right bank are consistently either greater than or less than discharges measured for transects made
from the right bank to the left bank.
Prepare for Discharge Measurement
The Hydrologist arrives at the site with a RiverPro/RioPro and all of the ancillary equipment necessary to
perform a discharge measurement.
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Tethered boat w/ tagline
– The Hydrologist sets up a tagline/pulley system for the tethered boat and
then proceeds to install the RiverPro/RioPro in a standard RiverRay boat. Tethered boat measure-
ments can also be performed from a bridge or other structure across the river. This tends to provide
reduced control over the tethered boat motion in the water, as the bridle/line length is longer giving
the boat more freedom to move with the water currents. Measurements taken from bridges or other
structures often encounter greater turbulence in the form of jets and eddies created by the structure
or bridge piers.
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Manned boat
– The RiverPro/RioPro is attached to a Kentucky mount or equivalent mounting
method.
If the measurement site is expected to have significant moving bed conditions, the
Hydrologist may decide to connect a portable GPS module to the RiverPro/RioPro.
