ASTM D4581-86(2001)

Standard Guide for Measurement of Morphologic Characteristics of Surface Water Bodies

SCOPE
1.1 This guide describes the methods used for defining the morphologic characteristics of surface water bodies. This guide references manuals that provide various rationale and procedures necessary to conduct a morphologic survey.
1.2 The references were written for specific agency use and may not be applicable in all cases (1-6).
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI units in parentheses are provided for information only.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 24-Apr-1986
• ICS: 13.060.10 - Water of natural resources
• Technical Committee: D19 - Water
• Drafting Committee: D19.07 - Sediments, Geomorphology, and Open-Channel Flow

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D4581-86(1996)e1 - Standard Guide for Measurement of Morphologic Characteristics of Surface Water Bodies
• Effective Date: 25-Apr-1986
• Replaced By: ASTM D4581-86(2005) - Standard Guide for Measurement of Morphologic Characteristics of Surface Water Bodies (Withdrawn 2013)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2005
• Referred By: ASTM D5073-21 - Standard Practice for Depth Measurement of Surface Water
• Effective Date: 25-Apr-1986
• Referred By: ASTM D6145-97(2018) - Standard Guide for Monitoring Sediment in Watersheds
• Effective Date: 25-Apr-1986
• Referred By: ASTM D5906-21 - Standard Guide for Measuring Horizontal Positioning During Measurements of Surface Water Depths
• Effective Date: 25-Apr-1986

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:D 4581–86(Reapproved2001)
Standard Guide for
Measurement of Morphologic Characteristics of Surface
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Water Bodies
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4581; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 4. Summary of Guide
1.1 This guide describes the methods used for defining the 4.1 This standard provides guidance for conducting mea-
morphologiccharacteristicsofsurfacewaterbodies.Thisguide surements and assembly of data into a standard format that
references manuals that provide various rationale and proce- facilitates comparative analysis of water body morphology on
dures necessary to conduct a morphologic survey. a national basis.
1.2 The references were written for specific agency use and
2 5. Significance and Use
may not be applicable in all cases (1–6).
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 5.1 No other standards presently exist for the survey of
water body morphologic characteristics. The techniques de-
as the standard. The SI units in parentheses are provided for
information only. scribed in the references represent the present state-of-art and
contain sufficient information to inform geologists and engi-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the neers of the kinds of information to be gathered and the
techniques to be used.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- 5.2 The major categories of methodologies described in the
references are: sounding, positioning, land surveys, sediment
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
properties, sediment sampling techniques, photogrammetric
2. Referenced Documents
methods, calculating volume and area, morphologic base data,
2.1 ASTM Standards: weighted sediment dry weight, reservoir operations, equip-
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D 1129 Terminology Relating to Water ment, and reporting results.
5.3 The references are intended as operational manuals and
3. Terminology
do not describe experimental design.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this guide,
6. Procedure
refer to Terminology D1129.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: 6.1 The references provide detailed information and proce-
3.2.1 large water bodies—water areas large enough to dures as follows:
require use of electronic horizontal positioning devices. 6.1.1 Field Investigations—Section 3, Chapter 7 of the SCS
3.2.2 morphologic surveys—surveys made to determine National Engineering Handbook describes field investigations
shape, depth, and volume of water bodies; also density, andsurveytechniques ((1)).Pages1to31specificallydescribe
distribution, and volume of sediment and characteristics of equipment, methods, notekeeping, computations, and reports
watersheds contributing to the water body. for small water bodies.
3.2.3 small water bodies—water areas that can be surveyed 6.1.2 Sedimentation Surveys—Specifications were prepared
using stretched cables or visual triangulation for horizontal by the Soil Conservation Service to allow contracting for
positioning. services to perform reservoir sedimentation surveys on small
water bodies (2). These specifications are intended to meet
SCS needs and should be used by others only as a guide in
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D-19 onWater and is
preparing their own material.
the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.07 on Sediments, Geomorphology,
6.1.3 Methods for Water-Data Acquisition—Descriptions of
and Open-Channel Flow.
Current edition approved April 25, 1986. Published November 1986.
various techniques for measuring sediment are contained in
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Theboldfacenumbersinparenthesesrefertothelistofreferencesattheendof
Ref (3). The section on reservoir surveys provides guidance
this guide.
3 about the kinds of work to be done and features to be
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D 4581–86 (2001)
considered. However, it is not intended as a detailed opera- and appendices. Detailed information is provided on equip-
tional manual. The scope of small and large reservoirs is ment, instruments, and special survey techniques.
covered.
7. Report
6.1.4 Monitoring Reservoir Sedimentation—Detailed de-
7.1 All morphologic surveys should report their results in a
scriptions of most aspects of performing reservoir sedi
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