Enter Gaugings

Enter Gaugings

Add a new Gauging

  1. Select the Gaugings tab in the Main Panel.
  2. Click New in the Quick Access Toolbar.

You can also click on the Gaugings grouped tab on the ribbon and click New Gauging.

The New Gauging window appears.

  1. Enter a meaningful title for the gauging in the Description text box.
  2. Enter the Start Date & Time and Gauge Height.
  3. Enter the Finish Date & Time and Gauge Height.
  4. Identify the Method of Gauging you will use for subsequent calculations (either Mid-Section or Mean-Section).
  5. Identify the starting stream bank for the gauging as either WELB (Water Edge Left Bank) or WERB (Water Edge Right Bank).
  6. Select your Measurement Quality using the drop-down list (Excellent, Good, Poor, Fair).
  7. Select the Units of Measurements from the drop-down list (Metric, Imperial).
  8. (Optional) Identify the Collector/Gauging Personnel who collected the data.
  9. (Optional) Enter the Equipment Serial Number.
  10. Click Comments to open a Gauging Comments window.
  11. Enter comments as required. Click OK to save.
  12. (Optional) Add a Gauging document by clicking on the toolbar. This will open the level document form. Attach your Gauging document with a level using this form.
  13. To add a new Gauging form immediately after saving the current form, click Save and New. Otherwise, click Save in the Quick Access Toolbar. The saved gauging will appear in the Gaugings list.

Note

Entries must be made in each of the Start and Finish Gauge Height, Method of Gauging, Water Edge Bank, Measurement Quality and Unit of Measurement for a Gauging to be saved. Calculated gauging parameters require this information.

 

Modify a Gauging

  1. Select the Gaugings tab in the Main Panel.
  2. Double-click on the relevant Gauging row.

You can also highlight the relevant Gauging row by clicking on it. Then click on the Gaugings ribbon tab and select Edit Gauging. The New Gauging window appears.

  1. Modify the Gauging properties as desired.
  2. Click Save.

 

Select Multiple Gaugings

  • Hold down CTRL and click on all the multiple Gauging rows you wish to select. You can also hold SHIFT and click to select a range of Gauging rows.

 

Delete a Gauging

  1. With the appropriate gauging(s) highlighted, click the Gaugings grouped tab on the ribbon and select Delete Gauging.
  2. You will be asked to confirm that you wish to delete the selected gauging. Click Yes. The gauging and all chainages are deleted from the Gauging list.

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