A Flume is used to measure the flow of water in a channel, watercourse, or pipe.
The reasons for measuring water flow are numerous, but can include:
- Water rights apportionment
- Irrigation flows
- Measuring field runoff to evaluate the effects of cover crops
- Quantifying mine discharge
- Monitoring dam seepage
- Treating wastewaters
- Industrial discharge monitoring
- Watershed evaluation
Flumes come in a range of different styles. Common styles include:
Less common styles include:
Within each style of flume there are a range of sizes. The number of sizes differs from flume style to flume style.
