Streambank/Sediment Monitoring

​Monitoring is an essential component of stream restoration because it allows stakeholders to see what progress is being made, provides load reduction estimates and provides information on the types of restoration that can best achieve project goals.  However, obtaining quantifiable results from streambank restoration projects has been difficult.  There are a wide range of monitoring techniques to document erosion or sedimentation, but often they are intended to provide data for project design not environmental results. 

•  Data Sheets
• Click-Here to download the streambank/erosion calculations 

Additional information

1. Fluvial geomorphology training module
2. Michigan DEQ - BEHI procedures for volunteers
3. NC State Stream Restoration Institute: Natural Stream Processes
4. NRCS National Engineering Handbook for Stream Restoration
6. Rosgen, D. Wildland Hydrology: Classification of Natural Rivers
7. Rosgen, D. Wildland Hydrology: Stream Channel Stability Assessment Procedure