Difference between revisions of "River Gauges"
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| + | Kayaking enthusiasts wanted to know when river were running, given the nature of the Irish climate this couldn't be be done using rainfall data alone. The gauge project aims to provide a cheap, reliable solution to this problem. By publicly posting the the schematics and giving instructions to build the gauges its is hoped that over time a number of gauges will be spread across the country. | ||
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The entire project was concocted up by Daithí Power, Daithí designed and built the very first gauge and placed it on the [http://www.irishwhitewater.com/river_guide/river.php?id=261 Flesk River] | The entire project was concocted up by Daithí Power, Daithí designed and built the very first gauge and placed it on the [http://www.irishwhitewater.com/river_guide/river.php?id=261 Flesk River] | ||
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The project itself was a great success, but the real success came with Daithí publishing the plans of the gauge system and offering advice to people about how to build one of their own. | The project itself was a great success, but the real success came with Daithí publishing the plans of the gauge system and offering advice to people about how to build one of their own. | ||
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| + | From there the project migrated to [http://irishwhitewater.com Irishwhitewater.com] where several more gauges were added. | ||
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*[[How to Build a River Gauge]] | *[[How to Build a River Gauge]] | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 13 January 2010
Kayaking enthusiasts wanted to know when river were running, given the nature of the Irish climate this couldn't be be done using rainfall data alone. The gauge project aims to provide a cheap, reliable solution to this problem. By publicly posting the the schematics and giving instructions to build the gauges its is hoped that over time a number of gauges will be spread across the country.
History
The entire project was concocted up by Daithí Power, Daithí designed and built the very first gauge and placed it on the Flesk River
The Flesk Gauge webpage [1] soon followed. The page provide a graph showing the level of the Flesk for the previous 24hrs.
The project itself was a great success, but the real success came with Daithí publishing the plans of the gauge system and offering advice to people about how to build one of their own.
From there the project migrated to Irishwhitewater.com where several more gauges were added.
