sonic will work, but only when lake is calm. Hard to measure if water has foam or if has too many waves. We've installed sonic on large ponds - some you could call small lakes. They work well except on very windy days. Jaime Solorza
On Feb 17, 2018 1:38 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark feet and inches on a pier and point a camera at it. :) > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Jaime Solorza" <losguyswirel...@gmail.com> > To: "Animal Farm" <af@afmug.com> > Sent: 2/17/2018 3:34:26 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Lake level monitoring > > Still well helps keep it more confined and precise... except in storm well > where turbulence wreaks havoc on it. Shake rattle and roll... > > Jaime Solorza > > On Feb 17, 2018 1:22 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> I have used submersible pressure on municipal water tank telemetry many >> times. >> I guess it would work equally well in a lake. >> .433 psi per foot. >> >> *From:* Jaime Solorza >> *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2018 1:10 PM >> *To:* Animal Farm >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Lake level monitoring >> >> You could use a stilling well with ultrasonic, or a submersible pressure, >> you could do a capacitance probe >> >> Jaime Solorza >> >> On Feb 17, 2018 9:12 AM, "Mitch Koep" <af...@abwisp.com> wrote: >> >>> I saw a system that used the same system for Water tower level measuring >>> >>> Installed a screened culvert vertical, about two feet off the bottom to >>> stop >>> >>> wave action and device float inside the culvert and a PLC controller >>> with a radio link >>> >>> It seemed to work very well >>> >>> You might want to check and see what is used for sewer ponds as well >>> >>> Mitch >>> >>> >>> On 2/16/2018 3:51 PM, Roland Houin wrote: >>> >>>> I have a customer needing to monitor lake levels >>>> need accurate method (gps hopefully) to measure level above msl. >>>> >>>> >>>> Anybody have any suggestions? >>>> >>>> >>>> Roland Houin >>>> Fourway.Net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>
