Middle Castor River Bathymetric Survey

PROJECT:  Middle Castor River Bathymetric Survey

CLIENT:  South Nation Conservation Authority

NUMBER OF YEARS DEALING WITH CLIENT: +/- 2 years

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:

  • Water’s Edge was authorized by South Nation Conservation (SNC) to complete an 18km bathymetric survey of the Middle Castor River near Metcalfe, ON.
  • Sub-centimetre, survey-grade Sokkia GRX1, Trimble R10, and a Nikon DTM-350 Total Station were used for all survey data collection.
  • The GPS systems used are based on RTK on the TOP-NET network.
  • Cross-sections were surveyed every 50m along the channel with an additional cross-section upstream and downstream of each bridge.
  • Processing of the bathymetry was done using a combination of ArcGIS and AutoCAD Civil3D.
  • The original clipped image and the newly interpolated bathymetric survey were then merged into a single Tiff image.

SERVICES PROVIDED: 

  • Bathymetric Survey,
  • AutoCAD Civil 3D,
  • GIS

DATE OF PROJECT:  Fall 2017