Designation:D5906−02(Reapproved2013)StandardGuideforMeasuringHorizontalPositioningDuringMeasurementsofSurfaceWaterDepths1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5906;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheselectionofprocedurescommonlyusedtoestablishameasurementofhorizontalpositionduringinvestigationsofsurfacewaterbodiesthatareasfollows:SectionsProcedureA—ManualMeasurement7to12ProcedureB—OpticalMeasurement13to17ProcedureC—ElectronicMeasurement18to271.1.1Thenarrativespecifieshorizontalpositioningtermi-nologyanddescribesmanual,optical,andelectronicmeasuringequipmentandtechniques.1.2Thereferencescitedcontaininformationthatmayhelpinthedesignofahighqualitymeasurementprogram.1.3Theinformationprovidedonhorizontalpositioningisdescriptiveinnatureandnotintendedtoendorseanyparticularitemofmanufacturedequipmentorprocedure.1.4Thisguidepertainstodetermininghorizontalpositionofadepthmeasurementinquiescentorlowvelocityflow.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD3858TestMethodforOpen-ChannelFlowMeasurementofWaterbyVelocity-AreaMethodD4410TerminologyforFluvialSedimentD4581GuideforMeasurementofMorphologicCharacter-isticsofSurfaceWaterBodies(Withdrawn2013)3D5073PracticeforDepthMeasurementofSurfaceWaterD5173TestMethodforOn-LineMonitoringofCarbonCompoundsinWaterbyChemicalOxidation,byUVLightOxidation,byBoth,orbyHighTemperatureCom-bustionFollowedbyGasPhaseNDIRor...
