Sistema de bajo coste para medida de niveles en ríos

Abstract

Knowing the water levels in the rivers is vital for flood management. It is also important in other circumstances, for example, to ensure that the minimum environmental requirements are met. Traditional methods for measuring river levels involve the construction of gauging stations, which also allow the estimation of flow rates. This implies the construction and maintenance of expensive infrastructures, which in many cases may not be desirable from an environmental point of view, both because of their impact on the environment and because they alter the river natural water flow. A novel method has been implemented to monitor the levels of the Azuer River. The impact on the environment has been minimal and the costs, both for installation and maintenance, were very low. All the elements and devices that make up the system, their characteristics and the software developed are described.