Cableway measurement of high flow at Cow Creek near Riddle, Oregon

Hydrologic technicians make streamflow and other measurements from cableways using a variety of equipment. In this clip, a high flow measurement is taken by towing acoustic sensors across the channel from a cable car. Cableway measurements demand constant focus and quick thinking and here a highly skilled hydrologic technician does all of that – while giving us a glimpse of what it’s like to be suspended above a river.

Mechanical sounds from pulling the cart along the cable mix with the roar of the rushing water below.