the Arroyo Seco at South Pasadena CA
Measure the streamflow and water quality.
Take the discharge and stage reading at the Arroyo Seco gauge in South Pasadena CA and log the core water-quality parameters. Read all of it
Not funded yet. Settles as earned credit, $248 proposed.
Proof it takes, the deadline, the level
- ProofGPS-matched station + discharge/stage reading + core water-quality parameters
- Open until2026-12-10
- Levelentry
All of it: the words, the place, the proof
Take the discharge and stage reading at the Arroyo Seco gauge in South Pasadena CA and log the core water-quality parameters. The gauge is a registered USGS monitoring station, but its next streamflow and water-quality reading has not been taken, and without it the record has a gap.
Offer to pay $248. The receipt lands onchain once the proof is approved.
Safety, read before you claim
Field measurement only: no structural work on the gauge, no chemical dosing of the stream. Wading only in conditions within the crew's training; any high-flow/unsafe-wading condition is skipped and flagged, never forced; wear a life jacket (PFD) when wading moving water.
How this work is done
How this work is done
A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.
Bring
- GPS-capable phone or survey-grade GPS
- camera
- current meter/ADCP or wading rod (discharge measurement)
- calibrated multi-parameter sonde
- turbidity tube or nephelometer
- sample bottles + cooler with ice (grab samples)
- field data sheet/tablet
- waders/PPE
Steps
- 1. Navigate to the registered gauging station or monitoring cross-section; confirm GPS matches the station ID.
- 2. Photograph the station/cross-section and current stream conditions (stage, visible flow, bank condition).
- 3. Measure discharge via the wading/velocity-area method, or read the staff gauge/pressure transducer where installed, per USGS NFM protocol.
- 4. Calibrate and deploy the multi-parameter sonde/meter; record temperature, specific conductance, pH, and dissolved oxygen at the designated mid-channel point.
- 5. Measure turbidity via nephelometer or turbidity tube per the field manual's method.
- 6. Collect a grab sample where the monitoring plan specifies lab analysis (nutrients/bacteria); label and store on ice for chain-of-custody.
- 7. Note any visible pollution source, discharge pipe, or unusual condition upstream of the station.
- 8. Enter station ID, GPS, discharge/stage, all field parameters, photos, and any flagged observation into the proof record; sign.
What counts as done
- GPS matches the registered station ID within the posting radius
- Discharge or stage reading recorded per USGS NFM protocol
- All four core field parameters recorded from a calibrated instrument
- Turbidity recorded, and any grab-sample chain-of-custody completed where specified
Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.
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