2024 Field Surveying Season听
Borland Drain
The 糖心直播's (UTRCA) 2024 field surveying season is nearing its end as winter arrives. Beginning in early June, the team of surveyors used high-accuracy GPS to gather over 30,000 elevation points for the flood modelling team to use in building flood models. GPS points were collected from bank to bank across more than 150 kilometres of creeks and drains to better understand their shape, size, and depth. The surveyors also compiled data for 330 bridges and culverts to determine how much water could flow through or under them before flooding would occur.听
When the City of London and surrounding areas experienced flooding in July of this year, the surveyors captured elevation points for the high-water levels to track flood heights for different storm events and to check existing flood models. Models are used to simulate different flows in a river and determine where flooding could occur so the opportunity to compare data from a real flood is valuable.听听
The surveying crew this year included returning members Bailey Arnold and Kenny Tomljenovic, as well as two excellent new additions, Dolan Bohnert and Taryn Smit. The team persevered through tough field conditions, dense bush, mud, insects, and difficult weather while troubleshooting equipment to accurately gather this data. Their efforts are greatly appreciated!听
Thank you Kenny, Taryn, Dolan, and Bailey! (left to right in image below)听
