The results from the research are intended to aid in design of river-restoration projects. Many channel-restoration designers need detailed information on proper design and characteristics of pools and riffles to insure project success. The flume was delivered with some assembly required . The unit was built in Minnesota by Engineering Laboratory Design Inc. and moved to the Olin Science Center basement during the Fall of 1999. Flow exits the headbox and begins to develop typical river flow characteristics in the upstream channel.
Flow continues into the measurement section where experiments are conducted.
Finally flow plunges out the end of the channel back into the large blue reservoir. The large pump on the floor recirculates this flow back up towards the head of the flume. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9874751.