Water transfer from a stream upgrade without electrical pumps
Water transfer from a stream upgrade without electrical pumps
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I am trying to develop a means of directing a small amount of water from a river or stream to an experimental stream bed tray that attempts to replicate the selected waterway flow and substrate. It is basically a flow through system where the water is drawn from the river to the tray and then returned to the river. The main intent is to allow for the colonization of aquatic insects in the substrate of the experimental system.
The problem:
*The experimental system must be located on the bank of the river and is approx 6-8 feet above the surface of the water
*It is a remote site so there is no electricity available for standard pumps
*The means of water transfer needs to allow for natural drift of subsurface aquatic insects to pass through the system unharmed
The problem:
*The experimental system must be located on the bank of the river and is approx 6-8 feet above the surface of the water
*It is a remote site so there is no electricity available for standard pumps
*The means of water transfer needs to allow for natural drift of subsurface aquatic insects to pass through the system unharmed





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Steve
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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The wheel could lift the water and organisms with little or minor contact.
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A sling pump may work, but it provides a pulsed flow. You would probably want it to pump into a storage tank to even out the flow rate. ht
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RE: Water transfer from a stream upgrade without electrical pumps
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Dik
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For a discussion of the principle see
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(particularly the last post in the thread)
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http://www.lifewater.ca/ram_pump.htm