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"Sedimeter sensors designed and
built by Lindorm are a fantastic
tool for measuring water column
turbidity and siltation." (Gravity)
The SediMeter™ measures a vertical turbidity profile and estimates the bottom level with high precision
Use it to monitor...
  • Sedimentation
  • Erosion
  • Siltation
  • Scour
  • Accumulation
  • Resuspension
  • Deposition
  • Near-Bed Turbidity
  • Sediment Darkness
  • Sediment Consolidation
In...
  • Oceans
  • Seas
  • Lakes
  • Rivers
  • Channels
  • Ponds
  • Reservoirs
  • Flumes
  • Tanks
  • Laboratories
For...
  • Determining Sediment Accumulation
  • Monitoring Siltation
  • Earth Science Research
  • Environmental Research
  • Channel Supervision
  • Dredging Spill Monitoring
  • Reservoir Sedimentation Monitoring
  • Fish Farm Environmental Management
  • Pollution Monitoring
  • Studying Anoxic Sediment Conditions
Case Studies
Kazakhstan

Description: The northern part of the Caspian Sea has a large input of sediments from the Volga and Ural rivers, and the depth is only around 5 meters in a large area. A harbor development plan in Kazakhstan required the dredging of a 70 km long navigation channel through this area. SediMeter™ instruments were deployed to assess the sedimentary environment, taking advantage of their ability to measure the near-bed turbidity. The SediMeter™ can also be used to detect the presence of bedload transport as opposed to suspended sediment transport, and to measure the infilling of the navigation channel post-dredging.

Where: Caspian Sea

Who: Gravity Environmental

Why: Project to build an oil export terminal with a 70 km dredged channel

What: Collect data for the Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) program

When: 2013

Model: SM3A

Caspian Sea

Zambia

Description: A SediMeter™ was deployed in this water reservoir in order to collect data on the timing and amount of sedimentation in the water reservoir. Traditional methods include repeat measurements of the bed level, and taking of sediment cores, but they only allow the measurements of the net change between measurements, and are unable to register what exactly happens, and when it happens. In order to optimize the methods for decreasing sedimentation and-the other side of the coin-soil erosion, it is important to understand the processes. The SediMeter™ can be used to quantify near-bed suspended sediment, sediment accumulation, and even measure sediment consolidation. It thus gives a lot more information for the scientist or engineer that is trying to come up with ways in which to protect the farmlands from erosion, and the reservoirs from sediment infilling.

Where: Water reservoir

Who: University of Zambia

Why: Soil Erosion Research

What: Measure sedimentation rate in water reservoirs

When: 2015-2017

Model: SM3A

Water reservoir in Zambia

Zambia field data: At the end of the dry season the bottom is at about 14 cm. The rains bring in so heavily sediment-laden water that the level of the bottom cannot easily be determined for 2 weeks. When the sediment settle out of suspension the bottom level has risen by about 5 cm. We also observe changes in the darkness of the previously deposited sediments. SediMeter intensity chart

USA

Description: SediMeter™ instruments were deployed in the Ohio River, West Virginia, to measure sediment deposition over mussel beds during maintenance dredging on the river.

Where: Ohio River, West Virginia

Who: USACE

Why: Maintenance dredging threatened mussel banks

What: Monitor sedimentation/siltation from dredging

When: 2009

Model: SM2A

US Army Corp of Engineers SediMeter deployment method

USA

Description: In 2007, the Port of Olympia found elevated levels of dioxins in an area scheduled for maintenance dredging. The contaminated sediments have since been dealt with. During this project SediMeters™ were deployed in the area to monitor for near-bed elevated turbidity levels. The SediMeter™ instruments were mounted on steel platforms for sedimentation measurements in the Budd Inlet.

Where: Budd Inlet, Washington State

Who: Gravity Environmental

Why: Polluted Sediments Cleanup

What: Measure sedimentation in the inlet

When: 2014

Model: SM3A

Budd Inlet

Feedback

“...recommending that sedimeters be installed to monitor sedimentation on reef tracts..."
Coastal Engineering Administrator in Florida Department of Environmental Protection

"...dredge monitoring ... there is not much out there that is as simple and cost effective."
Senior Environmental Scientist in an engineering consulting company

"Sedimeter sensors designed and built by Lindorm are a fantastic tool for measuring water column turbidity and siltation." Link
Gravity Consulting

"The SediMeter proved a reliable means of providing continuous measurements during the study period with respect to accuracy."
Kevin Daniel Denn, University of Iowa master thesis, p 84.

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