Fig. 3. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) aquatic sites have customized mounting infrastructure to deal with individual site conditions and reduce the damage during high-flow events. The original design is shown on the left and three of these designs are shown on the right, including (from top to bottom) lowering the instrumentation supports so that debris can flow over it, mounting instrumentation on overhead cables to allow it to move as the stream flow increases, and attaching to nearby boulders for structural rigidity (figure is a product of the NEON program and can be used by any member of the NEON team. It is open access and may be used).
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