Riverbend endeavors to use state-of-the-art equipment and software to ensure we deliver the best results possible. We have a significant collection of field equipment, a full complement of engineering and restoration software, and we have a hydraulic modeling laboratory capable of flows up to 500 gpm and scale models up to 40 ft in length.
Field equipment includes:
- Depth sounding sonar
- ADV Technology Acoustic Doppler Stream Flow Meter
- Topcon Total Station, GTS-802AR robotic system, 3” resolution
- Topcon RTK GPS system, survey grade
- 2 Topcon laser levels
- DH-48 and Helley-Smith sediment samplers
- Extech Dissolved Oxygen Meter
- Hach Water Quality Kit (pH, Temperature, Turbidity)
- Temperature Sensors (5) Onset HOBO Data Loggers
- Gravelometer
- 500μ D-Frame Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Net
Specialized office equipment & software includes:
- AutoCAD Infrastructure Design Suite
- Terramodel civil/survey
- Rivermorph © Natural channel assessment & design
- Flowmaster
- ESRI ArcMap GIS
- Storm & sanitary sewer design
- HEC-RAS 5.2 2D, HEC-6, WINXS-PRO, HEC-HMS
- Large format HP 770 plotters (2)