of legally diverted water from Castle Creek, now digitally and remotely, the Utah Department of Natural Resources has just installed a real-time monitoring point using a solar powered acoustic detector and radio transmitter. Previously, someone would have to visit this site and visually read the staff gage in the Parshall flume through which the water is flowing in order to calculate the flow. This new system is certainly calibrated to the old staff gage, and likely radios the data in real-time, or perhaps daily.
Newly installed water diversion gaging station next to Castle Creek, above the town of Castle Valley. Note the metal Parshall flume box through which the water is flowing, away from the viewer in this image.
The acoustic water level detector at the upstream end of the Parshall flume. Note staff gage on side of flume.