AOP Training

Collection and entry of As-Built Data

Learn how to establish a strong foundation for monitoring AOP sites by documenting as-built conditions. This video introduces the As-Built Database Tool and explains how to gather and organize construction records, design details, and structural features. Capturing this baseline information is essential for tracking changes over time and evaluating the effectiveness of AOP installations.

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Preparing for the Field - Field Protocol Training

Before heading out, make sure you're ready. This video walks through essential safety considerations, equipment needs, and setup tips for collecting data with the aopMAP Field Monitoring Tool. From reflective vests to clinometers and tablets, you'll learn what to bring and how to prepare for a successful and efficient field visit.

Identifying the active channel and stream measurements

This video explains how to identify and measure key stream channel dimensions, such as active channel width, depth, and floodprone width, using the aopMAP protocol. Learn how to recognize field indicators, apply consistent measurement techniques, and understand why these dimensions are critical for evaluating AOP structure performance.

Identification and recording of channel features

Understand how to identify and document the physical features that shape stream channels and influence aquatic organism passage. This video introduces typical and potential limiting features like riffles, pools, rock sills, and debris jams, and explains how to measure, classify, and log them consistently using the aopMAP Field Monitoring Tool.

Types and measurement of depositional features

Learn how to recognize and measure depositional features which give important insights to sediment dynamics and channel health. You'll explore common feature types like point bars, and mid-channel bars, and discover how to assess sediment size using rapid field methods. This video also introduces tools and techniques for consistent data collection, helping your team better understand channel conditions and aquatic organism passage potential.

Cataloging of interior channel banks

This video focuses on interior channel banks within AOP structures that help manage flow, support sediment transport, and enhance passage conditions. Learn how to identify their presence, assess their stability, and measure their dimensions and material characteristics using the aopMAP Field Monitoring Tool.

Channel Alterations

Explore how to identify and document channel alterations that may affect aquatic organism passage. This video covers man-made modifications, floodplain constrictions, and natural changes in channel form. Learn how to classify alteration types, estimate their extent, and prioritize data collection in representative reaches using aopMAP.

Characteristics and types of channels

This video introduces the six primary geomorphic channel types used in aopMAP and explains how they influence stream behavior and passage conditions. Learn how to classify channels based on slope, sediment, and flow patterns, and why this matters for AOP design and monitoring.

Data collection on large roughness features

Discover how large roughness features like boulders, root wads, and engineered structures shape flow, create habitat, and support aquatic organism passage. This video explains how to identify, measure, and document these features using aopMAP, and how consistent data collection helps evaluate their role in channel stability and AOP performance.