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THE second annual report* (1936–37) of the Inland Water Survey under the Ministry of Health and the Scottish Office continues the story of the progress of the Survey since the date of the previous report. It points out the magnitude of the undertaking and the considerable amount of preliminary work which has been found necessary. The replies to the questionnaire circulated at the outset of investigations showed that relatively little of the varied mass of information in existence was suitable for the purposes of the Survey, and that not only were improvements necessary in the methods in vogue for gauging and recording levels in rivers and streams, but also that a large number of additional gauging stations was required. During the period under review, the efforts of the Committee and its officers have been directed towards the introduction of better methods of survey and to the examination and rearrangement of existing records suitable for publication in a form which would serve as a model for future investigations.
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CUNNINGHAM, B. Inland Water Survey in Great Britain. Nature 140, 1106 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401106a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/1401106a0