Place the Steel strut channel in the stream bed so that it is next to where the sensor will be placed and the open side of the channel faces the sensor position.

Remove rocks from the area if the bed is rocky.

Use the post pounder to push the steel strut channel into the river bed 2 feet.

Alternatively, for streams with extremely high discharge, a 2 ft aluminum strut channel can be pounded into the center of the stream while the steel strut channel is placed at the edge of the stream bed.