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Historically, short-term (< 10 yrs) sediment loading to streams from channel enlargement has been monitored using either erosion pins or repeated topographic surveying; however, these measurements are time-consuming and have poor temporal resolution. Turbidity sensors are increasingly used to quantify stream sediment loads. The overall goal of this study was to evaluate three methods for quantifying sediment loads from channel sources over short time periods: erosion pins and scour chains, repeated topographic surveying, and turbidity monitoring.