Evaluation of the Streamflow-Gaging Network of Alaska in Providing Regional Streamflow Information
Brabets TP. 1996. Evaluation of the Streamflow-Gaging Network of Alaska in Providing Regional Streamflow Information. Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4001. USGS, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, US Forest Service. Anchorage, Alaska
In 1906, the USGS began operating a network of streamflow gaging stations in Alaska. The primary purpose of the streamflow-gaging network has been to provide peak flow, average flow, and low-flow characteristics to a variety of users. In 1993, the USGS begana study to evaluate the current network at 78 stations. The objectives of this study were to determine the adequacy of the existing network in predicting selected regional flow characteristics and to determine if providing additional streamflow gaging stations could improve the network's ability to predict these characteristics. [exerpt from report].
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brabets, Timothy
- Date of Issue
- 1996
- Publisher
- USGS, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, US Forest Service
- Units
- AKRO , AKSO , ALAG , ANIA , CAKN , DENA , GLBA , KATM , KEFJ , KLGO , LACL , SEAN , SITK , WRST
- Keywords
- Analysis, Copper River Basin, Copper River Delta, Flow, gaging, Hydrography, Prince William Sound, Streamflow, Streams, Water Discharge, Water Resources, Water Sampling, water volume