Open-File Report 2006-1243
1Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ
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AbstractThis report presents stage-discharge relations for 47 discrete locations along the Colorado River, downstream from Glen Canyon Dam. Predicting the river stage that results from changes in flow regime is important for many studies investigating the effects of dam operations on resources in and along the Colorado River. The empirically based stage-discharge relations were developed from water-surface elevation data surveyed at known discharges at all 47 locations. The rating curves accurately predict stage at each location for discharges between 141 cubic meters per second and 1,274 cubic meters per second. The coefficient of determination (R2) of the fit to the data ranged from 0.993 to 1.00. Given the various contributing errors to the method, a conservative error estimate of ±0.05 m was assigned to the rating curves. |
Abstract
Introduction
Purpose and Scope
Acknowledgments
Physical Setting
Data and Method Used in Formulating Stage-Discharge Relations
Streamflow-Gaging Data
Water-Surface Elevations
Computation of Stage-Discharge Relations
Summary
References Cited
Suggested Citation
Hazel, J.E., Jr., Kaplinski, M., Parnell, R., Kohl, K., and Topping, D.J., 2007, Stage-Discharge Relations for the Colorado River in Glen, Marble, and Grand Canyons, Arizona, 1990-2005: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006–1243, 7 p.
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