Streamflow data

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Edited by: Vijay P. Singh

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Abstract

The importance of streamflow data to the world’s economy, environmental health, and public safety continues to grow as the population increases. The collection of streamflow data is often an involved and complicated process. The quality of streamflow data hinges on such things as site selection, instrumentation selection, streamgage maintenance and quality assurance, proper discharge measurement techniques, and the development and continued verification of the streamflow rating. This chapter serves only as an overview of the streamflow data collection process as proper treatment of considerations, techniques, and quality assurance cannot be addressed adequately in the space limitations of this chapter. Readers with the need for the detailed information on the streamflow data collection process are referred to the many references noted in this chapter. 

Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Streamflow data
Edition Second edition
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher McGraw-Hill
Publisher location New York, NY
Contributing office(s) Office of Surface Water
Description 7 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Monograph
Larger Work Title Handbook of Applied Hydrology
First page 5-1
Last page 5-7
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