Estimated daily mean streamflow in Iowa using the Flow-Duration Curve Transfer Method StreamStats application
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates many streamgages throughout the country that provide historical and real-time daily streamflow information. Accurate estimates of daily streamflow and the percentage of time that a certain volume of streamflow occurs or is exceeded in a stream is crucial information for structure design and other activities conducted by federal, state, and local officials. However, many important locations are ungaged and therefore lack the in-depth data provided at streamgages. The USGS provides hydrologic information like streamflow statistics and drainage basin characteristics in the web-based tool StreamStats (https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/). A newly released StreamStats functionality developed by the StreamStats development team working closely with USGS scientists in the Central Midwest Water Science Center incorporates flow-duration statistics already available at USGS streamgages to calculate daily mean streamflow estimates for rural, ungaged locations in Iowa [1].
Suggested Citation
Marti, M.K., Wavra, H.N., and Medenblik, A., 2022, Estimated daily mean streamflow in Iowa using the Flow-Duration Curve Transfer Method StreamStats application: Hydrolink, no. Spring 2022, p. 7-9.
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| Publication type | Newsletter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Newsletter |
| Title | Estimated daily mean streamflow in Iowa using the Flow-Duration Curve Transfer Method StreamStats application |
| Series title | Hydrolink |
| Issue | Spring 2022 |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 7 |
| Last page | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |