Base flow of streams on Long Island, New York
Water-Resources Investigations Report
81-48
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Abstract
On Long Island, base flow under nonurbanized conditions constitutes 90 to 95% of total stream discharge. Base-flow data from 19 continuously gaged streams are presented as monthly mean and annual mean discharge for water years 1960-75, which includes the 1962-66 drought. The data were derived by hydrograph-separation procedures that isolate mean daily base flow from mean daily discharge. A close empirical relationship between annual mean base flow and stream discharge at the 55-% duration point facilities estimation of average base flow and can be used in place of the more time-consuming hydrograph-separation technique. These data are needed in calibration of computer models that will be used to predict the effects of hydrologic stresses, such as sewering, on the Long Island ground-water system. (USGS)
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Reynolds, R.J., 1982, Base flow of streams on Long Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-48, iv, 33 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri8148.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Base flow of streams on Long Island, New York |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 81-48 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri8148 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Description | iv, 33 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |