Cost-effectiveness of the US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in Arkansas
Water-Resources Investigations Report
84-4084
By: M.E. Darling and T.E. Lamb
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Abstract
This report documents the results of the cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Arkansas. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the daily-discharge stations. All daily-discharge stations were found to be in one or more data use categories, and none were candidates for alternate methods which would result in discontinuation or conversion to a partial record station. The cost for operation of daily-discharge stations and routing costs to partial record stations, crest gages, pollution control stations as well as seven recording ground-water stations was evaluated in the Kalman-Filtering Cost-Effective Resource allocation (K-CERA) analysis. This operation under current practices requires a budget of $292,150. The average standard error of estimate of streamflow record for the Arkansas District was analyzed at 33 percent.
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Darling, M., and Lamb, T., 1984, Cost-effectiveness of the US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in Arkansas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4084, v, 62 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri844084.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Cost-effectiveness of the US Geological Survey stream-gaging program in Arkansas |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 84-4084 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri844084 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | v, 62 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |