Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania
Water-Resources Investigations Report
85-4077
By: H.N. Flippo and T.E. Behrendt
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Abstract
This report documents a cost-effectiveness study of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania. Data uses and funding were identified for 223 continuous-record stream gages operated in 1983; four are planned for discontinuance at the close of water-year 1985; two are suggested for conversion, at the beginning of the 1985 water year, for the collection of only continuous stage records. Two of 11 special-purpose short-term gages are recommended for continuation when the supporting project ends; eight of these gages are to be discontinued and the other will be converted to a partial-record type. Current operation costs for the 212 stations recommended for continued operation is $1,199,000 per year in 1983. The average standard error of estimation for instantaneous streamflow is 15.2%. An overall average standard error of 9.8% could be attained on a budget of $1,271,000, which is 6% greater than the 1983 budget, by adopted cost-effective stream-gaging operations. (USGS)
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Flippo, H., Behrendt, T., 1985, Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4077, v, 108 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri854077.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Cost effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 85-4077 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri854077 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Pennsylvania Water Science Center |
| Description | v, 108 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |