Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4093
By: David H. Carpenter, R.W. James Jr., and D.F. Gillen
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Abstract
This report documents the results of a cost-effectiveness study of the stream-gaging program in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Data uses and funding sources were identified for 99 continuously operated stream gages in Maryland , Delaware, and the District of Columbia. The current operation of the program requires a budget of $465,260/year. The average standard error of estimation of streamflow records is 11.8%. It is shown that this overall level of accuracy at the 99 sites could be maintained with a budget of $461,000, if resources were redistributed among the gages. (USGS)
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Carpenter, D.H., James, R., Gillen, D., 1987, Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4093, vii, 85 p. :ill. ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri874093.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Cost-effectiveness of the stream-gaging program in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4093 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874093 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; Books and Open-File Reports Section, Western Distribution Branch, |
| Description | vii, 85 p. :ill. ;28 cm. |