An Assessment of Flow Data from Klamath River Sites Between Link River Dam and Keno Dam, South-Central Oregon

Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5212

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5212

Table 2. Water-balance scenarios.

Case 1:	No unaccounted gains or losses
	Q_{downstream_outflow}– (Q_{upstream_inflow}– Q_{upstream_outflow}) = 0
Case 2:	Gaining stream
	Q_{downstream_outflow}– (Q_{upstream_inflow}– Q_{upstream_outflow}) > 0
	Possible reasons:
	1. Unaccounted ground-water inflow
	2. Other unaccounted inflows not included in the water balance
	3. Measurement error
	Measured upstream inflows less than actual value
	Measured upstream outflows greater than actual value
	Measured downstream outflows greater than actual value
Case 3:	Losing stream
	Q_{downstream_outflow}– (Q_{upstream_inflow}– Q_{upstream_outflow}) < 0
	Possible reasons:
	1. Unaccounted outflow to ground water
	2. Other unaccounted outflows not included in the water balance
	3. Measurement error
	Measured upstream inflows greater than actual value
	Measured upstream outflows less than actual value
	Measured downstream outflows less than actual value