USGS

Water Resources Data, Virginia, Water Year 2003

Volume 1. Surface-Water Discharge and Surface-Water Quality Records

by R.K. White, D.C. Hayes, J.R. Guyer, and E.D. Powell



Table of Contents

Preface

Report documentation page

List of surface-water stations, in downstream order, for which records are published in this volume

List of discontinued surface-water-discharge or stage-only stations

List of discontinued surface-water-quality stations

Introduction

Cooperation

Records collected by the State of Virginia

Summary of hydrologic conditions

Surface-water discharge

Explanation of records

Station identification numbers

Downstream order system

Latitude-longitude system

Special networks and programs

Explanation of stage and water discharge records

Data collection and computation

Data presentation

Station manuscript

Data table of daily mean values

Statistics of monthly mean data

Summary statistics

Identifying estimated daily discharge

Accuracy of the records

Other records available

Explanation of water quality records

Collection and examination of data

Water analysis

Surface-water quality records

Classification of records

Accuracy of records

Arrangement of records

On-site measurements and sample collection

Water temperature

Sediment

Laboratory measurements

Data presentation

Remark codes

Water-quality control data

Blank Samples

Reference Samples

Replicate Samples

Spike Samples

Access to USGS water data

Definition of terms

Publications on Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations

Station records, surface-water-discharge and surface-water-quality

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites

Crest-stage partial-record stations

Special study and miscellaneous sites

Analyses of samples collected at partial-record, special study, and miscellaneous sites

Index

 


 

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