LEADER 04763nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910956999303321 005 20251116150152.0 010 $a9786610176144 010 $a9780309166249 010 $a0309166241 010 $a9781280176142 010 $a1280176148 010 $a9780309531979 010 $a0309531977 035 $a(CKB)1000000000024179 035 $a(OCoLC)56987884 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10068418 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106708 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127454 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106708 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10110620 035 $a(PQKB)10209886 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3377183 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10068418 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL17614 035 $a(OCoLC)923268855 035 $a(Perlego)4735162 035 $a(BIP)12806788 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000024179 100 $a20040825d2004 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAssessing the National Streamflow Information Program /$fCommittee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a9780309092104 311 0 $a0309092108 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 146-160). 327 $aFrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gaging the Nation's Streams -- 3 Selection of NSIP Base Gage Locations -- 4 Streamflow Network Design -- 5 Streamflow Information -- 6 Contributions of NSIP to River Science -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Members of the Committee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program. 330 $aFrom warning the public of impending floods to settling legal arguments over water rights, the measurement of streamflow ( oestreamgaging ) plays a vital role in our society. Having good information about how much water is moving through our streams helps provide citizens with drinking water during droughts, control water pollution, and protect wildlife along our stream corridors. The U.S. Geological Survey (TM)s (USGS) streamgaging program provides such information to a wide variety of users interested in human safety, recreation, water quality, habitat, industry, agriculture, and other topics. For regional and national scale streamflow information needs, the USGS has created a National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). In addition to streamgaging, the USGS envisions intensive data collection during floods and droughts, national assessments of streamflow characteristics, enhanced information delivery, and methods development and research. The overall goals of the program are to: meet legal and treaty obligations on interstate and international waters, support flow forecasting; measure river basin outflows, monitor sentinel watersheds for long-term trends in natural flows, and measure flows for water quality needs. But are these the right topics to collect data on? Or is the USGS on the wrong track? In general, the book is supportive of the design and content of NSIP, including its goals and methodology for choosing stream gages for inclusion in the program. It sees the ultimate goal of NSIP as developing the ability to use existing data-gathering sites to generate streamflow information with quantitative confidence limits at any location in the nation. It is just as important to have good measurements during droughts as during floods, and it therefore recommends supporting Natural Resource Conservation Service forecast sites in addition to those of the National Weather Service. 606 $aStream measurements$zUnited States$xInformation services 606 $aStream measurements$xResearch$zUnited States 606 $aStream-gaging stations$zUnited States 615 0$aStream measurements$xInformation services. 615 0$aStream measurements$xResearch 615 0$aStream-gaging stations 676 $a551.48/3/0973 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Review of the USGS National Streamflow Information Program. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956999303321 996 $aAssessing the National Streamflow Information Program$94366954 997 $aUNINA