Computing Daily Mean Streamflow at Ungaged Locations in Iowa by using the Flow Anywhere and Flow Duration Curve Transfer Statistical Methods - Softcover

Linhart, S. Mike; Nania, Jon F; Sandars, Curtis L; Archfield, Stacey A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1500375217 ISBN 13: 9781500375218

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains approxi- mately 148 real-time streamgages in Iowa for which daily mean streamflow information is available, but daily mean streamflow data commonly are needed at locations where no streamgages are present. Therefore, the USGS conducted a study as part of a larger project in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to develop methods to estimate daily mean streamflow at locations in ungaged watersheds in Iowa by using two regression-based statistical methods. The regression equations for the statistical methods were developed from historical daily mean streamflow and basin characteristics from streamgages within the study area, which includes the entire State of Iowa and adjacent areas within a 50-mile buffer of Iowa in neighboring states. Results of this study can be used with other techniques to determine the best method for application in Iowa and can be used to produce a Web-based geographic information system tool to compute streamflow estimates automatically.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1500375217
• ISBN 13: 9781500375218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56