Who Uses Stream Gage Data?
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Who Uses Stream Gage Data?Janet Thigpen, CFM
Flood Mitigation Specialist
Southern Tier CentralRegional Planning & Development Board
USGS Streamgage Network
inNew York State
Vltava River - Prague CZ
Courtesy of Bo Juza, DHI
Water Withdrawals
• Assessing the availability• Permit conditions
Municipal water system
Water withdrawal site
Water source
Gauge
Recreation and Navigation• Recreational boating• Lake level management• Canal operations
Swift Water Rescue Team
Target and actual lake levels
Lock 13 on the Erie Canal
Water Quality
• Monitoring• Permitted releases
Wastewater treatment facility
Land Use
• Floodplain management• Planning• Flood mitigation• Determining flood frequency
Future Land Use Plan
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map
Infrastructure• Bridges• Dams• Levees
Tioga-Hammond Dam ProjectInstallation of a levee closure structure
Flood Warnings and Response• Forecasts & warnings• Inundation maps• Road closures• Evacuation decisions
Inundation map keyed to gage levels
River forecast
Stream Gage Funding• Cooperative Water Program (CWP)• Other federal agencies• National Streamflow Information Program
(NSIP)
Stream gages serve as the stethoscope on our rivers.
River gage used for dam operations, levee operations, river forecasts, and other purposes