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The USGS National Streamflow Information Program and the importance of preserving long-term streamgages

Glenn A. Hodgkins·J. Michael Norris·Robert M. Lent
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Long-term streamflow information is critical for use in several water-related areas that are important to humans and wildlife, including water management, computation of flood and drought flows for water infrastructure, and analysis of climate-related trends. Specific uses are many and diverse and range from informing water rights across state and international boundaries to designing dams and bridges.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 25.443274612305746° to 68.60852084639889° latitude; -160.7958984375° to -52.0751953125° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Glenn A. Hodgkins, J. Michael Norris, Robert M. Lent. 2014. The USGS National Streamflow Information Program and the importance of preserving long-term streamgages. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20143026

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