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Who Uses Stream Gage Data?

Who Uses Stream Gage Data?. Janet Thigpen, CFM Flood Mitigation Specialist Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board. USGS Streamgage Network in New York State. Courtesy of Bo Juza , DHI. Water Withdrawals. Assessing the availability Permit conditions. Water source.

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Who Uses Stream Gage Data?

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  1. Who Uses Stream Gage Data? Janet Thigpen, CFM Flood Mitigation Specialist Southern Tier CentralRegional Planning & Development Board

  2. USGS Streamgage Network in New York State

  3. Courtesy of Bo Juza, DHI

  4. Water Withdrawals • Assessing the availability • Permit conditions Water source Gauge Municipal water system Water withdrawal site

  5. Recreation and Navigation Swift Water Rescue Team • Recreational boating • Lake level management • Canal operations Target and actual lake levels Lock 13 on the Erie Canal

  6. Water Quality • Monitoring • Permitted releases Wastewater treatment facility

  7. Land Use • Floodplain management • Planning • Flood mitigation • Determining flood frequency FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Future Land Use Plan

  8. Infrastructure • Bridges • Dams • Levees Tioga-Hammond Dam Project Installation of a levee closure structure

  9. Flood Warnings and Response • Forecasts & warnings • Inundation maps • Road closures • Evacuation decisions River forecast Inundation map keyed to gage levels

  10. 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

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