Feb 04, 2016
First USGS Streamgage near Embudo, New Mexico125 years
Inside a Streamgage
Flowmeasurementsare used to calibrate the gage
Network Costs• $163M per year• 850+ Partners• Half of all funds
from state or local agencies
• About ¼ of funds from OFAs
Streamgages• 8,025 gages• 99 % real-time• Most support
three or more uses
The USGS Streamgage Network Is A National Collaboration
Competing Uses for a Limited Supply
Energy
Instream Flows forRecreation and forThe Environment
Municipal andIndustrial
Agriculture