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Hydrologic Climate Change Indicators

Dates

Start Date
2012-10-01

Summary

Background Streams and rivers are an important environmental resource and provide water for many human needs. Streamflow is a measure of the volume of water carried by rivers and streams. Changes in streamflow can directly influence the supply of water available for human consumption, irrigation, generating electricity, and other needs. In addition, many plants and animals depend on streamflow for habitat and survival. Streamflow naturally varies over the course of a year. For example, rivers and streams in many parts of the country have their highest (peak) flow when snow melts in the spring. The amount of streamflow is important because high flows can cause erosion and damaging floods, while very low flows can harm fish and [...]

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Contacts

Principal Investigator :
Michael R McHale
Co-Investigator :
Robert W Dudley, Glenn A Hodgkins
Funding Agency :
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CMS Group :
New York Water Science Center

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“Volume of Seven-Day Low Streamflows in the United States, 1940-2009”
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“Volume of Three-Day High Streamflows in the United States, 1940-2009”
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“Timing of Winter-Spring Runoff in the United States, 1960-2009”
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Volume of Seven-Day Low Streamflows in the United States, 1940-2009
Volume of Seven-Day Low Streamflows in the United States, 1940-2009

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Communities

  • USGS New York Water Science Center

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Ecosystem Health
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Alternate Titles

  • Hydrologic Climate Change

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