first usgs streamgage near embudo , new mexico 125 years

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First USGS Streamgage near Embudo , New Mexico 125 years. Inside a Streamgage. Flow m easurements are used to calibrate the gage. The USGS Streamgage Network Is A National Collaboration. Streamgages 8,025 gages 99 % real-time Most support three or more uses. Network Costs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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

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