| Abstract: | Methods are presented for estimating 10 streamflow characteristics at three types of sites on natural flow streams in the Colorado River Basin in Utah. The streamflow characteristics include average discharge and annual maximum 1-, 7-, and 15-day mean discharges for recurrence intervals of 10, 50 and 100 years. At or near gaged sites, two methods weight gaging station data with regression equation values to estimate streamflow characteristics. At sites on ungaged streams, a method estimates streamflow characteristics using regression equations. The regression equations relate the streamflow characteristics to the following basin and climatic characteristics: contributing drainage area, mean basin elevation, mean annual precipitation, main channel slope, and forested area. Separate regression equations were developed for four hydrologically distinct regions in the study area. The standard error of estimate for the 10 streamflow characteristics ranges from 13% to 87%. Basin, climatic, and streamflow characteristics, available as of September 30, 1981, are presented for 135 gaging stations in Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming. In addition, weighted estimates of the streamflow characteristics based on station data and the regression equation estimates are provided for most gaging stations. (Author ‘s abstract) |
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| Citation Author: | Christensen, R. C.; Johnson, E. B.; Plantz, G. G. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 38 p. :map ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 85-4297 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Manual for estimating selected streamflow characteristics of natural-flow streams in the Colorado River basin in Utah; 1986; WRI; 85-4297; Christensen, R. C.; Johnson, E. B.; Plantz, G. G. |
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| Citation Year: | 1986 |
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| Text: | Manual for estimating selected streamflow characteristics of natural-flow streams in the Colorado River basin in Utah; 1986; WRI; 85-4297; Christensen, R. C.; Johnson, E. B.; Plantz, G. G. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
