Stream-temperature characteristics in Georgia
Water-Resources Investigations Report
96-4203
By: T.R. Dyar and S. Jack Alhadeff
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Abstract
Stream-temperature measurements for 198 periodic and 22 daily record stations were analyzed using a harmonic curve-fitting procedure. Statistics of data from 78 selected stations were used to compute a statewide stream-temperature harmonic equation, derived using latitude, drainage area, and altitude for natural streams having drainage areas greater than about 40 square miles. Based on the 1955-84 reference period, the equation may be used to compute long-term natural harmonic stream-temperature coefficients to within an on average of about 0.4? C.
Basin-by-basin summaries of observed long-term stream-temperature characteristics are included for selected stations and river reaches, particularly along Georgia's mainstem streams. Changes in the stream- temperature regimen caused by the effects of development, principally impoundments and thermal power plants, are shown by comparing harmonic curves and coefficients from the estimated natural values to the observed modified-condition values.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Stream-temperature characteristics in Georgia |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 96-4203 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri964203 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey ; Branch of Information Services [distributor], |
| Contributing office(s) | South Atlantic Water Science Center |
| Description | xiii, 150 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
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