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Computer model of Raritan River Basin water-supply system in central New Jersey

Open-File Report 96-360
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr96360

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Abstract

This report describes a computer model of the Raritan River Basin water-supply system in central New Jersey. The computer model provides a technical basis for evaluating the effects of alternative patterns of operation of the Raritan River Basin water-supply system during extended periods of below-average precipitation. The computer model is a continuity-accounting model consisting of a series of interconnected nodes. At each node, the inflow volume, outflow volume, and change in storage are determined and recorded for each month. The model runs with a given set of operating rules and water-use requirements including releases, pumpages, and diversions. The model can be used to assess the hypothetical performance of the Raritan River Basin water- supply system in past years under alternative sets of operating rules. It also can be used to forecast the likelihood of specified outcomes, such as the depletion of reservoir contents below a specified threshold or of streamflows below statutory minimum passing flows, for a period of up to 12 months. The model was constructed on the basis of current reservoir capacities and the natural, unregulated monthly runoff values recorded at U.S. Geological Survey streamflow- gaging stations in the basin.
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Computer model of Raritan River Basin water-supply system in central New Jersey
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 96-360
DOI 10.3133/ofr96360
Edition -
Year Published 1996
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey ; Branch of Information Services, distributor,
Description iv, 62 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm.
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