Bankfull-channel geometry and discharge curves for the Rocky Mountains Hydrologic Region in Wyoming
Scientific Investigations Report
2012-5178
Prepared in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Region 2
By: Katharine Foster
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Abstract
Regional curves relate bankfull-channel geometry and bankfull discharge to drainage area in regions with similar runoff characteristics and are used to estimate the bankfull discharge and bankfull-channel geometry when the drainage area of a stream is known. One-variable, ordinary least-squares regressions relating bankfull discharge, cross-sectional area, bankfull width, and bankfull mean depth to drainage area were developed from data collected at 35 streamgages in or near Wyoming. Watersheds draining to these streamgages are within the Rocky Mountains Hydrologic Region of Wyoming and neighboring states.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Bankfull-channel geometry and discharge curves for the Rocky Mountains Hydrologic Region in Wyoming |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Series number | 2012-5178 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sir20125178 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Wyoming Water Science Center |
| Description | iv, 20 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado;Montana;Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Rocky Mountains |
| Datum | North American Datum of 1983 |
| Projection | Albers Equal-area Conic projection |
| Scale | 2000000 |
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