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Estimation of upstream water use with Ohio’s StreamStats application

Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5077
Prepared in cooperation with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
By: , , and 
https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20165077

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Abstract

This report describes the analytical methods and results of a pilot study to enhance the Ohio StreamStats application by adding the ability to obtain water-use information for selected areas in the northeast quadrant of Ohio. Water-use estimates are determined in StreamStats through a simple multistep process. 

Water-use data used to develop the Ohio StreamStats water-use application were obtained from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and 2010 countywide estimates of self-supplied domestic water use (hereafter referred to as “domestic water use”) compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). With the exception of domestic water uses, monthly time series of reported water uses for 2005–2012 are used to calculate average monthly and average annual withdrawals. Domestic water use is estimated from the USGS 2010 countywide estimates, assuming that water use is distributed uniformly in space and time. Consumptive-use coefficients are used to estimate net withdrawals and facilitate computation of return flows. 

Temporary water-use registrations for hydraulic fracturing are tabulated separately from the other water uses. Water-use indices are computed by dividing average annual net withdrawals (with and without temporary registrations) by the mean October streamflow estimated with StreamStats. The water-use indices are intended to provide metrics of potential consumptive water use.

Suggested Citation

Koltun, G.F., Nardi, M.R., and Shaffer, K.H., 2016, Estimation of upstream water use with Ohio’s StreamStats application: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5077, 13 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165077.

ISSN: 2328-0328 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Approach
  • Obtaining Water-Use Summaries from the Ohio StreamStats Web Application
  • Limitations for Estimates of Water Use
  • Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Estimation of upstream water use with Ohio’s StreamStats application
Series title Scientific Investigations Report
Series number 2016-5077
DOI 10.3133/sir20165077
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Ohio Water Science Center
Description iv, 12 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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