streamgage networks / adaptive management / base streamgage network / human systems / stream network / real-time streamflow information system / base gage network / local gage network / information technology / direct satellite delivery / base streamgaging network / hydrologic networks / streamgage network / streamflow network / gage site / water systems / /
NaturalFeature
Mississippi River / /
Organization
Federal Emergency Management Agency / Congress / National Research Council / Advisory Committee on Water Information / Hydrologic Engineering Center / Interstate Council on Water Policy / Streamgaging Task Force / Interior’s Advisory Committee on Water Information / Natural Resource Conservation Service / Department of Interior / National Weather Service / /
Position
Executive / surface water Executive / /
ProvinceOrState
Mississippi / /
Technology
GIS / remote sensing / information technology / pollution control / /
Executive Summary The measurement of streamflow is part of the documentation of the history of the nation. Knowledge of the flow of water in the nation’s streams and rivers plays a vital role in flood protection, wate