Guidance and Instructions for the Preparation of Data Furnished to the USGS for Review and Publication
The annual review by USGS personnel of furnished records is designed to ensure that furnished records are collected in accordance with USGS standards. Furnished records are provided to the USGS by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensees and other cooperating agencies as a method for reviewing and quality assuring their records so that the data are collected using methods that result in data that have an accuracy comparable to the data collected by the USGS.
The purpose of this web page is to make training information and guidelines for the preparation of furnished records available to hydrographers, administrators, resource managers, and the general public. Documents and links to technical manuals and memoranda that define data collection, data processing, and quality assurance standards for stage and streamflow collected in USGS Water Programs are provided. Links to the approved data that FERC licensees and other cooperators have furnished to USGS are also included.
FERC eLibrary >>
Training Information for Cooperators
Surface Water Training and Guidelines
- The Observation, Sensing, and Recording of Stage in Streams and Reservoirs
- Techniques and Standards for Making Discharge Measurements at Streamflow Gaging Stations
- Standards for the Analysis and Processing of Surface-Water Data and Information Using Electronic Methods
- Levels at Gaging Stations
- USGS Office of Surface Water: Hydroacoustics
- USGS Techniques of Water Resources Investigations (TWRI's)
- Measurement and Computation of Streamflow
USGS Water Data and Reports
- USGS California Water Science Center
- Historical Water Data for California
- USGS Surface-Water Daily Data for California
- NWISWeb Realtime Streamflow Data
- NWISWeb Data Retrieval
- USGS Publications Warehouse
Documents and Presentations
Documents & Handouts
- Guidance and Instructions for the Preparation of Data Furnished to the USGS for Review and Publication
- USGS Water Mission Area Policy on Accepting Furnished Records MEMO NO. 2016.04
- FERC Lake/Reservoir reviews
- Letter to Furnished record cooperators: Powerplant Flow Record Reviews
- Materials to Be Included for Review of Furnished Record
- Measurements and Gage Height Records Checklist
- Log of Visits: Daily Mean Gage Heights and Discharges Chart
- Historic Summary of Levels
- Station Description and Quality Assurance Paragraph Examples
- Description of Gaging Station
- Station Analysis View for 11336580 Morrison C Nr Sacramento CA
- Agenda: USGS FERC and Furnished Records Workshop (September, 2019)
Training Presentations
- Discharge Measurements
- Stage Discharge Ratings Overview
- FERC Pricipals, Ratings and Shifts
- Rating Shape and Extensions
- Scales and Offsets
- Corrections and Shifts
- Shifting Controls
- Shift Application
- Levels at Gaging Stations
Furnished Record Review Forms
- Water Discharge (Excel, 27KB)
- Lake and Reservoir Storage (Excel, 21KB)
Contacts
- US Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
- San Francisco Regional Office (SFRO) and DC Office; (02/12/15)
The annual review by USGS personnel of furnished records is designed to ensure that furnished records are collected in accordance with USGS standards. Furnished records are provided to the USGS by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensees and other cooperating agencies as a method for reviewing and quality assuring their records so that the data are collected using methods that result in data that have an accuracy comparable to the data collected by the USGS.
The purpose of this web page is to make training information and guidelines for the preparation of furnished records available to hydrographers, administrators, resource managers, and the general public. Documents and links to technical manuals and memoranda that define data collection, data processing, and quality assurance standards for stage and streamflow collected in USGS Water Programs are provided. Links to the approved data that FERC licensees and other cooperators have furnished to USGS are also included.
FERC eLibrary >>
Training Information for Cooperators
Surface Water Training and Guidelines
- The Observation, Sensing, and Recording of Stage in Streams and Reservoirs
- Techniques and Standards for Making Discharge Measurements at Streamflow Gaging Stations
- Standards for the Analysis and Processing of Surface-Water Data and Information Using Electronic Methods
- Levels at Gaging Stations
- USGS Office of Surface Water: Hydroacoustics
- USGS Techniques of Water Resources Investigations (TWRI's)
- Measurement and Computation of Streamflow
USGS Water Data and Reports
- USGS California Water Science Center
- Historical Water Data for California
- USGS Surface-Water Daily Data for California
- NWISWeb Realtime Streamflow Data
- NWISWeb Data Retrieval
- USGS Publications Warehouse
Documents and Presentations
Documents & Handouts
- Guidance and Instructions for the Preparation of Data Furnished to the USGS for Review and Publication
- USGS Water Mission Area Policy on Accepting Furnished Records MEMO NO. 2016.04
- FERC Lake/Reservoir reviews
- Letter to Furnished record cooperators: Powerplant Flow Record Reviews
- Materials to Be Included for Review of Furnished Record
- Measurements and Gage Height Records Checklist
- Log of Visits: Daily Mean Gage Heights and Discharges Chart
- Historic Summary of Levels
- Station Description and Quality Assurance Paragraph Examples
- Description of Gaging Station
- Station Analysis View for 11336580 Morrison C Nr Sacramento CA
- Agenda: USGS FERC and Furnished Records Workshop (September, 2019)
Training Presentations
- Discharge Measurements
- Stage Discharge Ratings Overview
- FERC Pricipals, Ratings and Shifts
- Rating Shape and Extensions
- Scales and Offsets
- Corrections and Shifts
- Shifting Controls
- Shift Application
- Levels at Gaging Stations
Furnished Record Review Forms
- Water Discharge (Excel, 27KB)
- Lake and Reservoir Storage (Excel, 21KB)
Contacts
- US Geological Survey, California Water Science Center
- San Francisco Regional Office (SFRO) and DC Office; (02/12/15)