Developing a "fire-aware" stream gage network by integrating USGS enterprise databases
Completed
By Community for Data Integration (CDI)
April 20, 2020
Wildfires affect streams and rivers when they burn vegetation and scorch the ground. This makes floods more likely to happen and reduces water quality. Public managers, first responders, fire scientists, and hydrologists need timely information before and after a fire to plan for floods and water treatment. This project will create a method to combine national fire databases with the StreamStats water web mapping application to help stakeholders make informed decisions. When the project is finished, people will be able to use StreamStats to estimate post-wildfire peak flows in streams and rivers for most of the United States (where data is available). There will also be tools that allow users to trace upstream and downstream on a stream or river to find nearby burned areas and stream gages.
Principal Investigator : Katharine Kolb
Cooperator/Partner : Todd J Hawbaker, Peter M McCarthy, Mark P Miller, Sheila F Murphy, Paul F Steblein
Principal Investigator : Katharine Kolb
Cooperator/Partner : Todd J Hawbaker, Peter M McCarthy, Mark P Miller, Sheila F Murphy, Paul F Steblein
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 5e9daa7b82ce172707fb8c9a)
Basin Characteristic Layers for the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers Pilot Project for StreamStats 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) calculated multiple basin characteristics as part of preparing the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers Pilot StreamStats application. These datasets are raster representations of various environmental, geological, and land use attributes within the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers study area (also known as the Next-Generation Water Observing System, or...
StreamStats Application
StreamStats provides access to spatial analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes. The map-based user interface can be used to delineate drainage areas, get basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics, and more. Available information varies from state to state.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
StreamStats Web Services
The StreamStats application uses data web services that were created for it. When in use, the application manages interactions between the user and the services. However, the web services can be directly accessed using the StreamStats Service API documented here or consumed by a custom client application using HTTP protocols.
StreamStats
StreamStats is a Web application that incorporates a Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide users with access to an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for a variety of water-resources planning and management purposes, and for engineering and design purposes.
Katharine Kolb
Geographer
Geographer
Associate National Map Liaison NC & SC
Associate National Map Liaison NC & SC
Email
Phone
Mark Miller
RGE-EDGE Senior Scientist
RGE-EDGE Senior Scientist
Email
Peter M McCarthy
National StreamStats Coordinator
National StreamStats Coordinator
Email
Phone
Paul Steblein
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator
Email
Phone
Wildfires affect streams and rivers when they burn vegetation and scorch the ground. This makes floods more likely to happen and reduces water quality. Public managers, first responders, fire scientists, and hydrologists need timely information before and after a fire to plan for floods and water treatment. This project will create a method to combine national fire databases with the StreamStats water web mapping application to help stakeholders make informed decisions. When the project is finished, people will be able to use StreamStats to estimate post-wildfire peak flows in streams and rivers for most of the United States (where data is available). There will also be tools that allow users to trace upstream and downstream on a stream or river to find nearby burned areas and stream gages.
Principal Investigator : Katharine Kolb
Cooperator/Partner : Todd J Hawbaker, Peter M McCarthy, Mark P Miller, Sheila F Murphy, Paul F Steblein
Principal Investigator : Katharine Kolb
Cooperator/Partner : Todd J Hawbaker, Peter M McCarthy, Mark P Miller, Sheila F Murphy, Paul F Steblein
- Source: USGS Sciencebase (id: 5e9daa7b82ce172707fb8c9a)
Basin Characteristic Layers for the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers Pilot Project for StreamStats 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) calculated multiple basin characteristics as part of preparing the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers Pilot StreamStats application. These datasets are raster representations of various environmental, geological, and land use attributes within the Upper Colorado & Gunnison Rivers study area (also known as the Next-Generation Water Observing System, or...
StreamStats Application
StreamStats provides access to spatial analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes. The map-based user interface can be used to delineate drainage areas, get basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics, and more. Available information varies from state to state.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center, New England Water Science Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, New Mexico Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Pacific Islands Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
StreamStats Web Services
The StreamStats application uses data web services that were created for it. When in use, the application manages interactions between the user and the services. However, the web services can be directly accessed using the StreamStats Service API documented here or consumed by a custom client application using HTTP protocols.
StreamStats
StreamStats is a Web application that incorporates a Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide users with access to an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for a variety of water-resources planning and management purposes, and for engineering and design purposes.
Katharine Kolb
Geographer
Geographer
Associate National Map Liaison NC & SC
Associate National Map Liaison NC & SC
Email
Phone
Mark Miller
RGE-EDGE Senior Scientist
RGE-EDGE Senior Scientist
Email
Peter M McCarthy
National StreamStats Coordinator
National StreamStats Coordinator
Email
Phone
Paul Steblein
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator
Wildland Fire Science Coordinator
Email
Phone