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Predicting ecological flow regime at ungaged sites: A comparison of methods

By Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center April 13, 2012

Nineteen ecologically relevant streamflow characteristics were estimated using published rainfall–runoff and regional regression models for six sites with observed daily streamflow records in Kentucky. The regional regression model produced median estimates closer to the observed median for all but two characteristics. The variability of predictions from both models was generally less than the observed variability. The variability of the predictions from the rainfall–runoff model was greater than that from the regional regression model for all but three characteristics. To learn more visit: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.2570/abstract

Nineteen ecologically relevant streamflow characteristics were estimated using published rainfall–runoff and regional regression models for six sites with observed daily streamflow records in Kentucky. The regional regression model produced median estimates closer to the observed median for all but two characteristics. The variability of predictions from both models was generally less than the observed variability. The variability of the predictions from the rainfall–runoff model was greater than that from the regional regression model for all but three characteristics. To learn more visit: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.2570/abstract