Implementing a Web-based Streamflow Statistics Tool for New Mexico (StreamStats)

Estimates of streamflow are needed for a wide variety of applications, including water-resources planning and management, flood-plain mapping, and instream flow determinations. Surface water is the primary source of water for irrigators along major stream corridors in New Mexico and is increasingly being utilized by large municipalities. While streamflow statistics for gaged sites are readily available from existing sources, streamflow statistics are needed for ungaged sites where no observed flow data are available. Quantification of streamflow at ungaged locations will provide information that State and local water planners and managers need to insure a secure water future for New Mexico.