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Streamflow Statistics
Including annual, high (flood), and low (drought) flows at user-selected points on streams
StreamStats is a national web-based application that provides selected water-resource information for Pennsylvania. Users can easily obtain descriptive information, basin characteristics, and streamflow statistics for USGS streamgages and ungaged stream locations throughout the Commonwealth.
StreamStats is a web application that provides access to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes. The map-based user interface can delineate drainage areas for user-selected sites on streams and provide basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics for the selected sites. StreamStats users also can select the locations of USGS data-collection stations, shown as triangles on the StreamStats map, and get flow statistics and other information for the stations. Additional tools are available for discovering information about streams and the activities along them.
Pennsylvania StreamStats incorporates regression equations for estimating streamflow statistics, for example 100-year recurrence interval floods and 7-day, 10-year low flows. Equations also are provided for estimating bankfull discharge and channel geometry. Water use data is also available in Pennsylvania and can be retrieved after a basin delineation is completed by clicking the "Check For Water Use" button.
Reports document the regression equations available in StreamStats for Pennsylvania, the methods used to develop the equations and to measure the basin characteristics used in the equations, references for GIS data layers used in the analysis, and the errors associated with the estimates obtained from the equations. Users should familiarize themselves with these reports before using StreamStats to obtain estimates of streamflow statistics for ungaged sites in Pennsylvania. Also see USGS StreamStats Support Pennsylvania and Delaware River Basin StreamStats.
Datasets & Apps
Data in support of Pennsylvania StreamStats upgrade to the basin delineation database
Basin Characteristics Rasters for Pennsylvania StreamStats 2020
Elevation and Pebble Count Data for 5 New Sites in Glaciated Setting of Pennsylvania and Southern New York, 2016
Estimated Use of Water by Subbasin (HUC8 and HUC12) in the Delaware River Basin, 2010
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Pennsylvania StreamStats: A web-based application for obtaining water-resource-related information
Development of regression equations for the estimation of flood flows at ungaged streams in Pennsylvania
Comparison of regression relations of bankfull discharge and channel geometry for the glaciated and nonglaciated settings of Pennsylvania and southern New York
StreamStats, version 4
Estimated use of water in the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 2010
Estimation of daily mean streamflow for ungaged stream locations in the Delaware River Basin, water years 1960–2010
User’s guide for the Delaware River Basin Streamflow Estimator Tool (DRB-SET)
Pennsylvania StreamStats: A web-based application for obtaining water-resource-related information
Regression Equations for Estimating Flood Flows at Selected Recurrence Intervals for Ungaged Streams in Pennsylvania
Low-flow, base-flow, and mean-flow regression equations for Pennsylvania streams
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.
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StreamStats is a national web-based application that provides selected water-resource information for Pennsylvania. Users can easily obtain descriptive information, basin characteristics, and streamflow statistics for USGS streamgages and ungaged stream locations throughout the Commonwealth.
StreamStats is a web application that provides access to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and for engineering and design purposes. The map-based user interface can delineate drainage areas for user-selected sites on streams and provide basin characteristics and estimates of flow statistics for the selected sites. StreamStats users also can select the locations of USGS data-collection stations, shown as triangles on the StreamStats map, and get flow statistics and other information for the stations. Additional tools are available for discovering information about streams and the activities along them.
Pennsylvania StreamStats incorporates regression equations for estimating streamflow statistics, for example 100-year recurrence interval floods and 7-day, 10-year low flows. Equations also are provided for estimating bankfull discharge and channel geometry. Water use data is also available in Pennsylvania and can be retrieved after a basin delineation is completed by clicking the "Check For Water Use" button.
Reports document the regression equations available in StreamStats for Pennsylvania, the methods used to develop the equations and to measure the basin characteristics used in the equations, references for GIS data layers used in the analysis, and the errors associated with the estimates obtained from the equations. Users should familiarize themselves with these reports before using StreamStats to obtain estimates of streamflow statistics for ungaged sites in Pennsylvania. Also see USGS StreamStats Support Pennsylvania and Delaware River Basin StreamStats.
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Datasets & Apps
Data in support of Pennsylvania StreamStats upgrade to the basin delineation database
In cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a series of GIS datasets for Pennsylvania to be implemented into the USGS StreamStats application. These data were compiled from the high definition NationaBasin Characteristics Rasters for Pennsylvania StreamStats 2020
In cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) calculated over 20 different basin characteristics as part of preparing the Pennsylvania StreamStats 2020 application. These datasets are raster representatiElevation and Pebble Count Data for 5 New Sites in Glaciated Setting of Pennsylvania and Southern New York, 2016
This dataset contains elevation and pebble count data for 5 new sites located at streamflow-gaging stations in the glaciated setting of Pennsylvania and southern New York. Sites were surveyed in 2016 and the elevation data represent topographic features (bankfull, thalweg, etc.) along longitudinal and cross sectional areas of stream reaches. The pebble counts were collected within each cross sectiEstimated Use of Water by Subbasin (HUC8 and HUC12) in the Delaware River Basin, 2010
These datasets present offstream water use estimates from 2010 which are aggregated to the 8-digit and 12-digit (subwatershed) hydrologic unit level for the Delaware River Basin. The data support USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5142. - Publications
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Pennsylvania StreamStats: A web-based application for obtaining water-resource-related information
StreamStats is a national web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) application, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., to provide a variety of water-resource-related information. Users can easily obtain descriptive information, basin characteristics, and streamflow statistics for USGS streamgages and ungaged stream lAuthorsMarla H. Stuckey, Scott A. HoffmanDevelopment of regression equations for the estimation of flood flows at ungaged streams in Pennsylvania
Regression equations, which may be used to estimate flood flows at select annual exceedance probabilities, were developed for ungaged streams in Pennsylvania. The equations were developed using annual peak flow data through water year 2015 and basin characteristics for 285 streamflow gaging stations across Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The streamgages included active and discontinued continAuthorsMark A. Roland, Marla H. StuckeyComparison of regression relations of bankfull discharge and channel geometry for the glaciated and nonglaciated settings of Pennsylvania and southern New York
Streambank erosion in areas of past glacial deposition has been shown to be a dominant source of sediment to streams. Water resource managers are faced with the challenge of developing long and short term (emergency) stream restoration efforts that rely on the most suitable channel geometry for project design. A geomorphic dataset of new (2016, n=5) and previous (1999–2006, n=96) estimates of bankAuthorsJohn W. Clune, Jeffrey J. Chaplin, Kirk E. WhiteStreamStats, version 4
IntroductionStreamStats version 4, available at https://streamstats.usgs.gov, is a map-based web application that provides an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and engineering purposes. Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the primary purpose of StreamStats is to provide estimates of streamflow statistics for user-selected ungageAuthorsKernell G. Ries, Jeremy K. Newson, Martyn J. Smith, John D. Guthrie, Peter A. Steeves, Tana Haluska, Katharine R. Kolb, Ryan F. Thompson, Richard D. Santoro, Hans W. VragaEstimated use of water in the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 2010
The Delaware River Basin (DRB) was selected as a Focus Area Study in 2011 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the USGS National Water Census. The National Water Census is a USGS research program that focuses on national water availability and use and then develops new water accounting tools and assesses water availability at both the regional and national scales. One of the water managAuthorsSusan S. Hutson, Kristin S. Linsey, Russell A. Ludlow, Betzaida Reyes, Jennifer L. ShourdsEstimation of daily mean streamflow for ungaged stream locations in the Delaware River Basin, water years 1960–2010
The ability to characterize baseline streamflow conditions, compare them with current conditions, and assess effects of human activities on streamflow is fundamental to water-management programs addressing water allocation, human-health issues, recreation needs, and establishment of ecological flow criteria. The U.S. Geological Survey, through the National Water Census, has developed the DelawareAuthorsMarla H. StuckeyUser’s guide for the Delaware River Basin Streamflow Estimator Tool (DRB-SET)
IntroductionThe Delaware River Basin Streamflow Estimator Tool (DRB-SET) is a tool for the simulation of streamflow at a daily time step for an ungaged stream location in the Delaware River Basin. DRB-SET was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and funded through WaterSMART as part of the National Water Census, a USGS research program on national water availability and use that developsAuthorsMarla H. Stuckey, James E. UlrichPennsylvania StreamStats: A web-based application for obtaining water-resource-related information
StreamStats is a national web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) application, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., to provide a variety of water-resource-related information. Users can easily obtain descriptive information, basin characteristics, and streamflow statistics for USGS streamgages and ungaged stream lAuthorsMarla H. Stuckey, Scott A. HoffmanRegression Equations for Estimating Flood Flows at Selected Recurrence Intervals for Ungaged Streams in Pennsylvania
Regression equations were developed for estimating flood flows at selected recurrence intervals for ungaged streams in Pennsylvania with drainage areas less than 2,000 square miles. These equations were developed utilizing peak-flow data from 322 streamflow-gaging stations within Pennsylvania and surrounding states. All stations used in the development of the equations had 10 or more years of recoAuthorsMark A. Roland, Marla H. StuckeyLow-flow, base-flow, and mean-flow regression equations for Pennsylvania streams
Low-flow, base-flow, and mean-flow characteristics are an important part of assessing water resources in a watershed. These streamflow characteristics can be used by watershed planners and regulators to determine water availability, water-use allocations, assimilative capacities of streams, and aquatic-habitat needs. Streamflow characteristics are commonly predicted by use of regression equationsAuthorsMarla H. Stuckey - Web Tools
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.
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