The USGS in Michigan-in cooperation with local, State, Tribal, and Federal partners-operates 155 streamgages recording stage and streamflow, and 13 lake-level gages. There are about 7,400 streamgages nationwide; many of these gages provide real-time data in 15-minute increments, which typically are transmitted to the World Wide Web every 1 to 2 hours using satellite, telephone, or cellular phone technologies. These streamgages provide streamflow information for a wide variety of uses including flood prediction, water management and allocation, engineering design, research, and recreational safety and enjoyment. In addition to these data, field measurement data, streamflow statistics, and annual peak streamflows from each station are available on the Web through the National Water Information System (NWIS)
- Overview
The USGS in Michigan-in cooperation with local, State, Tribal, and Federal partners-operates 155 streamgages recording stage and streamflow, and 13 lake-level gages. There are about 7,400 streamgages nationwide; many of these gages provide real-time data in 15-minute increments, which typically are transmitted to the World Wide Web every 1 to 2 hours using satellite, telephone, or cellular phone technologies. These streamgages provide streamflow information for a wide variety of uses including flood prediction, water management and allocation, engineering design, research, and recreational safety and enjoyment. In addition to these data, field measurement data, streamflow statistics, and annual peak streamflows from each station are available on the Web through the National Water Information System (NWIS)