Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplainUnnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Janet H Curran
Stream geomorphology and hydrology: channel migration, bank erosion, origin and controls on river valley-bottom features, fluvial dynamics, braided rivers
Statisical hydrology: flood-frequency regression, characterizing streamflow seasonality, identifying streamflow-generating mechanisms
Science and Products
Alaska Streamflow Statistics
The USGS conducts various studies of streamflow statistics for data collected at streamflow-gaging stations. Streamflow statistics for gaged streams and methods for estimating those statistics for ungaged streams are used by water resource planners and managers for designing infrastructure, managing floodplains, and protecting life, property, and aquatic resources. The most recent USGS studies of...
Flood Frequency Studies in Alaska
Flood frequency statistics for streamgages and methods for estimating flood frequency statistics at ungaged sites in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada are presented in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5024. This report revised methods for obtaining basin characteristics and regional skew, and presents new streamflow magnitude and frequency statistics for gaged...
Flood Frequency Data Collection for Alaska and Conterminous Drainage Basins in Canada
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency of floods are needed for engineering design of transportation and water-conveyance structures, flood-insurance studies, flood-plain management, and other water-resource purposes. In 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated flood frequency and magnitude for selected streamgages in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada and developed methods for...
Characterization of Flood-Producing Mechanisms in Watersheds with a High-Elevation Area in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi
Major floods in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi that potentially threaten life, property, and culturally significant resources and ecosystems are caused by mechanisms related to intense precipitation for both locations as well as snow melt-based processes for Alaska. Small, high-gradient, and heavily vegetated watersheds with direct contribution to the ocean are common in both locations. To
Flow Duration and Low-Flow Frequency Studies in Alaska
Flow duration and low-flow frequency statistics for streamgages and methods for estimating flow-duration and low-flow frequency statistics at ungaged sites in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada are presented in U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 2003-4114.
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplainUnnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Exit Creek flooding
Exit Creek flooding across the road
Exit Creek flooding across the road
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek.
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek.
Exit Creek and a waterfall
A waterfall flowing into Exit Creek
A waterfall flowing into Exit Creek
Exit Creek and mountains
Exit Creek in front of some mountains
Exit Creek in front of some mountains
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek below the mountains
Exit Creek below the mountains
Bridge over Toklat River
Bridge crossing over Toklat River
Bridge crossing over Toklat River
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
Science and Products
Alaska Streamflow Statistics
The USGS conducts various studies of streamflow statistics for data collected at streamflow-gaging stations. Streamflow statistics for gaged streams and methods for estimating those statistics for ungaged streams are used by water resource planners and managers for designing infrastructure, managing floodplains, and protecting life, property, and aquatic resources. The most recent USGS studies of...
Flood Frequency Studies in Alaska
Flood frequency statistics for streamgages and methods for estimating flood frequency statistics at ungaged sites in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada are presented in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5024. This report revised methods for obtaining basin characteristics and regional skew, and presents new streamflow magnitude and frequency statistics for gaged...
Flood Frequency Data Collection for Alaska and Conterminous Drainage Basins in Canada
Estimates of the magnitude and frequency of floods are needed for engineering design of transportation and water-conveyance structures, flood-insurance studies, flood-plain management, and other water-resource purposes. In 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated flood frequency and magnitude for selected streamgages in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada and developed methods for...
Characterization of Flood-Producing Mechanisms in Watersheds with a High-Elevation Area in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi
Major floods in Southeast Alaska and Hawaiʻi that potentially threaten life, property, and culturally significant resources and ecosystems are caused by mechanisms related to intense precipitation for both locations as well as snow melt-based processes for Alaska. Small, high-gradient, and heavily vegetated watersheds with direct contribution to the ocean are common in both locations. To
Flow Duration and Low-Flow Frequency Studies in Alaska
Flow duration and low-flow frequency statistics for streamgages and methods for estimating flow-duration and low-flow frequency statistics at ungaged sites in Alaska and conterminous basins in Canada are presented in U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 2003-4114.
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplainUnnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Unnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplainUnnamed stream and beaver pond in the Taiya River floodplain
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Eklutna River traveling under two bridges
Exit Creek flooding
Exit Creek flooding across the road
Exit Creek flooding across the road
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek.
Flooding encroaches on trees, Exit Creek.
Exit Creek and a waterfall
A waterfall flowing into Exit Creek
A waterfall flowing into Exit Creek
Exit Creek and mountains
Exit Creek in front of some mountains
Exit Creek in front of some mountains
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek below the mountains
Exit Creek below the mountains
Bridge over Toklat River
Bridge crossing over Toklat River
Bridge crossing over Toklat River
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge
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