Anthony J Gotvald, PE
Tony Gotvald is a Surface Water Specialist with the South Atlantic Water Science Center.
Tony Gotvald received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University in May of 1999 and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in December of 2004. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in Georgia. He began his career with the U.S. Geological Survey as a student in the Mississippi Water Science Center.
Professional Experience
1999-present - Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey Georgia Water Science Center, now South Atlantic Water Science Center, Norcross, GA
1997- 1999 – Student Trainee (Hydrology), U.S. Geological Survey Mississippi District, Jackson, MS
Education and Certifications
Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 12/2004
Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University in 05/1999
Science and Products
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for urban and small, rural streams in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
Monitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic coast of the United States, October 2012
Methods for determining magnitude and frequency of floods in California, based on data through water year 2006
Monitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Isaac along the Gulf Coast of the United States, August 2012
Magnitude and Frequency of Floods for Urban and Small Rural Streams in Georgia, 2008
Historic flooding in northern Georgia, September 16-22, 2009
Surface-water quality-assurance plan for the USGS Georgia Water Science Center, 2010
Epic Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Historic Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Magnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, through 2006: Volume 2, North Carolina
Magnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, 2006: Volume 3, South Carolina
Methods for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Rural Basins in the Southeastern United States: South Carolina
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Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods for urban and small, rural streams in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
Reliable estimates of the magnitude and frequency of floods are essential for such things as the design of transportation and water-conveyance structures, Flood Insurance Studies, and flood-plain management. The flood-frequency estimates are particularly important in densely populated urban areas. A multistate approach was used to update methods for determining the magnitude and frequency of floodAuthorsToby D. Feaster, Anthony J. Gotvald, J. Curtis WeaverMonitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic coast of the United States, October 2012
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of water-level and barometric pressure sensors at 224 locations along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Maine to continuously record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Sandy. These records were greatly supplemented by an extensive post-flood high-wateAuthorsBrian E. McCallum, Shaun Wicklein, Robert G. Reiser, Ronald Busciolano, Jonathan Morrison, Richard J. Verdi, Jaime A. Painter, Eric R. Frantz, Anthony J. GotvaldMethods for determining magnitude and frequency of floods in California, based on data through water year 2006
Methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in California that are not substantially affected by regulation or diversions have been updated. Annual peak-flow data through water year 2006 were analyzed for 771 streamflow-gaging stations (streamgages) in California having 10 or more years of data. Flood-frequency estimates were computed for the streamgages by using the expected momeAuthorsAnthony J. Gotvald, Nancy A. Barth, Andrea G. Veilleux, Charles ParrettMonitoring storm tide and flooding from Hurricane Isaac along the Gulf Coast of the United States, August 2012
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) deployed a temporary monitoring network of water-level and barometric pressure sensors at 127 locations along the gulf coast from Alabama to Louisiana to record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Isaac. This deployment was undertaken as part of a coordinated federal emergency response as outlAuthorsBrian E. McCallum, Benton D. McGee, Dustin R. Kimbrow, Michael S. Runner, Jaime A. Painter, Eric R. Frantz, Anthony J. GotvaldMagnitude and Frequency of Floods for Urban and Small Rural Streams in Georgia, 2008
A study was conducted that updated methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in ungaged urban basins in Georgia that are not substantially affected by regulation or tidal fluctuations. Annual peak-flow data for urban streams from September 2008 were analyzed for 50 streamgaging stations (streamgages) in Georgia and 6 streamgages on adjacent urban streams in Florida and South CarAuthorsAnthony J. Gotvald, Andrew E. KnaakHistoric flooding in northern Georgia, September 16-22, 2009
A primary mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the measurement and documentation of the magnitude and extent of hydrologic hazards, such as floods, droughts, and hurricane storm surge. USGS personnel were deployed to document historic, widespread flooding that occurred throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area and northwestern Georgia in the early fall of 2009. The floods were created byAuthorsBrian E. McCallum, Anthony J. GotvaldSurface-water quality-assurance plan for the USGS Georgia Water Science Center, 2010
The U.S. Geological Survey requires that each Water Science Center prepare a surface-water quality-assurance plan to describe policies and procedures that ensure high quality surface-water data collection, processing, analysis, computer storage, and publication. The Georgia Water Science Center's standards, policies, and procedures for activities related to the collection, processing, analysis, coAuthorsAnthony J. GotvaldEpic Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Metropolitan Atlanta-September 2009 Floods The epic floods experienced in the Atlanta area in September 2009 were extremely rare. Eighteen streamgages in the Metropolitan Atlanta area had flood magnitudes much greater than the estimated 0.2-percent (500-year) annual exceedance probability. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that 23 counties in Georgia were declared disaster arAuthorsAnthony J. Gotvald, Brian E. McCallumHistoric Flooding in Georgia, 2009
Heavy rains in southern Georgia during March 27-April 3, 2009, and in northern Georgia during September 16-22, 2009, caused severe flooding and widespread damages to residential, public, and commercial structures. Of the 159 counties in Georgia, 69 were declared disaster areas because of flooding. The heavy rainfall in southern Georgia resulted in severe flooding in the Satilla-St. Marys and upperAuthorsAnthony J. GotvaldMagnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, through 2006: Volume 2, North Carolina
Reliable estimates of the magnitude and frequency of floods are required for the economical and safe design of transportation and water-conveyance structures. A multistate approach was used to update methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural, ungaged basins in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia that are not substantially affected by regulation, tidal fluctuatioAuthorsJ. Curtis Weaver, Toby D. Feaster, Anthony J. GotvaldMagnitude and Frequency of Rural Floods in the Southeastern United States, 2006: Volume 3, South Carolina
A multistate approach was used to update methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural, ungaged basins in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina that are not substantially affected by regulation, tidal fluctuations, or urban development. Annual peak-flow data through September 2006 were analyzed for 943 streamgaging stations having 10 or more years of data on rural strAuthorsToby D. Feaster, Anthony J. Gotvald, J. Curtis WeaverMethods for Estimating Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in Rural Basins in the Southeastern United States: South Carolina
For more than 50 years, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been developing regional regression equations that can be used to estimate flood magnitude and frequency at ungaged sites. Flood magnitude relates to the volume of flow that occurs over some period of time and usually is presented in cubic feet per second. Flood frequency relates to the probability of occurrence of a flood; that is, onAuthorsToby D. Feaster, Anthony J. Gotvald, J. Curtis Weaver - Science
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