Who Uses Stream Gage Data? Janet Thigpen, CFM Flood Mitigation Specialist Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board
USGS Streamgage Network in New York State
Vltava River - Prague CZ Courtesy of Bo Juza, DHI
Water Withdrawals Assessing the availability Permit conditions Municipal water system Water withdrawal site Water source Gauge
Recreation and Navigation Recreational boating Lake level management Canal operations Swift Water Rescue Team Target and actual lake levels Lock 13 on the Erie Canal
Water Quality Monitoring Permitted releases Wastewater treatment facility
Land Use Floodplain management Planning Flood mitigation Determining flood frequency Future Land Use Plan FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map
Infrastructure Bridges Dams Levees Tioga-Hammond Dam Project Installation of a levee closure structure
Flood Warnings and Response Forecasts & warnings Inundation maps Road closures Evacuation decisions Inundation map keyed to gage levels River forecast
Stream Gage Funding Cooperative Water Program (CWP) Other federal agencies National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP) Stream gages serve as the stethoscope on our rivers. River gage used for dam operations, levee operations, river forecasts, and other purposes