2. Who Uses Stream Gage Data? Janet Thigpen, CFM Flood Mitigation Specialist Southern Tier Central Regional Planning & Development Board

3. USGS Streamgage Network in New York State

4. Vltava River - Prague CZ Courtesy of Bo Juza, DHI

5. Water Withdrawals Assessing the availability Permit conditions Municipal water system Water withdrawal site Water source Gauge

6. 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

7. Water Quality Monitoring Permitted releases Wastewater treatment facility

8. Land Use Floodplain management Planning Flood mitigation Determining flood frequency Future Land Use Plan FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map

9. Infrastructure Bridges Dams Levees Tioga-Hammond Dam Project Installation of a levee closure structure

10. Flood Warnings and Response Forecasts & warnings Inundation maps Road closures Evacuation decisions Inundation map keyed to gage levels River forecast

11. 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