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#1 mattknepley

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Posted 30 July 2013 - 06:14 PM

Hopefully this is an acceptable place for the following post.

I'm sure most of the more environmentally schooled and/or employed here in NANFA are already aware of this, but for other relative novices like me...

I have used the following USGS resource lately to plan trips to the field, specifically as a guide to determine the suitability of a location for a visit on any given day.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis

It is data ,in table form, of water levels, discharge rates, et cetera. In personal use and observation, it has proved accurate enough for my less sophisticated needs. Some observation stations also list other parameters such as pH, temperature, and other stuff I don't understand. In addition to field condition info, I find it very helpful in understanding the dynamics of the waters our finny interests call home.

Anyway, that's just a "for what it's worth" for other rookies until I can start begging help with id's again. :biggrin:
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#2 Guest_gerald_*

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Posted 31 July 2013 - 11:36 AM

Yup I use the USGS gage data lots, and here's another useful stream-mapping link that Phil Kukulski sent me recently:

http://nationalatlas...r/streamer.html

It doesn't zoom in quite far enough to get all the smallest 1st order creeks where dace and creek chubs might live, but I'd guess it covers all the 3rd order and many of the 2nd order creeks. Good for planning when you're traveling somewhere new, or just want to see the layout of a particular watershed without being confined by state boundaries.

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Posted 31 July 2013 - 02:19 PM

If you have an Android phone you can install a free app called River Flows, and save your favorites and quickly access the USGS info from your phone/tablet. It may be on iOS also, I can't confirm that.

http://www.riverflowsapp.com/

#4 mattknepley

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Posted 31 July 2013 - 03:07 PM

That's a pretty cool link, Gerald. Thanks! And if I ever get a phone that doesn't have a dial I might just look up that app, Josh.
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#5 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 07:49 AM

Yup I use the USGS gage data lots, and here's another useful stream-mapping link that Phil Kukulski sent me recently:

http://nationalatlas...r/streamer.html

It doesn't zoom in quite far enough to get all the smallest 1st order creeks where dace and creek chubs might live, but I'd guess it covers all the 3rd order and many of the 2nd order creeks. Good for planning when you're traveling somewhere new, or just want to see the layout of a particular watershed without being confined by state boundaries.


That's awesome Gerald. I usually use Google maps topo view, but I can't always find the stream names with it. That's a great site.

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Posted 03 August 2013 - 07:53 PM

There is also an app called Stream Gauges. A little different than River flows, so I use both.

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Posted 05 August 2013 - 12:19 PM

I may have to try that one too. I like the info on River Flows, but hate the UI



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