Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods


  • Started: 2000-07-01

    Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.

  • Stream water monitoring
    Started: 2000-07-01

    Continuous monitoring of stream water heights, which will be related to discharge (flow) by an empirical rating based on frequent discharge measurements.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
DateDate

Date

DateTime Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD
RBflow Daily Flow at Ranch Brook

Daily flow at Ranch Brook

Ratio Units: cubic feet per second
Precision: 0.1
RbrunoffDaily Runoff at Ranch Brook

Daily runoff volume at Ranch Brook

Ratio
Unit: millimeters per day
Precision: 0.01
RbestEstimated Measurements at Ranch Brook

Estimated measurements at Ranch Brook

NominalStream Gage Estimation Codes
+ show
Appears in data asMeaning of code
eestimate
nullmeasured
WbestEstimated Measurements at West Branch

Estimated measurements at West Branch

NominalStream Gage Estimation Codes
+ show
Appears in data asMeaning of code
eestimate
nullmeasured
WbflowDaily Flow at West Branch

Daily flow at West Branch

Ratio Units: cubic feet per second
Precision: 0.1
WbrunoffDaily Runoff at West Branch

Daily runoff volume at West Branch

Ratio
Unit: millimeters per day
Precision: 0.1

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    Ranch Brook, undeveloped forested watershed with cross country ski trail network; West Branch River, develop forested watershed with downhill ski trails, builindings and ski area infrastructure. Watershed area is approximately 10 km2 each. Gage stations at 1300 foot elevation.