Affiliation:
1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Bisha, Bisha P.O. Box 67714, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Depth–discharge rating is required at gauged and ungauged locations for hydrologic modeling of alluvial systems to evaluate streamflow and manage regional water resources. Spanning low to high-flow conditions, manual field measurements are used to develop discharge ratings at gauged locations, producing continuous flow data from automated water depth measurements. The discharge rating is dependent on channel geometry, stream slope, vegetation, roughness coefficient, sediment load, and bank stability. To construct discharge ratings for many locations within larger model domains (hundreds to thousands of km2), intensive GIS and manual (spreadsheet) data manipulation are often required. In this analysis, available USGS gauging stations and readily available GIS coverages were used to learn and implement a novel method to characterize the depth–discharge relationships for hydrologic modeling of larger or complex areas using commonly available data and normalization techniques. The improved procedure simply uses drainage area, channel slope, and channel width, readily derivable GIS data, to develop discharge ratings for gauged and ungauged sections. The discharge rating curves for 70 USGS streamflow gauges were reproduced using the procedure. Then, the produced and observed discharge rating curves were compared to evaluate the accuracy of the method. In the analysis of streamflow depth predictions, the average Root Mean Squared Error was recorded at approximately 0.38 m (≈1.24 ft), with an interquartile range between 0.21 m and 0.49 m. The Mean Error remained centered around 0 m, with interquartile values ranging from −0.24 m to 0.24 m.
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry
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