Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations

• Description: Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations
• State: KS
• Date: 9/1/1997
• Title: Current Kansas Stream and Lake Information Available on the Internet for Water Recreations
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

USGS provides real -time stream and lake information
Access to USGS real -time water -level information on the
INTERNET is made possible by satellite links with USGS offices.
Recorded stage data are transmitted around the clock from gaging
stations to one of two Geostationary Operations Environmental
Satellites (GOES) that are positioned at an altitude of 22,300 miles
above the equator. The satellites are operated by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These water -
level data are relayed to ground stations and the signal is trans-
mitted on to the USGS. The stage data are processed with the
stored stage- discharge relation to compute continuous streamflow
(discharge). This automated telemetry provides water -data users
with provisional stage and streamflow information in a timeframe
that meets recreational and water management needs.
Near real -time water -level data can be accessed easily
though your internet connection.
Surfin' the Net' for Kansas Stream and Lake Information
Starting address is http: / /www- ks.cr.usgs.gov/
Choose from these options on INTERNET homepage:
1. Current Streamflow Conditions- -
Then click on station name to get stage graph page,
Four options are:
a. Streamflow hydrograph (discharge Graph)
b. Complete station data (previous years daily
discharge
c. Historical and peakflow data (annual floods
for periods of record)
d. Map of area surrounding the gaging station
(can zoom in or out)
2. Current Streamflow Conditions Map- -
Then click on station location to get stage graph
and get options a, b, c, and d above.
3. Lakes and Reservoirs- -
Then click on lake or reservoir name for individual
lakes (format varies) or Corps of Engineers report for
Missouri or Arkansas River Basin Reservoirs
The technology also permits the USGS field offices to monitor
the operation of the hydrological stations continuously, time visits
to stations to coincide with times of maximum need for data (such
as during floods), and to service equipment at the stations.
Other water resources information such as publications,
historical streamflow data, and research in the Kansas District
USGS are available at this site.
Many organizations are linked to the USGS and use its data
regularly. Streamflow data are important for reservoir operation,
flood warning and forecasting, design of bridges and flood - control
structures, water - supply development and management, flood -
plain regulation and insurance purposes, water- rights
administration, as well as recreational activities. Because of its
importance, funding for gaging stations operated by the USGS in
Kansas is provided by the Kansas Water Office (using State Water
Plan funds), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the USGS, and to
a limited extent by many other State and local agencies.
James E. Putnam
The USGS is a member of the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance
and through this partnership responds to the needs of water -
resource interests in the Kansas River Valley. People with
recreational interests also can access this data from another Kaw
Valley Alliance partner, the Kansas Canoe Association's
INTERNET address ( http : / /www.kansas.net /— tjhittle) and then
link to the USGS.
For additional
information contact:
U.S. Geological Survey (785) 842 -9909
4821 Quail Crest Place fax: [phone]
Lawrence, Kansas 66049 -3839 email [e-mail]
September 1997 Fact Sheet FS- 138 -97
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Near real -time water -level data can be accessed easily
though your internet connection.
Surfin' the Net' for Kansas Stream and Lake Information
Starting address is http: / /www- ks.cr.usgs.gov/
Choose from these options on INTERNET homepage:
1. Current Streamflow Conditions- -
Then click on station name to get stage graph page,
Four options are:
a. Streamflow hydrograph (discharge Graph)
b. Complete station data (previous years daily
discharge
c. Historical and peakflow data (annual floods
for periods of record)
d. Map of area surrounding the gaging station
(can zoom in or out)
2. Current Streamflow Conditions Map- -
Then click on station location to get stage graph
and get options a, b, c, and d above.
3. Lakes and Reservoirs- -
Then click on lake or reservoir name for individual
lakes (format varies) or Corps of Engineers report for
Missouri or Arkansas River Basin Reservoirs
The technology also permits the USGS field offices to monitor
the operation of the hydrological stations continuously, time visits
to stations to coincide with times of maximum need for data (such
as during floods), and to service equipment at the stations.
Other water resources information such as publications,
historical streamflow data, and research in the Kansas District
USGS are available at this site.
Many organizations are linked to the USGS and use its data
regularly. Streamflow data are important for reservoir operation,
flood warning and forecasting, design of bridges and flood - control
structures, water - supply development and management, flood -
plain regulation and insurance purposes, water- rights
administration, as well as recreational activities. Because of its
importance, funding for gaging stations operated by the USGS in
Kansas is provided by the Kansas Water Office (using State Water
Plan funds), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the USGS, and to
a limited extent by many other State and local agencies.
James E. Putnam
The USGS is a member of the Kaw Valley Heritage Alliance
and through this partnership responds to the needs of water -
resource interests in the Kansas River Valley. People with
recreational interests also can access this data from another Kaw
Valley Alliance partner, the Kansas Canoe Association's
INTERNET address ( http : / /www.kansas.net /— tjhittle) and then
link to the USGS.
For additional
information contact:
U.S. Geological Survey (785) 842 -9909
4821 Quail Crest Place fax: [phone]
Lawrence, Kansas 66049 -3839 email [e-mail]
September 1997 Fact Sheet FS- 138 -97