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Ecological Flow Statistics at USGS Streamgages within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (1940-2018)

Metadata Updated: July 6, 2024

Ecological flow (EFlow) statistics have been designated to characterize the magnitude, frequency, and duration of extreme high- and low-flows, the timing of seasonal flows, and the consistency of the historic regime. This Child Item contains a table of 178 EFlows for the time periods 1940-1969, 1970-1999, and 2000-2018, with absolute and percent change between periods, where applicable. Statistics were computed by Water Year (WY) for all 178 metrics and absolute and percent change were calculated by comparing metrics between combinations of two of the three time periods (1940-1969 and 1970-1999; 1940-1969 and 2000-2018; 1970-1999 and 2000-2018). Streamgages from the original dataset (n = 409) were excluded from one or more time periods of analysis because of extensive data gaps that would yield incomplete EFlows; therefore, stations were indexed into the earliest possible time period relative to their installation date (for example, a streamgage with an operating start year of 1958 would be included in the analysis for the time periods 1970-1999 and 2000-2018), which resulted in different sample sizes for each period: 1940-1969 (n = 90), 1970-1999 (n = 167), and 2000-2018 (n = 243). Similarly, multiple stations were wholly excluded because of frequent discontinuities in the daily mean streamflow through all three time periods. Finally, a streamgage must have fallen within at least two time periods to have a change value. As such, not all stations are represented in the change analysis (change between 1940-1969 and 1970-1999 [n = 90]; change between 1940-1969 and 2000-2018 [n = 90]; change between 1970-1999 and 2000-2018 [n = 167]).

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Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024

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Metadata Created Date June 1, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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