Idaho gage height, discharge, water temperature, and barometric pressure data, 2023

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area (WMA) - Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) EcoDrought project is comprised of interdisciplinary teams across the United States focused on the nexus between drought and ecosystem processes. To characterize streamflow conditions in EcoDrought study areas, gage height (stage) and water temperature data were collected using submersible pressure transducers (PTs) in eleven small streams across the US. During various durations from 2019 to 2024, assorted configurations of vented (In-Situ TROLL® 700H) and unvented (Onset HOBO® U20L-04) submersible PTs were installed as “compact” streamgages with minimal infrastructure at thirteen sites in four states: 2 sites in Massachusetts (MA); 2 sites in Colorado (CO); 3 sites in Idaho (ID); 6 sites in Oregon (OR). Corresponding regional USGS Water Science Centers installed and operated the compact streamgages following USGS reference streamgage procedures (for example, hydraulically stable infrastructure and regular sensor check measurements and drift corrections; Sauer and Turnipseed, 2010). Additionally, the compact streamgages in MA, CO, and ID were collocated with existing USGS reference streamgages, permitting 1) the application of reference gage height-discharge rating models to compact gage height data to produce compact discharge data and 2) the comparison of compact and reference gage height (and discharge) data. This documentation describes a set of CSV files. A single file contains the HOBO® gage height (raw and corrected), discharge, water temperature, and barometric pressure data for USGS stations 13315750 (2023-07-26 to 2023-11-04; Little Goose Creek near New Meadows, ID), 13315755 (2023-07-26 to 2023-11-04; Thorn Creek near New Meadows, ID), and 13315760 (2023-07-27 to 2023-11-08; Little Goose Ck blw Thorn Creek nr New Meadows, ID). Raw TROLL® gage height data for 13315755 and 13315760 are also provided here to complement previously published corrected TROLL® gage height data (USGS, 2025). In addition, the reference gage height-discharge rating models are provided for each site in separate files. References: Sauer, V.B., and Turnipseed, D.P., 2010, Stage measurement at gaging stations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 3-A7, https://doi.org/10.3133/tm3a7. U.S. Geological Survey [USGS], 2025, USGS Water Data for the Nation [WDFN], accessed September 12, 2025, at http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7P55KJN.

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