Daily Stream Flow Data from FIFE LTER and USGS Stations

Stream flow daily measurements were collected from five gauging stations on tributaries to Kings Creek within the FIFE study area. The dataset includes records from four LTER stations from June 1985 to December 1987 and from a USGS station from April 1979 to September 1988. Measurements were derived using V-throated flumes and standpipes at LTER weirs and stilling pipes at the USGS station to calculate volumetric water flow.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal and inter-annual variability in stream discharge using daily flow records.
• Calibrating or validating hydrological models with ground-truthed flow data from specific creek stations.
• Studying the impact of land-atmosphere interactions on surface water processes within a defined research area.
• Comparing measurement methodologies and data consistency between LTER-managed weirs and the USGS gauge network.

Strengths

• Provides nearly a decade of temporal coverage from 1979 to 1988 across all stations.
• Combines data from two established monitoring networks (LTER and USGS) for cross-validation.
• Includes detailed documentation on the measurement principles (V-throated flume, stilling pipe) used to derive flow.

Limitations

• Row counts and total dataset size are not specified on any platform.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata, with one source listing 2026 and another 1988.
• Specific column names and data structure are unknown, limiting immediate analytical use.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Daily measurements from five stream-flow gauges, using V-throated flumes with standpipes (LTER) and stilling pipe installations (USGS) to calculate volumetric flow.

Time Range

April 1979 to September 1988

Freshness

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Geography

Tributaries to Kings Creek within the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) section of the FIFE study area.