2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin...
-
Upload
lorin-amberly-barker -
Category
Documents
-
view
217 -
download
0
description
Transcript of 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin...
![Page 1: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
![Page 2: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2
The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013Kevin Stewart, ManagerInformation Services & Flood Warning ProgramUrban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver CO
![Page 3: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
3
The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
![Page 4: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Urban Drainage & Flood Control District
Flood Warning Program
Serving the greater Denver/Boulder metropolitan area since 1979in cooperation with NOAA’s National Weather Service
A Federal/Regional/Local Early Warning Partnership
![Page 5: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
5Real-Time Flood DetectionUSGS and Colorado DWR streamgage data integrated with UDFCD ALERT gages
UDFCD’s ALERT System195 Rain Gages 99 Streamgages 26 Weather Stations
![Page 6: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
6
STREAMGAGESEveryday importance is inconspicuous
![Page 7: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
7
STREAMGAGESVitally important on especially rare occasions
![Page 8: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
8SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 HEADLINEStreamgages provide critical situational awareness during floods.
![Page 9: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
9USGS STREAMGAGE WITH LIVE VIDEO WEBCAM—SEPT. 12, 2013
Fourmile Creek near Orodell in Boulder County, Colorado
![Page 10: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
10Peak Flow Estimates & Corresponding AEP Values
![Page 11: 2 The importance of streamgages in the aftermath of the Colorado Floods of September 2013 Kevin Stewart, Manager Information Services & Flood Warning.](https://reader035.fdocuments.in/reader035/viewer/2022062504/5a4d1b357f8b9ab05999ca50/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
11