Data United States Geological Survey: up-to-date and historical daily monitoring Challenges in maintaining continuous river and stream flow monitoring Sufficient funding to maintain continuous river and stream flow monitoring in Rhode Island is increasingly a challenge. Monitoring has historically been…
River and Stream Flows
The Rhode Island Stream Gage Network is comprised of 35 gages and provides continuous river and stream flow data from Rhode Island’s largest rivers as well as the brooks and streams with some flow records dating back to 1909. These…
River and Stream Flows
Value to Management Supports floodplain safety evaluation: Stream gage monitoring helps identify flood-prone areas, and detect changes in flow patterns that could be evidence of changes in land use or climate that increase flood risk. Provides data for water supply…