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KRIS Big River: Meta Information Page
This page contains detailed information about a data set in KRIS, including where the original data reside and how to contact the sources for the data. Data sets are linked to the appropriate page by means of the Meta Identifier. Many data sets can be linked to same page by sharing the same Meta Identifier.
| Meta Identifier | flow |
| Type of Data | USGS stream flow data |
| Originator | U.S. Geologic Survey |
| Description | USGS surface-water data includes more than 850,000 station years of time-series data that describe stream levels, stream flow (discharge), reservoir and lake levels, surface-water quality, and rainfall. |
| Area | National |
| Metadata Date | 7/3/02 |
| Metadata Contact | Brian Woolsey |
| Status | complete |
| Access Constraints | none |
| Data Set Name | noyodailyflow46_97.dbf, sfbigflow60_71.dbf |
| Serial Name | USGS Flow |
| Purpose | Gauge stream discharge |
| Data Quality Information | good, real-time data is provisional. Limited records exists for some sites |
| Use Constraints | none |
| Supplemental Information | Annually, the USGS finalizes and publishes the daily data in a series of water-data reports. Daily streamflow data and peak data are updated annually following publication of the reports. |
| Keywords | streamflow, flows, cfs, discharge |
| On Line Linkage (URL) | http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/sw |
| Publisher | U.S. Geologic Survey |
| Publication Place | USGS Internet Site |
| Title | Surface-Water Data for the Nation |
| Storage Location | USGS |
| Contact Organization | USGS |
| Contact Email | h2oteam@usgs.gov |
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