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C.O. Geiger

Publications and source records attributed to C.O. Geiger.

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USGS1988

Water resources data, Kansas, water year 1987

Water-resources data for the 1987 water year for Kansas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; elevation, contents, and water quality of lakes or reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains records for water discharge at 140 gaging stations; elevation and contents at 24 lakes or reservoirs; water quality at 31 gaging stations; and water levels at 1,590 observation wells and water quality at 221 wells. Also included are data for 87 high-flow, 10 low-flow, and 1 flood hydrograph partial-record station; and 2 chemical-quality of precipitation stations. Miscellaneous field water-quality data were collected at 101 measured sites, and miscellaneous water-quality data were collected at 14 sampling sites. These data represent that part of the National Water Data System collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating State and federal agencies in Kansas.

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USGS1984

Evaluation of the cost effectiveness of the 1983 stream-gaging program in Kansas

The results of an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of the 1983 stream-gaging program in Kansas are documented. Data uses and funding sources were identified for the 140 complete record streamflow-gaging stations operated in Kansas during 1983 with a budget of $793,780. As a result of the evaluation of the needs and uses of data from the stream-gaging program, it was found that the 140 gaging stations were needed to meet these data requirements. The average standard error of estimation of streamflow records was 20.8 percent, assuming the 1983 budget and operating schedule of 6-week interval visitations and based on 85 of the 140 stations. It was shown that this overall level of accuracy could be improved to 18.9 percent by altering the 1983 schedule of station visitations. A minimum budget of $760 ,000, with a corresponding average error of estimation of 24.9 percent, is required to operate the 1983 program. None of the stations investigated were suitable for the application of alternative methods for simulating discharge records. Improved instrumentation can have a very positive impact on streamflow uncertainties by decreasing lost record. (USGS)

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