Author: Cyrus C. Babb

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-08-29

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781391653730

Excerpt from Report of Progress of Stream Measurements for the Calendar Year 1904, Vol. 7: Hudson Bay, Minnesota, Wapsipinicon, Iowa, Des Moines, and Missouri River Drainages The selection Of the site for a gaging station and the length of time the station is maintained depend largely upon the needs of each local ity. If the stream is to be used for water power, special efforts are made to Obtain information concerning the low - water flow. If water Is to be stored, the high waters are given special attention. In all sec tions certain permanent stations are maintained for general statistical purposes to Show the conditions which exist through long periods. They also act as primary stations, and are used in connection with short series of measurements to determine the flow in particular por tions Of the drainage basin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.