Stage-Discharge Relations on the Middle Mississippi River

Based on measurements made on the Middle Mississippi River during the 1993 flood, stage-discharge relations for the rating curve are not single-valued. Analyses of these data suggest that the range of flow rates at a given stage is larger than that attributable to measurement replication error alone...

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Published in:	Journal of water resources planning and management Vol. 125; no. 1; pp. 48 - 53
Main Authors:	Westphal, J. A, Thompson, D. B, Jr, G. T. Stevens, Strauser, C. N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society of Civil Engineers 01-01-1999
Subjects:	Correlation Error analysis Floods Flow rate Gaging Hysteresis Management Mississippi Resources Rivers TECHNICAL PAPERS USA, Mississippi R
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Summary:	Based on measurements made on the Middle Mississippi River during the 1993 flood, stage-discharge relations for the rating curve are not single-valued. Analyses of these data suggest that the range of flow rates at a given stage is larger than that attributable to measurement replication error alone. Patterns of stage-discharge measurements also imply a tendency toward hysteresis. However, neither changes in stage nor changes in flow rate correlate with short-term scour and fill at gauging sites.
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ISSN:	0733-9496 1943-5452
DOI:	10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1999)125:1(48)