Partial-Record Stations
As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be
desired far exceeds the number of continuous-record stream-gaging stations
feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow
data at sites other than continuous-record stream-gaging stations. When limited
streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years
for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is
called a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations
are usable in low-flow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data
collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not
included in the partial-record program. These measurements are generally made
in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to these events.
Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called
measurements at miscellaneous sites.
Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in tables. The first
is a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations, the
second is a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations,
and the third is a table of discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites.
Crest-Stage Partial-Record Stations
Prior to 1973, crest-stage partial-record station records for the State of
Hawaii were published in an annual progress report entitled An Investigation
of Floods in Hawaii. The following table contains annual maximum discharge
for crest-stage stations. A crest-stage gage is a device which will register
the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge
relation for each gage is developed from discharge measurements made by indirect
measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of the maximum discharge
is not always certain, but is usually determined by comparison with nearby
continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum
discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may
have been obtained for purposes of establishing the stage-discharge relation,
but these are not published herein. The years given in the period of record
represent water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.
Partial-Record Station Data:
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Maps of Partial Record Stations:
Kauai Partial-Record Stations
Oahu Partial-Record Stations
Molokai Partial-Record
Stations
Maui Partial-Record Stations
Hawaii Partial-Record
Stations
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