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This study was undertaken to devise methods of carrying out water balance studies on watersheds where there is a deficiency of data and where there is not sufficient time to collect records of all climatic factors through complete instrumentation. An area near Moscow was selected for study because stream gaging stations had already been established in cooperation with the City of Moscow and these watersheds are representative of many small watersheds in the Northwest. In addition, there have been hydrologic data collected at variour times in the past but these data were never analyzed to determine the water balance of the region. A reasonably accurate analysis of the water balance was attempted by making maximwn use of all previously gathered data on precipitation, data collected during the period of study, and information on evapotranspiration from other areas. The results desired from the application of the methods used herein were as follows: 1. The variation of precipitation which o1ay be expected in an area of like climatic and topographic conditions. 2. The evapot:anspiracion loss due to vegetation of the types found on these watersheds. 3. The amount of surface runoff to be expected on watersheds under comparable climatic conditions. 4. The amount of groundwater recharge which may be expected in areas of similar geological conditions.

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Title:
Water balance study of two small watersheds
Authors:
Bloomsburg, George Lukens
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1959
Description:
This study was undertaken to devise methods of carrying out water balance studies on watersheds where there is a deficiency of data and where there is not sufficient time to collect records of all climatic factors through complete instrumentation. An area near Moscow was selected for study because stream gaging stations had already been established in cooperation with the City of Moscow and these watersheds are representative of many small watersheds in the Northwest. In addition, there have been hydrologic data collected at variour times in the past but these data were never analyzed to determine the water balance of the region. A reasonably accurate analysis of the water balance was attempted by making maximwn use of all previously gathered data on precipitation, data collected during the period of study, and information on evapotranspiration from other areas. The results desired from the application of the methods used herein were as follows: 1. The variation of precipitation which o1ay be expected in an area of like climatic and topographic conditions. 2. The evapot:anspiracion loss due to vegetation of the types found on these watersheds. 3. The amount of surface runoff to be expected on watersheds under comparable climatic conditions. 4. The amount of groundwater recharge which may be expected in areas of similar geological conditions.
Subjects:
deposition rates rainfall-runoff relationships water balance
Location:
Palouse
Latitude:
46.88
Longitude:
-117.17
Collection:
Palouse Basin
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Water balance study of two small watersheds", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-1959_bloomsburg_h2o_supply_study_of_two_small_watersheds.html
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Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
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