USGS Gauge on Housatonic River at Falls Village ???
Something strange or unprecedented is happening with the river flow or gauge. The flow recorded on this gauge
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ct/nwis/uv...cd=00065,00060
seems strangely (or not naturally) flat. I don't see how the flow could vary by only 5% over a 24 hour period. Maybe Torrey knows what's happening, or is it Mother Nature?
Re: USGS Gauge on Housatonic River at Falls Village ???
The gauge finally started to descend, now at 1560cfs. That flat spot is really strange, though.
Re: USGS Gauge on Housatonic River at Falls Village ???
The weirdness continues...I've never seen such a low variance in the gauge due to natural causes.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...b_ct/hous1.jpg
Re: USGS Gauge on Housatonic River at Falls Village ???
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...otuncommon.png
That crest looks pretty normal to me, especially considering the steady rain we got up here that lasted about a full day. I think you're looking tooo closely. Though I am aware it's good to keep looking.
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would you rather have this?
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ratherthis.png
Re: USGS Gauge on Housatonic River at Falls Village ???
Yeah, you're right I am overthinking, but I expect a normal crest to exhibit more peakedness. A flat curve for a whole day means that the amount of rain coming in is almost exactly equal to the amount of flow going out. Strange, right? I wonder if the supersaturated conditions in 2009 make an unnatural-looking buffer in the flow input/output. I am not saying that anyone is controlling the dam, I just have not seen constant natural flows before.