Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readings

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dc.contributor.authorZimmer, Margaret A.
dc.contributor.authorKaiser, Kendra E.
dc.contributor.authorBlaszczak, Joanna R.
dc.contributor.authorZipper, Samuel C.
dc.contributor.authorHammond, John C.
dc.contributor.authorFritz, Ken M.
dc.contributor.authorCostigan, Katie H.
dc.contributor.authorHosen, Jacob
dc.contributor.authorGodsey, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, George H.
dc.contributor.authorKampf, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorBurrows, Ryan M.
dc.contributor.authorKrabbenhoft, Corey A.
dc.contributor.authorDodds, Walter
dc.contributor.authorHale, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorOlden, Julian D.
dc.contributor.authorShanafield, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorDelVecchia, Amanda G.
dc.contributor.authorWard, Adam S.
dc.contributor.authorMims, Meryl C.
dc.contributor.authorDatry, Thibault
dc.contributor.authorBogan, Michael T.
dc.contributor.authorBoersma, Kate S.
dc.contributor.authorBusch, Michelle H.
dc.contributor.authorJones, C. Nathan
dc.contributor.authorBurgin, Amy J.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Daniel C.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of California Santa Cruz
dc.contributor.otherIdaho
dc.contributor.otherBoise State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Nevada Reno
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Kansas
dc.contributor.otherUnited States Department of the Interior
dc.contributor.otherUnited States Geological Survey
dc.contributor.otherUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Louisiana Lafayette
dc.contributor.otherPurdue University West Lafayette Campus
dc.contributor.otherPurdue University
dc.contributor.otherIdaho State University
dc.contributor.otherTexas A&M University College Station
dc.contributor.otherColorado State University
dc.contributor.otherGriffith University
dc.contributor.otherState University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo
dc.contributor.otherKansas State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Washington Seattle
dc.contributor.otherFlinders University South Australia
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Montana
dc.contributor.otherIndiana University Bloomington
dc.contributor.otherVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
dc.contributor.otherINRAE
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Arizona
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of San Diego
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Oklahoma - Norman
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:40Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractStreamflow observations can be used to understand, predict, and contextualize hydrologic, ecological, and biogeochemical processes and conditions in streams. Stream gages are point measurements along rivers where streamflow is measured, and are often used to infer upstream watershed-scale processes. When stream gages read zero, this may indicate that the stream has dried at this location; however, zero-flow readings can also be caused by a wide range of other factors. Our ability to identify whether or not a zero-flow gage reading indicates a dry fluvial system has far reaching environmental implications. Incorrect identification and interpretation by the data user can lead to inaccurate hydrologic, ecological, and/or biogeochemical predictions from models and analyses. Here, we describe several causes of zero-flow gage readings: frozen surface water, flow reversals, instrument error, and natural or human-driven upstream source losses or bypass flow. For these examples, we discuss the implications of zero-flow interpretations. We also highlight additional methods for determining flow presence, including direct observations, statistical methods, and hydrologic models, which can be applied to interpret causes of zero-flow gage readings and implications for reach- and watershed-scale dynamics. Such efforts are necessary to improve our ability to understand and predict surface flow activation, cessation, and connectivity across river networks. Developing this integrated understanding of the wide range of possible meanings of zero-flows will only attain greater importance in a more variable and changing hydrologic climate. This article is categorized under: Science of Water > Methods Science of Water > Hydrological Processes Water and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awarenessen_US
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dc.identifier.citationZimmer, M. A., Kaiser, K. E., Blaszczak, J. R., Zipper, S. C., Hammond, J. C., Fritz, K. M., Costigan, K. H., Hosen, J., Godsey, S. E., Allen, G. H., Kampf, S., Burrows, R. M., Krabbenhoft, C. A., Dodds, W., Hale, R., Olden, J. D., Shanafield, M., DelVecchia, A. G., Ward, A. S., … Allen, D. C. (2020). Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero‐flow stream gage readings. In WIREs Water (Vol. 7, Issue 3). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1436
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/wat2.1436
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8489-4002
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dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11503
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWiley
dc.subjectaquatic network
dc.subjectnon-perennial
dc.subjectstream gages
dc.subjectstreamflow
dc.subjectzero flow
dc.subjectRIVER-ICE ECOLOGY
dc.subjectFRESH-WATER
dc.subjectLAND-USE
dc.subjectAQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES
dc.subjectINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectINTERMITTENT RIVERS
dc.subjectHEADWATER STREAMS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER-FLOW
dc.subjectHYPORHEIC ZONE
dc.subjectRIO-GRANDE
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectWater Resources
dc.titleZero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readingsen_US
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