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20 Year Daily Average Modeled Velocity and Discharge for Openwater Season at Five Communities on Kuskokwim River, Alaska
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Overview

This dataset includes modeled velocity and discharge at five communities in the middle Kuskokwim River region: Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Red Devil and Stony River. Modeled velocities and discharge represent daily averages calculated for the openwater season (OWS) from June 1 - October 18 over the 20 year period 2000-2019 using the raw data described below and included in this archive; full details of methodology are described in (Brown et al. submitted to Renewable Energy). Raw data inputs to inform the modeling process include in-situ measurements of 1) discharge with an acoustic Doppler current meter (ADCP, 600kHz Workhorse Rio Grande by Teledyne RD Instruments) and a global positioning receiver (GPS, Trimble 5700, 5800 and R8) utilizing Real Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS mode over 1-2 days at each site in 2009 or 2010 (Ravens 2014), and 2) river stage with a water level logger (HOBO U20-001-01 by Onset) over 2-9 weeks at each site (Ravens 2014), 3) in addition to a 20 year long-term discharge record collected at the USGS stream gage site in Crooked Creek (USGS 2016). Raw data (discharge and stage) are included in this archive for two additional communities: Lower Kalskag and Sleetmute, where modeled velocities were not calculated due to equipment failure or loss. The USGS stream gage data at Crooked Creek (USGS 2016) and stream gage methodology (Turnipseed and Sauer 2010) are publicly available online, so the data are not duplicated here.

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Dcat Issued2022-12-02T07:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2023-02-03T05:34:32Z
Dcat Publisher NameUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/8042
Harvest Object Idba453b79-c055-4e81-8d24-86c7e760a69a
Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
Harvest Source TitleOpenEI Data Portal
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Files
  • Modeled Velocity and Discharge at Five Communities.zip

  • Raw data from Aniak on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Chuathbaluk on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Stony River on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Red Devil on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Raw data from Sleetmute on the Kuskokwim River.zip

  • Details on Project.pdf