Dam Break
Tempe Town Lake is a recreational lake that occupies the Salt River channel in Tempe, Arizona. Humans de-watered the naturally perennial Salt River in the mid 20th century due to diversion and...
View ArticleStream gages and hydrographs
In my ramblings about weather stations, I mentioned that stream gages are another type of automated data recorder that provide real-time data to the public. Stream gages record the height of the...
View ArticleWhat is the volume of Tempe Town Lake?
Purpose River discharge (typically given the variable Q) is defined as volume of water per unit time. The volume component of discharge enables volume calculations, and I wondered if I could easily...
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