U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Mahantango Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania, United States: Long‐term stream discharge database

Abstract

A long‐term streamflow discharge database has been developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit to support intensive hydrologic and water quality research within WE‐38, a 7.3 km 2 experimental subwatershed of Mahantango Creek Watershed located in east central Pennsylvania and draining to the Susquehanna River. Daily streamflow discharge data were collected at the outflow of WE‐38 from 1968 to 2007, producing a 40 year record of streamflow. Data are available on USDA ARS's Sustaining the Earth's Watersheds—Agricultural Research Data System (STEWARDS) Web site. Documents long‐term stream discharge database Describes measurement methods and time periods Reviews relevant studies and facilitates scientifically sound use of this data