River flow data systems and availability

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:05:06 -0700 (PDT), DaveS wrote:

I use 2 sources for river flow data. the first is the Federal USGA.
Its coverage is backed by a long archive, but little fine grain
coverage of smaller rivers and tribs. The Feds also do a neat
forecast.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wa/nwis/current/?type=flow

My second source is the Washington State Dept of Ecology flow
monitoring network.

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/wrx/wrx/...ions/state.asp

The best stuff comes from the automated 112 systems that use telemetry
to post 15 minute apart readings of CFS, water and air temps, to the
State DOE web site.

Flood warning seems to be a significant factor in allocation, and
deployment pattern of the stations.

Whats the arrangement, availability etc of river flow data in other
states? On line? graphic? etc.

I once tripped over a "gathered" site that had all sorts of river, close
offshore and weather info from all over the US. It's been 3-5 years ago, but
best as I recall, it was mostly government info, but for some reason, I don't
recall for certain if it was a gov site (I don't think it was - I think it was
an "amateur" "labor of love" type of site, but ???) and I was either looking for
offshore buoy info or river info for canoeist/kayakers. I don't have time to
search for it right now, but if you do...

If I have time in the next couple of days, I'll try to find it (given the
changes in the 'net, it might not exist anymore, it may have gone "commercial,"
or ???) and post a link.

FWIW, I now generally turn to "www.wunderground.com" for local weather and
quick-n-basic "out front" info like buoys, but I don't know what they might
have, on- or off-site, for river info.

HTH,
R