Gauging stations

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Site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gauge height (water level) or discharge are obtained. From the continuous records obtained at these stations, hydrologists make predictions and decisions concerning water level, flood activity and control, navigation, and the like. (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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Approved Date
19-Dec-2013

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