| River and Reservoir Watch
Version 4.5 |
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| River
Discharge and Reservoir Storage Changes Using Satellite Microwave Radiometry |
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Caratumbo |
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Center: |
-72.359 |
Long. |
Signal/Noise: |
15.0 |
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| GFDS Area ID: |
135 |
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Venezuela |
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Center: |
9.089 |
Lat. |
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Very Good |
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| GEE Time Series |
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WorldView
Time Series |
Learn more about this
river |
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9288 |
sq km |
WBM contributing area |
| Last measured: |
18-Nov-24 |
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| Discharge: |
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777 |
m3/sec |
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Status: |
3 |
(1, low; 2, normal flow; 3, moderate flood, r
>1.5 y; 4, major flood, r >5 y) |
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| 7-day Runoff |
36.8 |
mm |
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#N/A |
(7-day runoff compared to 20 y average for this
date, 2002-2021) |
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| Flood Magnitude: |
0.0 |
Scale of 0-10 |
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Flood
Magnitude Defined |
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Technical
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Notes: |
7-day forward weighted moving average is
applied. |
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Geolocation correction, commencing April 1,
2012: |
0 |
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Low flow is 20th percentile discharge for this
day, 2003-2013. |
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Notes: |
Log
Pearson Type III is used to compute recurrence intervals from 22 years of
record (1998-2019) |
Change, 10 yr flood*: |
5.0% |
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Mean discharge |
303 |
m3/s |
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| Annual Runoff (percent of mean, 1998-2021) |
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Mean Runoff |
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1032 |
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Major
Floods |
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10 = Flood of Record |
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| Protected Under
United States Copyright Law |
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Access to Data |
| Sample
Citation: Brakenridge, G. R., Kettner, A. J., Paris, S., Cohen, S., Nghiem,
S. V. , River and Reservoir Watch Version 4.5, |
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| DFO Flood
Observatory, University of Colorado, USA.
http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/ SiteDisplays/ 20.htm (Accessed 20
February 2023). |
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| Robert.Brakenridge@Colorado.edu |
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Coefficients of
Polynomial or Linear Rating Curve used: |
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-11427.09 |
11372.99 |
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