How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward
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Bergstrom, Anna
Jones, C Nathan
Burgin, Amy J
Zipper, Sam
Godsey, Sarah E
Dodds, Walter K
Zimmer, Margaret A
Shanafield, Margaret
Datry, Thibault
Mazor, Raphael D
Messager, Mathis L
Olden, Julian D
Ward, Adam
Yu, Songyan
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Low flows pose unique challenges for accurately quantifying streamflow. Current field methods are not optimized to measure these conditions, which in turn, limits research and management. In this essay, we argue that the lack of methods for measuring low streamflow is a fundamental challenge that must be addressed to ensure sustainable water management now and into the future, particularly as climate change shifts more streams to increasingly frequent low flows. We demonstrate the pervasive challenge of measuring low flows, present a decision support tool (DST) for navigating best practices in measuring low flows, and highlight important method developmental needs.
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Limnology and Oceanography Letters
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© 2023 The Authors. Limnology and Oceanography Letters published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Oceanography
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Seybold, EC; Bergstrom, A; Jones, CN; Burgin, AJ; Zipper, S; Godsey, SE; Dodds, WK; Zimmer, MA; Shanafield, M; Datry, T; Mazor, RD; Messager, ML; Olden, JD; Ward, A; Yu, S; Kaiser, KE; Shogren, A; Walker, RH, How low can you go? Widespread challenges in measuring low stream discharge and a path forward, Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 2023