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Discharge rates at multiple inflow streams into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA), Beaverdam Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA), and Carvins Cove Reservoir (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) were measured manually using multiple methods from 2019-2023. Falling Creek Reservoir, Beaverdam Reservoir, and Carvins Cove Reservoir are owned and operated by the Western Virginia Water Authority as drinking water sources for Roanoke, Virginia. The dataset consists of discharge rates calculated using one of four methods: handheld flowmate, salt injection, velocity float, or bucket method. Data were collected weekly to monthly from February through October 2019 at Falling Creek and Beaverdam Reservoir, approximately monthly at Falling Creek in 2020-2022, approximately monthly at Carvins Cove in 2021-2022, and approximately seasonally in 2023 at Falling Creek and Carvins Cove.
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Manually-collected discharge data for multiple inflow tributaries entering Falling Creek Reservoir, Beaverdam Reservoir, and Carvins Cove Reservoir, Virginia, USA from 2019-2022
Discharge rates at multiple inflow streams into Falling Creek Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA), Beaverdam Reservoir (Vinton, Virginia, USA), and Carvins Cove Reservoir (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) were measured manually using multiple methods from 2019-2022. Falling Creek Reservoir, Beaverdam Reservoir, and Carvins Cove Reservoir are owned and operated by the Western Virginia Water Authority as drinking water sources for Roanoke, Virginia. The dataset consists of discharge rates calculated using one of four methods: handheld flowmate, salt injection, velocity float or bucket method. Data were collected weekly to monthly from February through October 2019 at Falling Creek and Beaverdam Reservoir, and approximately monthly at Falling Creek in 2020-2021, and approximately monthly at Carvins Cove in 2021-2022.
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- PAR ID:
- 10478769
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Data Initiative
- Date Published:
- Edition / Version:
- 6
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Vinton, VA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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