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Streamgage vs. Streamgauge

Streamgage vs. Streamgauge — One of the many questions that people have asked from time to time is the spelling of the word "streamgage" versus spelling it with a "u" as in "streamgauge." Since today is #NationalGrammarDay we thought it would be a good time for a quick history lesson on this question. Buried deep on Page 50 of the USGS report, "A History of the Water Resources Branch, U.S. Geological Survey: Volume I, From Predecessor Surveys to June 30, 1919" (on.doi.gov/USGSWaterHistory) there's a reference giving credit to the change in spelling to F.H. Newell around 1892. The author writes: "At about this time, F.H. Newell adopted the spelling "gage" instead of "gauge." As he informed the writer, "gage" was the Saxon spelling before the "u" was inserted as a result of Norman influence on the language. F.H. Newell may have been influenced, however, by the adoption of "gage" in the Standard Dictionary." Ever since then the word has been spelled without the "u". #AndNowYouKnow

Stillwater River 3

Stillwater River 3

USGS Streamgage at Soper Branch Creek

A view from Soper Branch creek with a USGS streamgage on the other side of the bridge. Soper Branch is a small stream near Hyattstown, MD, that is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. For more than 125 years, starting with the establishment of the first streamgage in Embudo, N.M., on Jan. 1, 1889, the USGS has monitored flow in selected streams and rivers across the United States. The information is routinely used for water supply and management, monitoring floods and droughts, bridge and road design, determination of flood risk and for many recreational activities. The USGS currently operates 4,461 stations with more than 30 years of record, and 8,024 gages comprise the U.S. streamgage network today. Photo credit: Dianna Hogan, USGS. A view from Soper Branch creek with a USGS streamgage on the other side of the bridge. Soper Branch is a small stream near Hyattstown, MD, that is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. For more than 125 years, starting with the establishment of the first streamgage in Embudo, N.M., on Jan. 1, 1889, the USGS has monitored flow in selected streams and rivers across the United States. The information is routinely used for water supply and management, monitoring floods and droughts, bridge and road design, determination of flood risk and for many recreational activities. The USGS currently operates 4,461 stations with more than 30 years of record, and 8,024 gages comprise the U.S. streamgage network today. Photo credit: Dianna Hogan, USGS

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