nws form e-19/e-19a the e-19 is a 10 page “report of river gage station”. the e-19a is a...

NWS FORM E-19/E-19ANWS FORM E-19/E-19A

THE E-19 IS A 10 PAGE “REPORT OF THE E-19 IS A 10 PAGE “REPORT OF RIVER GAGE STATION”. RIVER GAGE STATION”.

THE E-19A IS A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY THE E-19A IS A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY SHEET.SHEET.

THE E-19/E-19A CONTAINS THE E-19/E-19A CONTAINS INFORMATION SIMILAR TO THE USGS INFORMATION SIMILAR TO THE USGS STATION DESCRIPTION.STATION DESCRIPTION.

NWS FORM E-19NWS FORM E-19

CONTAINS INFORMATION FOR EACH CONTAINS INFORMATION FOR EACH FORECAST POINT OR DATA POINT SUCH FORECAST POINT OR DATA POINT SUCH AS:AS:– LOCATION (MAP, LAT/LON)LOCATION (MAP, LAT/LON)– GAGING EQUIPMENT AND TELEMETRY AT SITEGAGING EQUIPMENT AND TELEMETRY AT SITE– BENCHMARKSBENCHMARKS– GAGE HISTORYGAGE HISTORY– CREST HISTORYCREST HISTORY– STAGE-DAMAGE INFORMATIONSTAGE-DAMAGE INFORMATION

NWS FORM E-19ANWS FORM E-19A

CONTAINSCONTAINS– SITE INFORMATION (LAT/LON)SITE INFORMATION (LAT/LON)– OBSERVER INFORMATIONOBSERVER INFORMATION– GAGE INFORMATION (DCP, TELEMETRY)GAGE INFORMATION (DCP, TELEMETRY)– HIGHEST STAGES EXPERIENCEDHIGHEST STAGES EXPERIENCED– OTHER REMARKS (DRIVING DIRECTIONS OTHER REMARKS (DRIVING DIRECTIONS

TO THE SITE).TO THE SITE).

E-19/E-19A REVISIONE-19/E-19A REVISION

NWS DIRECTIVE 10-924 STATES NWS DIRECTIVE 10-924 STATES THAT E-19’S MUST BE UPDATED AT THAT E-19’S MUST BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS.LEAST EVERY 10 YEARS.

NWS CENTRAL REGION REQUIRES NWS CENTRAL REGION REQUIRES

E-19’S BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY E-19’S BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY 5 YEARS.5 YEARS.


NWS DIRECTIVE 10-924 STATES NWS DIRECTIVE 10-924 STATES THAT E-19A’S MUST BE PREPARED THAT E-19A’S MUST BE PREPARED FOR ALL FORECAST POINTS AND FOR ALL FORECAST POINTS AND DATA POINTS:DATA POINTS:– WITHIN 60 DAYS OF BEING WITHIN 60 DAYS OF BEING

INCORPORTATED INTO THE NWS INCORPORTATED INTO THE NWS PROGRAMPROGRAM

– WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A SIGNIFICANT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A SIGNIFICANT EVENT SUCH AS THE GAGE BEING EVENT SUCH AS THE GAGE BEING DISCONTINUED.DISCONTINUED.

E-19/E-19A REVISIONE-19/E-19A REVISION SUGGESTION: ASSIGN AN E-19/E-19A TO SUGGESTION: ASSIGN AN E-19/E-19A TO

EACH OF YOUR MANAGEMENT AND EACH OF YOUR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS STAFF FOR THEM TO REVISE.OPERATIONS STAFF FOR THEM TO REVISE.

THIS HAS BEEN DONE REGULARLY AT THIS HAS BEEN DONE REGULARLY AT WFO EAX SINCE 1993. ALL METS, HMT’S, WFO EAX SINCE 1993. ALL METS, HMT’S, INTERNS, AND EVEN THE MIC, WCM, AND INTERNS, AND EVEN THE MIC, WCM, AND SOO REVISE AN E-19/E-19A.SOO REVISE AN E-19/E-19A.

FOR THEIR FIRST TIME, TAKE STAFF TO FOR THEIR FIRST TIME, TAKE STAFF TO THE FIELD AND SHOW THEM HOW IT’S THE FIELD AND SHOW THEM HOW IT’S DONE. DONE.

E-19/E-19A REVISIONE-19/E-19A REVISIONFIELD VERIFICATIONFIELD VERIFICATION

INSPECT THE SITE WITH:INSPECT THE SITE WITH:– THE EXISTING E-19/E-19ATHE EXISTING E-19/E-19A– USGS STATION DESCRIPTIONUSGS STATION DESCRIPTION– KEY TO USGS/NWS GAGESKEY TO USGS/NWS GAGES– MAP OF SITEMAP OF SITE– CAMERACAMERA– SMALL SHOVELSMALL SHOVEL


VERIFY THE:VERIFY THE:– LOCATION OF THE GAGESLOCATION OF THE GAGES– TYPES OF GAGESTYPES OF GAGES– GAGE TELEMETRYGAGE TELEMETRY

TAKE A CHECKBAR READING AND TAKE A CHECKBAR READING AND STAGE READING. NOTE THE DATE STAGE READING. NOTE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE STAGE READING.AND TIME OF THE STAGE READING.


LOCATE ALL BENCHMARKS IN THE E-19 LOCATE ALL BENCHMARKS IN THE E-19 AND USGS STATION DESCRIPTION.AND USGS STATION DESCRIPTION.

EVALUATE THE STAGE-DAMAGE EVALUATE THE STAGE-DAMAGE DESCRIPTIONS. DO THEY SEEM DESCRIPTIONS. DO THEY SEEM REASONABLE? HAVE PHYSICAL REASONABLE? HAVE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES (ROADS, LEVEES, STRUCTURES (ROADS, LEVEES, BUILDINGS) BEEN REPLACED OR BUILDINGS) BEEN REPLACED OR REMOVED.REMOVED.


DETERMINE THE STAGE AT WHICH DETERMINE THE STAGE AT WHICH WATER REACHES THE BOTTOM OF WATER REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE STUCTURE, AND THE BRIDGE STUCTURE, AND OVERTOPS THE BRIDGE DECK OR OVERTOPS THE BRIDGE DECK OR GUARDRAILS. INCLUDE THIS GUARDRAILS. INCLUDE THIS INFORMATION IN THE E-19.INFORMATION IN THE E-19.

YOU CAN USE THE WIRE-WEIGHT YOU CAN USE THE WIRE-WEIGHT GAGE TO ESTIMATE THE ABOVE GAGE TO ESTIMATE THE ABOVE STAGES.STAGES.


TAKE PICTURES LOOKING UPSTREAM TAKE PICTURES LOOKING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE BRIDGE.BRIDGE.

TAKE PICTURES OF ALL GAGE TAKE PICTURES OF ALL GAGE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

NOTE DATE AND TIME OF PICTURES.NOTE DATE AND TIME OF PICTURES.


LAST THING. MAKE SURE ALL GAGE LAST THING. MAKE SURE ALL GAGE HOUSES AND WIRE-WEIGHT GAGES HOUSES AND WIRE-WEIGHT GAGES ARE SECURELY LOCKED WHEN YOU ARE SECURELY LOCKED WHEN YOU ARE DONE.ARE DONE.

E-19/E-19A REVISIONE-19/E-19A REVISIONOFFICE REVISIONOFFICE REVISION

UPDATE THE COOP OBSERVER UPDATE THE COOP OBSERVER INFORMATION FROM THE B-44.INFORMATION FROM THE B-44.

COMPARE THE E-19 GAGE COMPARE THE E-19 GAGE DESCRIPTION, ZERO DATUM, DESCRIPTION, ZERO DATUM, DRAINAGE AREA, CHECKBAR DRAINAGE AREA, CHECKBAR READING, LAT/LON, LENGTH OF READING, LAT/LON, LENGTH OF RECORD, AND RECORD CRESTS TO RECORD, AND RECORD CRESTS TO THE USGS STATION DESCRIPTION THE USGS STATION DESCRIPTION AND WATER RESOURCE DATA AND WATER RESOURCE DATA BOOKS.BOOKS.


REVISE THE MAP SHOWING THE REVISE THE MAP SHOWING THE GAGE LOCATION.GAGE LOCATION.

ADD BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS ADD BENCHMARK DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE USGS STATION FROM THE USGS STATION DESCRIPTION.DESCRIPTION.


ADD HISTORIC PEAK STAGES AND ADD HISTORIC PEAK STAGES AND DATES OF OCCURRENCE AS DATES OF OCCURRENCE AS DETERMINED FROM USGS WATER DETERMINED FROM USGS WATER RESOURCE DATA BOOKS AND NWS RESOURCE DATA BOOKS AND NWS E-3 REPORTS.E-3 REPORTS.

REVISE THE STAGE-DAMAGE REVISE THE STAGE-DAMAGE DESCRIPTIONS.DESCRIPTIONS.


ANNOTATE THE PICTURES WITH:ANNOTATE THE PICTURES WITH:– THE NAME OF THE SITETHE NAME OF THE SITE– DATE PICTURE WAS TAKENDATE PICTURE WAS TAKEN– WHAT THE PICTURE SHOWS (E.G. WHAT THE PICTURE SHOWS (E.G.

LOOKING UPSTREAM FROM THE LOOKING UPSTREAM FROM THE HIGHWAY 169 BRIDGE)HIGHWAY 169 BRIDGE)

– STAGE AT THE TIME THE PICTURE WAS STAGE AT THE TIME THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN.TAKEN.


THE SERVICE HYDROLOGIST OR THE SERVICE HYDROLOGIST OR HYDRO FOCAL POINT WILL TYPE IT HYDRO FOCAL POINT WILL TYPE IT INTO HYDROBASE.INTO HYDROBASE.

COPIES OF THE REVISED E-19/E-19A COPIES OF THE REVISED E-19/E-19A SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO NWS SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO NWS HEADQUARTERS, REGION, AND HEADQUARTERS, REGION, AND APPLICABLE RFC. IN CR, INCLUDE A APPLICABLE RFC. IN CR, INCLUDE A SHEET DESCRIBING E-19 CHANGES SHEET DESCRIBING E-19 CHANGES WITH THE RFC COPY OF THE E-19.WITH THE RFC COPY OF THE E-19.


ADDRESS FOR NWS HEADQUARTERS: ADDRESS FOR NWS HEADQUARTERS:

Hydrologic Information Center, W/OS31 Hydrologic Information Center, W/OS31 SSMC 2 - Rm. 13468 1325 SSMC 2 - Rm. 13468 1325 East-West HighwayEast-West Highway

Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283

E-19/E-19A REVISIONE-19/E-19A REVISIONEXERCISEEXERCISE

DCP, MANOMETER, STEVENS DCP, MANOMETER, STEVENS RECORDERRECORDER

PRESSURE SENSOR, DCP, AND PRESSURE SENSOR, DCP, AND LARCLARC

E-19/E-19A REVISION REVIEWE-19/E-19A REVISION REVIEW


BENCHMARKS HAVE CHANGED. BENCHMARKS HAVE CHANGED. PREVIOUS BM’S WERE DESTROYED PREVIOUS BM’S WERE DESTROYED WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS REPLACED WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS REPLACED IN 2004.IN 2004.

WIRE-WEIGHT GAGE NO LONGER WIRE-WEIGHT GAGE NO LONGER EXISTS.EXISTS.


AUTOMATED GAGE EQUIPMENT HAS AUTOMATED GAGE EQUIPMENT HAS CHANGED. MANOMETER AND CHANGED. MANOMETER AND STEVENS RECORDER ARE GONE. STEVENS RECORDER ARE GONE. PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED THE PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED THE MANOMETER.MANOMETER.

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