Streamflow at 9 watersheds within the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest has been measured continuously from as early as 1955. Streams are gaged with V-notch weirs at the outlet of each watershed. Height of water behind the weir increases with increased streamflow and is recorded by means of a float attached mechanically to a pen on a spring-wound strip-chart recorder. Gage height is converted to streamflow rate by calibration factors and then integrated to generate daily streamflow. Streamflow rate is measured as volume per unit time(L/s) and is proportional to the watershed area.
Beginning January 1, 2013, instantaneous streamflow data (and derived daily streamflow) are measured by electronic sensors, and data are provisional as the transition from chart to digital data collection is still under evaluation. Data may be updated before they are finalized. Please contact the dataset creator prior to data use/publication. Daily streamflow data are derived from the instantaneous streamflow record, and additional information (quality control flagging and gapfilling) can be found in that record http://data.hubbardbrook.org/data/dataset.php?id=1
In 2016, a new, more comprehensive gapfilling method was used, wherein data removed by QC flagging are calculated with an ensemble approach, using data from all remaining weirs that have data passing QC tests.
These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.