Why Does The USGS Use The Spelling "Gage" Instead Of "Gauge"?
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https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-use-spelling-gage-instead-gauge <-- shared technical post
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https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/gages-through-the-ages/index.html <-- shared link, β[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nationβ
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β[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of βgageβ instead of βgaugeβ. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that βgageβ was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'β¦β
#water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
#USGS
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https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-use-spelling-gage-instead-gauge <-- shared technical post
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https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/gages-through-the-ages/index.html <-- shared link, β[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nationβ
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β[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of βgageβ instead of βgaugeβ. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that βgageβ was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'β¦β
#water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
#USGS












