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€œ[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nation”
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β€œ[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of β€œgage” instead of β€œgauge”. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that β€œgage” was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'…”
#water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
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#FotoVorschlag: Eingefrorene Bewegung // Frozen in motion

Zum #TextureTuesday noch eine Aufnahme vom #Starkregen, der uns letztes Jahr im Juni ereilte, als das #Fallrohr an der Terrasse noch eine Baustelle war.
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For #TextureTuesday, here's another shot of the massive #downpour we had in June last year, when the #downspout by the patio was still under construction.


#water #rain #drainPipe #waterspout #downpipe #Regenrinne #Regen #waterFlow #flowingWater #Wasser #minimalist #minimalism #minimalistisch #MinimalismMonday
πŸ“ Irvine, CA
πŸ—“οΈ February 20, 2024
πŸ“· Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-200mm @ 122mm, f8, 30s, ISO 800

#photography #water #waterflow #nature #longexposure
πŸ“ Irvine, CA
πŸ—“οΈ February 20, 2024
πŸ“· Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-200mm @ 67mm f8, 30s, ISO 800

#photography #water #waterflow #nature #longexposure