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, “[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nation”
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“[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of “gage” instead of “gauge”. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that “gage” 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
📍 Irvine, CA
🗓️ February 20, 2024
📷 Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-200mm @ 122mm, f8, 30s, ISO 800

#photography #water #waterflow #nature #longexposure
📍 Irvine, CA
🗓️ February 20, 2024
📷 Sony a7iii, Tamron 28-200mm @ 67mm f8, 30s, ISO 800

#photography #water #waterflow #nature #longexposure