California Stream Gages Explorer Tool

<p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11px; font-size:16px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif;'>The state recognizes the importance of stream gaging information. A robust and reliable stream gage network can help state, federal, and local agencies manage water resources and conserve freshwater species more effectively for multiple benefits and help to avoid conflicts.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11px; font-size:16px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif;'><a href='https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB19' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(47, 119, 160); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:inherit; box-sizing:border-box; background:transparent;' target='_blank'>Senate Bill No. 19</a> (SB 19) (Statutes of 2019, Chapter 361, Dodd) enacts Water Code section 144, which directs the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to develop a plan to address gaging information gaps through the deployment of a network of prioritized stream gages in consultation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Department of Conservation (DOC), the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Flood Board), and interested stakeholders. The stream gaging plan will identify significant gaps in the stream gaging network to meet the wide variety of water management needs, which are increasingly important in the face of a changing climate. It is anticipated it will take two years to develop the plan.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11px; font-size:16px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif;'>This web map is intended to serve as a decision support tool to aid in creation of the SB 19 gaging plan and gage gap analysis.  It brings together in one interactive map many geospatial datasets that will inform the gaging plan.</p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11px; font-size:16px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif;'>Additional information on SB 19 can be found here:  <a href='https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/stream_gaging_plan/' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:15px;' target='_blank'>https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/stream_gaging_plan/</a></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:11px; font-size:16px; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:&quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, sans-serif;'>Question or comments about the map can be directed to the Division of Water Rights: <span style='font-family:Roboto, arial, sans-serif; color:rgb(32, 33, 36);'>DWR@waterboards.</span><span style='font-family:Roboto, arial, sans-serif; color:rgb(32, 33, 36);'>ca</span><span style='font-family:Roboto, arial, sans-serif; color:rgb(32, 33, 36);'>.gov.</span></p>