Unimpaired mean daily streamflows in the Russian River and upper Eel River basins under historical and projected future climates: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release

Water demand and allocation in the Russian River basin for human, agricultural, and ecological benefits is becoming increasingly challenging in the 21st century. Water resource managers and regulators need tools and datasets to plan for changes in water resources as a result of projected climate change and variability. The purpose of this study was to estimate unimpaired daily flows for the Russian River, California, using a model calibrated to historical measured flow and using projections of future climate from Global Climate Models. The dataset was developed in cooperation with the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA). \r\n\r\nThis data release includes two datasets: (1) a daily time series of simulated unimpaired streamflow from 1/1/1910 to 12/31/2013 based on historical climate input, and (2) a daily time series of simulated unimpaired streamflow from 1/1/2001 to 12/31/2099 for four different future climate scenarios. The two datasets include simulated flows for a series of node locations representing all of the Russian River?s largest tributary basins and four segments of the mainstem.