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dtype: timestamp[ns, tz=UTC] |
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dtype: int64 |
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# USGS Streamflow Near U.S. Power Plants (2022–2023) |
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This dataset provides daily streamflow observations from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) for rivers and streams located near a sampled subset of U.S. electric power plants. It is intended for studies of hydrologic constraints on power generation, climate vulnerability analysis, and machine-learning applications requiring hydrology–infrastructure relationships. |
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## Contents |
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The dataset includes: |
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* 13,140 daily streamflow records |
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* 18 matched USGS gauges |
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* 50 power plants sampled from the EIA-860 registry |
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* Daily streamflow from 2022-01-01 to 2023-12-31 (where available) |
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Each record represents the discharge at the nearest available USGS gauge to a specific power plant on a specific day. |
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## Variables |
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| Column | Description | |
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| **date** | Timestamp of observation (UTC, daily mean) | |
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| **plant_code** | EIA plant identifier (from EIA-860 plant registry) | |
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| **gauge_id** | USGS site identifier | |
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| **discharge_cfs** | Mean daily discharge in cubic feet per second (CFS) | |
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| **gauge_lat** | Latitude of USGS gauge (WGS84) | |
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| **gauge_lon** | Longitude of USGS gauge (WGS84) | |
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## Methodology |
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1. For each sampled power plant, a bounding box of ±0.5° latitude/longitude was used to search for USGS gauges with daily discharge data (`parameterCd = 00060`). |
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2. If multiple gauges were found, the closest in geographic distance was selected. |
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3. Daily discharge was retrieved for January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. |
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4. Observations were merged with plant identifiers for cross-analysis. |
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## Source |
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* **USGS National Water Information System (NWIS)** |
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Daily Discharge (Parameter 00060) |
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[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis) |
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## Processing Notes |
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* Only gauges with available daily discharge time series were retained. |
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* Some plants have no nearby gauge; resulting dataset includes streamflow for 18 of 50 sampled plants. |
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* All timestamps were converted to pandas datetime format for consistency. |
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* All columns use lowercase snake_case formatting. |
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## Citation |
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If you use this dataset, please cite: |
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**2imi9. USGS Streamflow Near U.S. Power Plants (2022–2023). Hugging Face Datasets.** |
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[https://huggingface.co/datasets/2imi9/us-power-climate-data-streamflow](https://huggingface.co/datasets/2imi9/us-power-climate-data-streamflow) |
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