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Products

Each hydrologic product has specific requirements, depending on the situation.

Your office is responsible for understanding the national and regional requirements and formats associated with hydrologic products. Follow these requirements to ensure consistent service to the public.

Instructions: Click each of the bold titles to see more about each topic.

Routine Products

These directives contain critical information on issuing the correct products, using the correct identifier, and in the correct format. Defer to regional supplemental directives, which override the national directive.

Directive review time!

Review the following routine product-related NWS Directives

Non-Routine Products

Non-routine products are the ones issued in anticipation of or during the events listed in the previous lesson.

Directive review time!

Review the following non-routine product-related NWS Directives

Verification
The Performance Management website lists active national verification activities. Under the Verification tab on the left navigation, select Hydrology.

Note: You must have an account to use this interface.

Other verification activities include:

  • Maintain detailed records of reports of flooding, flood crests, and photos indicating or validating flood impacts, etc.
  • Enter the official USGS flood crests (issued several months after an event) and records from other gage owners in HydroBase
  • Share local records of flood crests with the RFC for forecast verification and assess model performance

Reference: NWSI 10-1601 Verification


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