PART: A computerized method of base-flow-record estimation

PART: A computerized method of base-flow-record estimation

This web site includes information about the use of the PART computer program for analyzing a streamflow record. The version at this site will read streamflow data in the format that is available from USGS web sites.

The computer program PART uses streamflow partitioning to estimate a daily record of ground-water discharge under the streamflow record. The method designates ground-water discharge to be equal to streamflow on days that fit a requirement of antecedent recession, linearly interpolates ground-water discharge for other days, and is applied to a long period of record to obtain an estimate of the mean rate of ground-water discharge.

Download software executable files, user's manual and sample data sets (700kb ZIP file)
- Download fortran source code (ZIP file)
- Download user's manual (140kb PDF file)

Background Literature

The user's manual does not include complete explanation of the computer program; the program user is referred to the following documentation:

USGS WRIR 98-4148

Obtaining streamflow data from a USGS web site.
USGS Water Resources Applications Software
USGS Ground-Water and Surface-Water Interactions web site.

Comments about this site can be sent to Al Rutledge.

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