Information About River Forecasting

There is a good overview of river forecasting by the NWS written by the US Geological Survey, located here.*

Some of the material below was originally produced by the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center in State College, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

1. Why forecast rivers?
2. History of National Weather Service River Forecasting Activities
3. Theory Behind River Forecasting
4. Data - What Do We Get and How Do We Get It?
5. Forecast Models and the Final Product