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River stage

Technical visualStage-discharge relationship
Stage-discharge relationshipA curved site-specific graph relates stage on the vertical axis to discharge on the horizontal axis.stagedischarge
Stage-discharge relationshipA curved site-specific graph relates stage on the vertical axis to discharge on the horizontal axis.121stage2discharge
Stage and discharge are different quantities; their relationship depends on the gauge's rating curve.

Stage, or gage height, is the height of the water surface relative to the gauge's local reference datum.

It is not depth everywhere in the river.

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