Water updates

[paddledog]

This is from the USGS pages
Just for those who want to be notified when their fav creek gets rain.

USGS WaterAlert

The U.S. Geological Survey WaterAlert service sends e-mail or text (SMS) messages when certain parameters, as measured by a USGS real-time data-collection station, exceed user-definable thresholds. The development and maintenance of the WaterAlert system is supported by the USGS and its partners, including numerous federal, state, and local agencies.

Real-time data from USGS gages are transmitted via satellite or other telemetry to USGS offices at various intervals; in most cases, once every 1 or 4 hours. Emergency transmissions, such as during floods, may be more frequent. Notifications will be based on the data received at these site-dependent intervals.

Follow instruction from this page:
http://water.usgs.gov/wateralert/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[AR-Nimrod]

Handy feature. Been using it for over a year now.