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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently launched the mobile website “River Status” that gives anyone with a smart device and Internet access an ability to view real-time water information within the Cumberland River watershed.
The public can access “River Status” here. Users get instant access to stream gages, rain gages, water quality data, and lake information. The site also provides info from nearby gages, and the public can view flood hazard maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Fishing enthusiasts can use the page to see if a dam is releasing water, the water temperature, and if the hydropower plant is generating. A potential home buyer could also check to see if a home is near or in FEMA’s identified Flood Zone. During significant rainfall events, people can view the rainfall amounts and can see the increase in the height of a local stream from a nearby water gage by looking at a hydrograph. Users have the ability to look at the data on daily, weekly, monthly or year-to-date charts.
River Status uses the mobile devices location-based Global Positioning System services to find nearby gages and pinpoint the user’s location. All devices that support HTML Version 5 should be able to access, display, and interact with the website. It will run on any smart phone with current HTML standards such as iPhone, Android, and Windows. Users do not have to “install” an app; it is accessed from a browser. The site can easily be saved to the home screen of any mobile device for quick access. It can also be accessed from a laptop or home computer.
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