Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1045-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1045-2019
Research article
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20 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2019

Citizen science flow – an assessment of simple streamflow measurement methods

Jeffrey C. Davids, Martine M. Rutten, Anusha Pandey, Nischal Devkota, Wessel David van Oyen, Rajaram Prajapati, and Nick van de Giesen

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (08 Nov 2018) by Laurent Pfister
AR by Jeffrey Davids on behalf of the Authors (09 Nov 2018)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Nov 2018) by Laurent Pfister
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (05 Dec 2018)
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (17 Dec 2018) by Laurent Pfister
AR by Jeffrey Davids on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Jan 2019) by Laurent Pfister
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (22 Jan 2019)
ED: Publish as is (07 Feb 2019) by Laurent Pfister
AR by Jeffrey Davids on behalf of the Authors (08 Feb 2019)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Wise management of water resources requires data. Nevertheless, the amount of water data being collected continues to decline. We evaluated potential citizen science approaches for measuring flows of headwater streams and springs. After selecting salt dilution as the preferred approach, we partnered with Nepali students to cost-effectively measure flows and water quality with smartphones at 264 springs and streams which provide crucial water supplies to the rapidly expanding Kathmandu Valley.