ABBREVIATIONS AND UNITS
ac | acre |
ac-ft | acre-foot |
cfs | cubic foot per second (ft3/s) |
CIP | Capital Improvement Plan |
CMP | corrugated metal pipe |
E | east |
EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
FF | Farmer-Fletcher (1971) storm distribution |
ft | foot |
GBEA | Great Basin Experimental Area |
GIS | geographic information system |
HAL | Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc. |
HEC | Hydrologic Engineering Center (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) |
HMS | Hydrologic Modeling System |
ID | identification |
in. | inch |
irr | irrigation |
mi | mile |
N | north |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NRCS | National Resources Conservation Service (formerly SCS) |
RR | railroad |
s | second |
S | south |
SCS | Soil Conservation Service (now NRCS) |
SWMM | Storm Water Management Model |
TR-55 | Technical Release 55 (NRCS 1986) |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
W | west |
w/ | with |
w/o | without |
xing | crossing |
yr | year |