flˈoʊ ɹˈiːdɪŋz fɹʌm ɹˈɪvɚ ɡˈeɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ʌpstɹˈiːm daɪvˈɜːʒənz, ɪmpˈaʊndmənts, ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɔltɚnˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə lˈænd ðæt dɹˈeɪnz ˌɪntʊ ɐ wˈɔːɾɚʃˌɛd ɔːɹ ʌv ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪvz əvɚ ɹˈɪvɚ tʃˈænəl ɪtsˈɛlf.
Flow readings from river gauges are influenced by upstream diversions, impoundments, and many other alternations of the land that drains into a watershed or of alternatives of a river channel itself.