Currently if there is a gage both in USGS and Routelink, the USGS gage is preferred. This can cause problems if later during reference flowpath association: if the USGS gage is not near a reference flowpath, but the routelink geometry was mapped to a flowpath, it is still missing.
https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/streamflow_gauges/append_from_routelink.py#L43 <- Where routelink vs USGS gage happens
https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/hydrofabric/gages.py#L197
FP assignment later https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/hydrofabric/gages.py#L249
Example gage 410401112134801
Big yellow polygon is 3.5 km buffer around USGS gage
Small highlighted yellow point on 4 flowpaths is routelink location
Routelink location was removed during

Currently if there is a gage both in USGS and Routelink, the USGS gage is preferred. This can cause problems if later during reference flowpath association: if the USGS gage is not near a reference flowpath, but the routelink geometry was mapped to a flowpath, it is still missing.
https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/streamflow_gauges/append_from_routelink.py#L43 <- Where routelink vs USGS gage happens
https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/hydrofabric/gages.py#L197
FP assignment later https://github.com/NGWPC/nhf-builds/blob/main/src/hydrofabric_builds/hydrofabric/gages.py#L249
Example gage 410401112134801

Big yellow polygon is 3.5 km buffer around USGS gage
Small highlighted yellow point on 4 flowpaths is routelink location
Routelink location was removed during