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USGS: Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information System enhances flood prediction in San Francisco Bay Area

April 24, 2024

From the USGS: In recently published research, a consortium of local, state, and federal agencies including USGS and NOAA introduces...

USGS: Colorado River Basin drought and the 2023 water year

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Colorado River

February 28, 2024

Over the last two decades, the Colorado River Basin has been in an extended drought. This has resulted in substantial...

USGS: San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project

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Climate change Delta science

February 23, 2024

The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and...

USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US

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Policy and regulation Reports Wildfires and watersheds

February 23, 2024

A comprehensive OECD Environmental Policy Paper on wildfire risk, policy, and strategy in the United States explains how to incorporate...

USGS: New study demonstrates how climate and irrigation influence salinity of waters in the Upper Colorado Basin

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Colorado River

February 13, 2024

From the USGS: A newly published study from the U.S. Geological Survey explains how salinity in the Upper Colorado River...

USGS: Physics to fish: Habitat restoration for native fish populations in California’s Central Valley

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Delta science Ecosystems Reports

February 10, 2024

In a new report, U.S. Geological Survey scientists working in collaboration with the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) have laid the...

USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise

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Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

February 9, 2024

From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...

USGS: Elwha River: New study examines effects of dam removals on coastal ecosystems

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Ecosystems

September 7, 2023

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment...

USGS VIDEO: From Snow To Flow – When Snow Falls On A Mountain, Where Does It Go?

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Climate change Podcasts and webinars

August 4, 2023

By Andrea Creighton, USGS Hydrologist Learn about USGS science seeking to understand the effects of climate change and future of...

USGS: Where the rubber meets the road (and river) – Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems

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Water quality

August 3, 2023

From the USGS What is 6PPD and its toxic variant, 6PPDQ? Stormwater and road runoff are increasingly recognized forms of...

USGS: Plugging the gaps: How the USGS is working to fill in data gaps for orphaned oil and gas wells

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Water quality

July 28, 2023

Ever wonder what happens to an oil and gas well when it runs dry? Believe it or not, that is...

USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US

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Water quality

July 5, 2023

USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...

USGS scientists gather data to better understand nutrient loads entering the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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Delta science Science Water quality

January 20, 2022

California Water Science Center scientists Dina Saleh and Joseph Domagalski discuss water-quality data collected in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. By...

USGS: Rivers in the sky: 6 facts to know about atmospheric rivers

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Hydrology

December 14, 2021

By the USGS Atmospheric rivers aren’t a new phenomenon on the West Coast, but this type of storm has drawn...

USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years

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Colorado River

October 28, 2021

First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...

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