Assessment of Mercury Bioaccumulation in US National Parks Using Citizen Science
A team of federal, academic, and NGO researchers conducted a national-scale assessment of mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems using dragonfly larvae as biosentinels.
View ArticleNEW TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI!
TNMCorps Mapping Challenges continue in New England with a new challenge for city/town halls in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (09/03/2020): City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI
Almost 200 edits have come in for this challenge since we launched it last week - nice work!
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (09/10/2020): City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI
Volunteers edited over 100 points since last week - nice work! This includes the addition of ~40 new points.
View ArticleMapping Challenge Update (09/17/2020): City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI
Almost 200 new points have been added since last week - NICE WORK! Since this challenge is nearing completion, we performed our spatial analyses to help identify remaining communities.
View ArticleFINISHED! City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI
This challenge is now complete! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleNew England Water Use, 2015 Geonarrative
The New England Water Science Center has collected, reviewed, and aggregated water-withdrawal data in each of the six New England States every 5 years since 1950. A summary for year 2015 is presented...
View ArticleTNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for City / Town Halls in MA, CT, & RI
Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!
View ArticleThe New England WSC Hydrologic Monitoring Program - December 2020
The Hydrologic Monitoring Program (HMP) conducts hydrologic surveillance and investigation in all six New England States.
View ArticlePotential drought conditions developing in New England
Recent surface-water, groundwater, and precipitation data indicate that drought conditions may presently be developing in parts of New England.
View ArticleRegional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on...
Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new...
View ArticleWatershed and Urban Hydrology Section Data Releases
Two data releases were recently published by the Watershed and Urban Hydrology Section of the New England WSC.
View ArticleStreamflow Conditions in New England, Spring 2021
Streamflow conditions in New England were highly variable this spring.
View ArticleNortheastern U.S. Streams During Tropical Storm Henri
Streamflow and water level changed dramatically as Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in the northeastern U.S. in late August, 2021, as shown by the Water Footprint Data Visualization.
View ArticleProducts about January and March 2018 Nor’easters
Products created to document ‘January and March 2018 Nor’easters’ in Coastal Massachusetts illustrate how historic flood events provide context that helps frame the data collection and documentation...
View ArticleNew England WSC Hydrologic Monitoring Program Fall 2021 Update
Streamflow conditions in New England were generally in the normal to above normal range for much of the fall season, although much of northern Vermont and New Hampshire and northwestern Maine remained...
View ArticleDepth of Groundwater Used for Drinking-Water Supplies in the United States
The USGS New England Water Science Center works with national programs and other partners on interpretive hydrologic science, such as estimating the depth of groundwater used for drinking-water...
View ArticleRecent Publications in Support of the Restoration of Water Resources Impaired...
Excess nitrogen from wastewater disposal has impaired groundwater quality and reduced the ecological health of rivers and coastal embayments across New England. The New England Water Science Center, in...
View ArticleNew England WSC Expands Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
The New England Water Science Center (New England WSC) is conducting multiple research projects on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of more than 4,000 chemical compounds.
View ArticleData Collection Effort Looks at Groundwater Nitrogen Inputs into Long Island...
The New England Water Science Center has launched a new project in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Long Island Sound Study (LISS) to determine how much nitrogen is...
View ArticleDrought Conditions Continue in Parts of New England
Portions of New England are dealing with the consequences of drought from a warm and dry spring, and the conditions are persisting or worsening as summer begins.
View ArticleProvisional Data Detects Record-Low Streamflows from Drought
Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts had the second, tenth, and 16th driest Julys, respectively, since 1895, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
View ArticleScituate Reservoir Watershed Sees Rise in Chloride and Sodium
An increase in chloride and sodium concentrations were detected throughout the Scituate Reservoir watershed, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.
View ArticleRemembering Hurricane Sandy Ten Years Later
USGS New England Water Science Center staff deployed storm-tide sensors and rapid deployment gauges ahead of Hurricane Sandy – and measured high water level marks and surveyed for elevation after the...
View ArticleDeicing New England’s Roads, Parking Areas, and Walkways is Changing the...
New England winters are synonymous with low temperatures, snowfall, and freezing rain. And, unless you plan on staying cozied up by the fire for the next few months, you’ll likely have to brave the...
View ArticleRecord Low Water Levels Outlined in 2022 New England Drought Report
During last summer’s drought, flows at up to 54 out of 78 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages and water levels at up to 95 out of 126 USGS groundwater monitoring wells were below normal...
View ArticleNative American Research Assistantship Student Learns USGS Water Science
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) welcomed its first cohort of students as a part of a pilot of the Native American Research Assistantship (NARA) Program this summer. Electa Hare-RedCorn was mentored...
View ArticleRecent Popular Social Media Posts
Check out the most popular USGS New England Water Science Center social media posts from the last few months of 2023.
View ArticleUSGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow Retires After 41 Years
The U.S. Geological Survey New England Water Science Center said goodbye to Paul Barlow at the end of May after 41 years with the USGS.
View ArticleStreamStats: Highlighting a 25-Year Web Tool Developed in Massachusetts
After 25 years serving the public, USGS has published a report about the history, features, and evolution of StreamStats, a web-application developed in Massachusetts.
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