USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter
USGS field crews are deploying storm-tide and wave sensors today from Maine to Delaware to track and study a Nor’easter forecasted to begin tomorrow.
View ArticleDrought Streamflow Probabilities in Northeast Region
Maximum likelihood logistic regression (MLLR) is used to estimate drought probabilities for selected Northeast rivers and streams. Winter streamflows are used to estimate the chance of hydrologic...
View ArticlePresident Proposes $971.2 Million FY 2021 Budget for USGS
Budget Focuses on Bringing Science, Facilities, and Infrastructure into the 21st Century
View ArticleAssessment 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...
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