Research and Investigations
The USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) is comprised of water-science offices throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The SAWSC conducts research and investigations related to topics such as groundwater and surface-water quality related to anthropogenic and agricultural activities, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, tracking the movement of groundwater contamination, groundwater resource assessments and modeling, ecological assessments and response to urbanization, and estimating water-use for human and ecological needs. The research and investigations provide the scientific knowledge that engineers, planners and managers can use to make informed water-resources decisions.
The list below shows popular and active projects.
You can also view a list of archived projects.
MULTI STATE / NATIONAL
- Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) - Characterizing Wetland Habitat and Hydrology
- Assessing Water Availability and Streamflow Characteristics for Current and Future Climatic and Landscape Conditions
- Computation of low-flow statistics at continuous-record streamgages and regionalization of selected low-flow characteristics for streams in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
- EPA Superfund Site, Columbus, Mississippi
- Flood-inundation mapping for Georgia, North and South Carolina
- Hurricane Monitoring Information for Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
- NAWQA Regional Stream Quality Assessment
- New dataset available on stream and floodplain geometry to inform restoration decisions
- Quantifying Floodplain Ecological Processes and Ecosystem Services in the Delaware River Watershed
- Streamflow Measurements Using Salt Dilution Techniques
- StreamStats for Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
- Understanding the Effects of Stormwater Management Practices on Water Quality and Flow
GEORGIA
- Chattahoochee River, Ga. BacteriAlert
- Developing Regional Curves for Estimating Bankfull Geometry for Streams in Georgia
- EPA Superfund Site, Fort Valley, Georgia
- Georgia Statewide Water-quality Monitoring Program
- Groundwater Conditions of Georgia
- Groundwater Monitoring - Albany-Dougherty County Area, Georgia
- Groundwater Monitoring Program for the Augusta–Richmond County Area, Ga.
- Groundwater Monitoring Program for the Brunswick-Glynn County Area, Georgia
- Norcross Urban Hydrology Unit
- Peachtree Creek WaterWatch - Atlanta, Ga.
- Small Watershed Studies at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed, Georgia
- Urban Waters Federal Partnership: Proctor Creek, Atlanta, Georgia
- Water Use in Georgia
NORTH CAROLINA
- Albemarle-Pamlico Drainage Study Unit
- Brunswick County, NC Groundwater-Level Monitoring
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Hydrologic Network
- Monitoring water-quality and geomorphology in the French Broad River during I-26 construction
- North Carolina Sustainable Rivers Program
- Raleigh Bank Erosion Project
- SPARROW Modeling for North Carolina Watersheds
- Stratification and Water Quality of Jordan Lake
- Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring
- Urban Waters Federal Partnership: Walnut Creek, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Wake County Groundwater Assessment
- Water Use in North Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Assessment of Groundwater Availability in Aiken County, South Carolina
- Bridge Scour Web Application
- Collection and Interpretation of Near Real-Time Surface-Water Quality and Flow Data at Selected Sites in the Waccamaw and Pee Dee River Basins Horry County, South Carolina
- Groundwater Modeling of the Edisto River Basin, South Carolina
- Low-Flow Frequency and Flow Duration Statistics at Continuous-Record Gages in South Carolina
- Manning's Roughness Coefficients for South Carolina Streams
- Methodology development and assessment of scour envelope curves for SCDOT bridges in the Charleston coastal environment
- Pilot-scale phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated groundwater near Columbia, SC airport (CAE)
- South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2
- Water Use in South Carolina
Release Date: 12/6/2017
The USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) is comprised of water-science offices throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
The SAWSC conducts research and investigations related to topics such as groundwater and surface-water quality related to anthropogenic and agricultural activities, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, tracking the movement of groundwater contamination, groundwater resource assessments and modeling, ecological assessments and response to urbanization, and estimating water-use for human and ecological needs. The research and investigations provide the scientific knowledge that engineers, planners and managers can use to make informed water-resources decisions.
The list below shows popular and active projects.
You can also view a list of archived projects.
MULTI STATE / NATIONAL
- Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI) - Characterizing Wetland Habitat and Hydrology
- Assessing Water Availability and Streamflow Characteristics for Current and Future Climatic and Landscape Conditions
- Computation of low-flow statistics at continuous-record streamgages and regionalization of selected low-flow characteristics for streams in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
- EPA Superfund Site, Columbus, Mississippi
- Flood-inundation mapping for Georgia, North and South Carolina
- Hurricane Monitoring Information for Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
- NAWQA Regional Stream Quality Assessment
- New dataset available on stream and floodplain geometry to inform restoration decisions
- Quantifying Floodplain Ecological Processes and Ecosystem Services in the Delaware River Watershed
- Streamflow Measurements Using Salt Dilution Techniques
- StreamStats for Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
- Understanding the Effects of Stormwater Management Practices on Water Quality and Flow
GEORGIA
- Chattahoochee River, Ga. BacteriAlert
- Developing Regional Curves for Estimating Bankfull Geometry for Streams in Georgia
- EPA Superfund Site, Fort Valley, Georgia
- Georgia Statewide Water-quality Monitoring Program
- Groundwater Conditions of Georgia
- Groundwater Monitoring - Albany-Dougherty County Area, Georgia
- Groundwater Monitoring Program for the Augusta–Richmond County Area, Ga.
- Groundwater Monitoring Program for the Brunswick-Glynn County Area, Georgia
- Norcross Urban Hydrology Unit
- Peachtree Creek WaterWatch - Atlanta, Ga.
- Small Watershed Studies at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed, Georgia
- Urban Waters Federal Partnership: Proctor Creek, Atlanta, Georgia
- Water Use in Georgia
NORTH CAROLINA
- Albemarle-Pamlico Drainage Study Unit
- Brunswick County, NC Groundwater-Level Monitoring
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC Hydrologic Network
- Monitoring water-quality and geomorphology in the French Broad River during I-26 construction
- North Carolina Sustainable Rivers Program
- Raleigh Bank Erosion Project
- SPARROW Modeling for North Carolina Watersheds
- Stratification and Water Quality of Jordan Lake
- Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring
- Urban Waters Federal Partnership: Walnut Creek, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Wake County Groundwater Assessment
- Water Use in North Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Assessment of Groundwater Availability in Aiken County, South Carolina
- Bridge Scour Web Application
- Collection and Interpretation of Near Real-Time Surface-Water Quality and Flow Data at Selected Sites in the Waccamaw and Pee Dee River Basins Horry County, South Carolina
- Groundwater Modeling of the Edisto River Basin, South Carolina
- Low-Flow Frequency and Flow Duration Statistics at Continuous-Record Gages in South Carolina
- Manning's Roughness Coefficients for South Carolina Streams
- Methodology development and assessment of scour envelope curves for SCDOT bridges in the Charleston coastal environment
- Pilot-scale phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated groundwater near Columbia, SC airport (CAE)
- South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2
- Water Use in South Carolina
Release Date: 12/6/2017