Collecting water quality samples from the New River Gorge in support of USGS-NPS partnership.
Fall 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Matt Kearns, USGS at Work category
Matthew R. Kearns
Matt Kearns is a hydrologist in the Charleston Field Office of the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center.
Matt works on a variety of water resources studies, including water availability and water use.
Current projects and interests:
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Groundwater assessment of Fauquier County, Virginia
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West Virginia Aquifer characterization with borehole geophysics
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Mid-Atlantic water use and consumption
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Water resources management for ecological and environmental flows
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Drought and climate change
Education and Certifications
M.S. Forest Resource Management, West Virginia University
B.S. Marine and Environmental Science, United State Coast Guard Academy
Science and Products
Water withdrawal data of selected public water systems in West Virginia, 2014 - 2020
Raster and vector geospatial data of interpolated groundwater level altitude associated with a groundwater-level map of Fauquier County, Virginia, October - November 2018
Collecting water quality samples from the New River Gorge in support of USGS-NPS partnership.
Fall 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Matt Kearns, USGS at Work category
Drought-vulnerability assessment of public water systems in West Virginia
Groundwater-level contour map of Fauquier County, Virginia, October-November 2018
Interactive Map: West Virginia Public Water System Drought Risk
This application is intended to help emergency, environmental, and public health managers at the federal, state, and local levels in West Virginia evaluate, plan for, and respond to potential drought conditions in at-risk communities. It uses estimated public water supply withdrawal rates to symbolize modeled drought conditions once every hour using National Water Model streamflow estimates.
Science and Products
Water withdrawal data of selected public water systems in West Virginia, 2014 - 2020
Raster and vector geospatial data of interpolated groundwater level altitude associated with a groundwater-level map of Fauquier County, Virginia, October - November 2018
Collecting water quality samples from the New River Gorge in support of USGS-NPS partnership.
Fall 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Matt Kearns, USGS at Work category
Collecting water quality samples from the New River Gorge in support of USGS-NPS partnership.
Fall 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Matt Kearns, USGS at Work category
Drought-vulnerability assessment of public water systems in West Virginia
Groundwater-level contour map of Fauquier County, Virginia, October-November 2018
Interactive Map: West Virginia Public Water System Drought Risk
This application is intended to help emergency, environmental, and public health managers at the federal, state, and local levels in West Virginia evaluate, plan for, and respond to potential drought conditions in at-risk communities. It uses estimated public water supply withdrawal rates to symbolize modeled drought conditions once every hour using National Water Model streamflow estimates.