Welcome to the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center
Consider this site your source for water-related information, collected and interpreted by the USGS in MD, DE, and Washington, DC
Soaking Up Stormwater In Clarksburg
A 20-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey and Montgomery County, Maryland assesses ecosystem response to different types of stormwater management.
MD-DE-DC WSC Capabilities Sites
A new series of microsites featuring in-depth assessments of our center's abilities
MD-DE-DC Seminar Series
Seminars presented by great scientific minds, hosted by the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center
MD-DE-DC Stream Gaging Network
The USGS operates thousands of stream gages throughout the US. See how our science center does our part!
Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
Welcome to the USGS Water Science Center serving Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C. We operate streamgages, observation wells, and monitoring stations that provide the reliable scientific information needed to understand our natural world.
QUICK LINKS
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News
Spring 2024 Newsletter - In The Flow - Maryland-Delaware-DC Water Science Center
Testing New Water Quality Observation Methods In Philadelphia
Fall 2023 - In The Flow - USGS Maryland-Delaware-Washington DC Water Science Newsletter
Publications
Remotely mapping gullying and incision in Maryland Piedmont headwater streams using repeat airborne lidar
Monitoring of wave, current, and sediment dynamics along the Fog Point Living Shoreline, Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland
Legacy sediment as a potential source of orthophosphate: Preliminary conceptual and geochemical models for the Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
Nutrient pollution from agriculture and urban areas plus acid mine drainage (AMD) from legacy coal mines are primary causes of water-quality impairment in the Susquehanna River, which is the predominant source of freshwater and nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay. Recent increases in the delivery of dissolved orthophosphate (PO4) from the river to the bay may be linked to long-term increases in