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USGS National Water Dashboard Map of River Flooding in Georgia and Western Carolinas from Tropical Storm Helene

Andrew Robinson, a USGS hydrological technician, is making a measurement at Ebenezer Creek at Springfield, GA. This site number is 02198690. (Photo by Andrew Robinson, USGS.)

Drew Robinson, a USGS hydrological technician, is putting a Rapid Deployment Gauge together for the Georgia Department of Transportation on Wednesday, August 7. He built the RDG and deployed it in Statesboro in the early evening. That RDG was used to help the local community experiencing bad floods on Lotts Creek.

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technician Graham Murray installs a rapid deployment gauge Aug. 6, 2024 at Big Reedy Creek near Latta, South Carolina, to measure floodwaters in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby. (USGS photo). 

The glow from the eruption of Kīlauea volcano, visible from Volcano House in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park during the early morning hours of June 3. Image courtesy of Volcano House. 

Laura Lapolice taking water-quality sample at Mountain Island, NC. Near USGS gage 0214267602.

USGS Director David Applegate and South Atlantic Water Science Center Director Vic Engel visit Raleigh, North Carolina Office

System Diagram for Raleigh, NC Flood Early Warning System (FEWS). Gage data is transmitted every 5 minutes via UHF radio signals to repeaters located on a centrally located tall building. The repeaters relays the data to the Raleigh USGS office for processing.

Map of the gages that make up the Raleigh Flood Early Warning System (FEWS). Image from the USGS National Water Dashboard.

At the USGS, we monitor our nation’s water. Our data informs many people, from kayakers to water managers. Gage Greatness allows any Twitter user to vote for their favorite gage (data collection station).

Map of Walnut Creek Watershed, Raleigh, North Carolina and Median Annual Household Income 

Map of Walnut Creek Watershed, Raleigh, North Carolina and Percent Minority Residents

Flood Early Warning System, Pigeon House Creek at Fenton Street at Raleigh, NC - 0208732593

High water in the Walnut Creek watershed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2022. Flooding can impact nearby infrastructure, including homes, businesses, roads and trails. Credit: Kristina Hopkins, USGS.

This USGS map shows the number of PFAS detected in tap water samples from select sites across the nation. The findings are based on a USGS study of samples taken between 2016 and 2021 from private and public supplies at 716 locations. The map does not represent the only locations in the U.S. with PFAS.  

Squirrel Treefrog. Photographer William J. Barichivich USGS Southeastern Ecological Science Center

Arial view of riverbed measurements using a grid pattern, upstream and downstream of the bridge.

High tide (flood) and low tide (ebb) discharge readings near several South Carolina coastal area bridges.

A UHU Hydrologic Technician analyzes a processed bacteria sample, this process quantifies coliforms of Escherichia coli (E. coli)

As part of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), USGS works with several partner agencies to increase our knowledge of how storms impact and shape our coasts.

As part of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), USGS works with several partner agencies to increase our knowledge of how storms impact and shape our coasts.