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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Missouri

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Missouri

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Missouri Geological Survey are investing about $385,000, to conduct bedrock geologic mapping...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Montana

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Montana

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology are investing about $364,000, to conduct bedrock geologic...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Minnesota

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds geologic mapping in Minnesota

RESTON, Va. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Minnesota Geological Survey are investing about $300,000, in partnership with the Minnesota...

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USGS crews continue to measure record-high streamflow in California

USGS crews continue to measure record-high streamflow in California

U.S. Geological Survey field crews measured high streamflows this week throughout California, thirteen of which were record high-flow measurements.

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USGS publica la versión en español del Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales

USGS publica la versión en español del Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales

Información crítica sobre flujos de agua, niveles, clima y pronósticos de inundaciones ahora disponible en español

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USGS Releases Spanish Version of National Water Dashboard

USGS Releases Spanish Version of National Water Dashboard

Critical information on water flows, levels, weather and flood forecasts now available in Spanish

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From Saguaros to Submarines: 10 incredible stories about Earth’s ecosystems you might have missed in 2022

From Saguaros to Submarines: 10 incredible stories about Earth’s ecosystems you might have missed in 2022

As 2022 wraps up, we’re looking back on the amazing work of USGS scientists, in an attempt to create a Top 10 list. But with so much exciting science...

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Historic changes in water quality or lake surface elevation and their impact on endangered adult suckers in the Klamath Basin

Historic changes in water quality or lake surface elevation and their impact on endangered adult suckers in the Klamath Basin

Managing the Upper Klamath Basin to meet its many desired uses requires a delicate balance. The shortnose sucker (Koptu) and both lake-spawning and...

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Water “bank account” running low in agricultural areas of Nevada

Water “bank account” running low in agricultural areas of Nevada

In a new report published today, U.S. Geological Survey scientists determined that groundwater in the Smith and Mason Valleys, a key agricultural...

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Icy Mystery

Icy Mystery

Let’s take an illustrative look at a new study that explored a recently formed crater on Mars. The new icy crater will help scientists better...

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Home for the Holidays: Follow One Mule Deer’s 242-Mile Journey Across the Changing American West

Home for the Holidays: Follow One Mule Deer’s 242-Mile Journey Across the Changing American West

As the shortest day of the year arrives, many of us are traveling home for the holidays. Many migratory deer around the West are just arriving at...

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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake near Ferndale, California

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake near Ferndale, California

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 3 miles offshore in Northern California on December 20, 2022 at 2:34 am local time.

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