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USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 5 Thumbnail Securing Sediment Samples at Hickey Run
Securing Sediment Samples at Hickey Run
Securing Sediment Samples at Hickey Run

The USGS wants to know where nutrient-rich sediment in the DC area is coming from.

Through its sediment fingerprinting project with the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, the USGS is looking into the sources of the excess sediments that are found in Hickey Run and the National Arboretum.

The USGS wants to know where nutrient-rich sediment in the DC area is coming from.

Through its sediment fingerprinting project with the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, the USGS is looking into the sources of the excess sediments that are found in Hickey Run and the National Arboretum.

USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 4 Thumbnail Swamp Surveillance at Nassawango Creek
Swamp Surveillance at Nassawango Creek
Swamp Surveillance at Nassawango Creek

How do land use and best management practices affect the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

To find out, USGS scientists trudge through the muddy swamp of Nassawango Creek on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for a water science partnership with Virginia Tech.

How do land use and best management practices affect the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

To find out, USGS scientists trudge through the muddy swamp of Nassawango Creek on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for a water science partnership with Virginia Tech.

A USGS scientist wears a bright orange personal flotation device with the USGS logo. USGS On The Road - Clarksburg - Keeping Stormwater Under Control in Clarksburg MD
USGS On The Road - Clarksburg - Keeping Stormwater Under Control in Clarksburg MD
USGS On The Road - Clarksburg - Keeping Stormwater Under Control in Clarksburg MD

How can we best manage stormwater in our local Montgomery County, Maryland neighborhoods to reduce erosion, improve water quality, and help aquatic organisms?

Let’s take a #WaterScienceRoadTrip to Clarksburg, MD to learn more about the best stormwater management practices.

How can we best manage stormwater in our local Montgomery County, Maryland neighborhoods to reduce erosion, improve water quality, and help aquatic organisms?

Let’s take a #WaterScienceRoadTrip to Clarksburg, MD to learn more about the best stormwater management practices.

USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 3 Thumbnail Powerful Water Samples From Conowingo Dam
Powerful Water Samples From Conowingo Dam
Powerful Water Samples From Conowingo Dam

USGS hydro-techs Shane and Kelly collected water samples at Conowingo Dam. The USGS routinely samples for water-quality conditions at Conowingo Dam as part of the USGS National Water Quality Network (NWQN).

USGS hydro-techs Shane and Kelly collected water samples at Conowingo Dam. The USGS routinely samples for water-quality conditions at Conowingo Dam as part of the USGS National Water Quality Network (NWQN).

USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 1 Thumbnail Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River
Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River
Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River

Join Ashley and Nick at Bladensburg Waterfront Park along the Anacostia River. The gage in this park is “supercharged” to monitor the “BIG 5” water-quality parameters: dissolved-oxygen concentration, pH, specific conductance, water temperature, and turbidity. 

Join Ashley and Nick at Bladensburg Waterfront Park along the Anacostia River. The gage in this park is “supercharged” to monitor the “BIG 5” water-quality parameters: dissolved-oxygen concentration, pH, specific conductance, water temperature, and turbidity. 

USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 1 AD Thumbnail Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River (AD)
Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River (AD)
Monitoring Water Quality on the Anacostia River (AD)

Join Ashley and Nick at Bladensburg Waterfront Park along the Anacostia River. The gage in this park is “supercharged” to monitor the “BIG 5” water-quality parameters: dissolved-oxygen concentration, pH, specific conductance, water temperature, and turbidity. 

Join Ashley and Nick at Bladensburg Waterfront Park along the Anacostia River. The gage in this park is “supercharged” to monitor the “BIG 5” water-quality parameters: dissolved-oxygen concentration, pH, specific conductance, water temperature, and turbidity. 

USGS On The Road Season 1 Episode 2 Thumbnail Sediment Fingerprinting in Langdon Park
Sediment Fingerprinting in Langdon Park
Sediment Fingerprinting in Langdon Park

It’s not just the big rivers and streams. USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center scientists also collect samples from local parks. Zach and Leah collect sediment auger samples from Langdon Park in Washington DC as part of a study to find the sources of sediment runoff.

It’s not just the big rivers and streams. USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center scientists also collect samples from local parks. Zach and Leah collect sediment auger samples from Langdon Park in Washington DC as part of a study to find the sources of sediment runoff.

A scientist picks up a sample from a tray of samples in a lab. USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation (AD)
USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation (AD)
USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation (AD)

This video highlights the Fate and Bioremediation team at the MS-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

This video highlights the Fate and Bioremediation team at the MS-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

A scientist picks up a sample from a tray of samples in a lab. USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation
USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation
USGS Capabilities: Fate and Bioremediation

This video highlights the Fate and Bioremediation team at the MS-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

This video highlights the Fate and Bioremediation team at the MS-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

Text reads: USGS Maryland-Delaware-Washington D.C. Capabilities: Geomorphology. With Audio Description. USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology (AD)
USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology (AD)
USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology (AD)

This video highlights the Geomorphology team at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

This video highlights the Geomorphology team at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

Text reads: USGS Maryland-Delaware-Washington D.C. Capabilities: Geomorphology USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology
USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology
USGS Capabilities: Geomorphology

This video highlights the Geomorphology team at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.

This video highlights the Geomorphology team at the MD-DE-DC Water Science Center, and features interviews with several USGS scientists.

They discuss what skills they possess, what technologies they use, and how their research helps advance the mission of the USGS.