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Extreme Low Flows Less Common with Warmer Winters and Wetter Summers

Extreme Low Flows Less Common with Warmer Winters and Wetter Summers

The volume of water rushing in a river, also known as streamflow, naturally changes based on seasonal fluctuations of temperature and precipitation.

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40 Years of Presenting Cape Cod Water Science

40 Years of Presenting Cape Cod Water Science

USGS has studied the hydrology of Cape Cod and the Islands and demonstrated our science to the public for more than four decades. 

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Meet our New Staff at the New England WSC - June 2024

Meet our New Staff at the New England WSC - June 2024

Join us in welcoming our recently hired staff at the New England Water Science Center.

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StreamStats: Highlighting a 25-Year Web Tool Developed in Massachusetts

StreamStats: Highlighting a 25-Year Web Tool Developed in Massachusetts

After 25 years serving the public, USGS has published a report about the history, features, and evolution of StreamStats, a web-application developed...

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Streamgage Installed at Vermont Mine, a Superfund Site

Streamgage Installed at Vermont Mine, a Superfund Site

The U.S. Geological Survey installed a streamgage at an abandoned copper mine this spring.

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USGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow Retires After 41 Years

USGS Hydrologist Paul Barlow Retires After 41 Years

The U.S. Geological Survey New England Water Science Center said goodbye to Paul Barlow at the end of May after 41 years with the USGS.

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Forecasters warn this hurricane season could be the busiest on record

Forecasters warn this hurricane season could be the busiest on record

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds stoke wildland fire science investments

Scientists and experts at the U.S. Geological Survey now have access to historic natural resource investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...

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USGS Attends 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of GSA

USGS Attends 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of GSA

In March, the U.S. Geological Survey New England Water Science Center attended the 2024 Northeast Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America...

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