War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
James Webber
James's research broadly focuses on surface water-quality studies designed to understand how in-stream conditions are changing over time and the drivers of such changes. Current projects are focused on assessing the effects of watershed management in urban and agricultural settings.
Professional Experience
2012 – Present Hydrologist, USGS Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA
Education and Certifications
M.S., Forest Resources, 2012, The Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Environmental Resource Management, 2010, The Pennsylvania State University
Science and Products
New insights for reducing nutrient and sediment loads in agricultural watersheds prioritized for management activities
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds
USGS Publications Summarize Water-Quality Trends and Drivers in Urban Streams After 10 Years of Monitoring in Fairfax County, Virginia
Summarizing Science to Inform Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Science to Inform Management Priorities from Loads to Endpoints (SIMPLE)
Summarizing Scientific Findings for Common Stakeholder Questions to Inform Nutrient and Sediment Management Activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Hydrologic Monitoring and Analysis to Support Water Resource Management in the City of Roanoke
Chesapeake Bay Water-Quality Loads and Trends
Climate, Landscape, and Water-Quality Metrics for Selected Watersheds in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007-2018
Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985 - 2018: Daily High-Flow and Low-Flow Concentration and Load Estimates
Inputs and Selected Outputs Used to Assess Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Streamflow, Water-Chemistry, and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of Selected Streams in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007-2018
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
![View from bridge of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm with mountains in the background](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/HM3_JamesWebber_Shenandoah-River.jpg?itok=9nOAUde-)
View from bridge at USGS streamgage (station ID: 01634000) of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: James Webber, Honorable Mention category
View from bridge at USGS streamgage (station ID: 01634000) of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: James Webber, Honorable Mention category
A USGS hydrologist conducts horizontally-integrated synoptic water sampling of the James River at Cartersville as part of the USGS's nontidal network monitoring efforts.
A USGS hydrologist conducts horizontally-integrated synoptic water sampling of the James River at Cartersville as part of the USGS's nontidal network monitoring efforts.
Evaluating water-quality trends in agricultural watersheds prioritized for management-practice implementation
Your land, your water—Using research to guide conservation practices on local farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
James Tributary summary: A summary of trends in tidal water quality and associated factors, 1985-2021
Using high-frequency monitoring data to quantify city-wide suspended-sediment load and evaluate TMDL goals
Evaluating drivers of hydrology, water quality, and benthic macroinvertebrates in streams of Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007–18
Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050
Nutrient trends and drivers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Potomac tributary report: A summary of trends in tidal water quality and associated factors
An approach for decomposing river water-quality trends into different flow classes
Spatial and temporal patterns in streamflow, water chemistry, and aquatic macroinvertebrates of selected streams in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007–18
Science to support water-resource management in the upper Roanoke River watershed
Sediment dynamics and implications for management: State of the science from long‐term research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
Geonarrative: How and why are conditions changing in Fairfax streams?
This interactive narrative summarizes a new U.S. Geological Survey report wherein monitoring data collected between 2007 and 2018 are used to provide insights into the changing water quality of urban streams in Fairfax County and the potential role of water-quality management practices.
Science and Products
New insights for reducing nutrient and sediment loads in agricultural watersheds prioritized for management activities
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Conservation Practices in Small Agricultural Watersheds
USGS Publications Summarize Water-Quality Trends and Drivers in Urban Streams After 10 Years of Monitoring in Fairfax County, Virginia
Summarizing Science to Inform Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Science to Inform Management Priorities from Loads to Endpoints (SIMPLE)
Summarizing Scientific Findings for Common Stakeholder Questions to Inform Nutrient and Sediment Management Activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Hydrologic Monitoring and Analysis to Support Water Resource Management in the City of Roanoke
Chesapeake Bay Water-Quality Loads and Trends
Climate, Landscape, and Water-Quality Metrics for Selected Watersheds in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007-2018
Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985 - 2018: Daily High-Flow and Low-Flow Concentration and Load Estimates
Inputs and Selected Outputs Used to Assess Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Streamflow, Water-Chemistry, and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of Selected Streams in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007-2018
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
War Branch is a creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. Its 11 square mile watershed includes mostly poultry and beef agricultural activities. This stream is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Small Agricultural Watershed Monitoring Program.
![View from bridge of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm with mountains in the background](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/HM3_JamesWebber_Shenandoah-River.jpg?itok=9nOAUde-)
View from bridge at USGS streamgage (station ID: 01634000) of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: James Webber, Honorable Mention category
View from bridge at USGS streamgage (station ID: 01634000) of North Fork of the Shenandoah River after a rainstorm.
Winter 2024 Photo Contest Winner: James Webber, Honorable Mention category
A USGS hydrologist conducts horizontally-integrated synoptic water sampling of the James River at Cartersville as part of the USGS's nontidal network monitoring efforts.
A USGS hydrologist conducts horizontally-integrated synoptic water sampling of the James River at Cartersville as part of the USGS's nontidal network monitoring efforts.
Evaluating water-quality trends in agricultural watersheds prioritized for management-practice implementation
Your land, your water—Using research to guide conservation practices on local farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
James Tributary summary: A summary of trends in tidal water quality and associated factors, 1985-2021
Using high-frequency monitoring data to quantify city-wide suspended-sediment load and evaluate TMDL goals
Evaluating drivers of hydrology, water quality, and benthic macroinvertebrates in streams of Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007–18
Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—A century of change, 1950–2050
Nutrient trends and drivers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Potomac tributary report: A summary of trends in tidal water quality and associated factors
An approach for decomposing river water-quality trends into different flow classes
Spatial and temporal patterns in streamflow, water chemistry, and aquatic macroinvertebrates of selected streams in Fairfax County, Virginia, 2007–18
Science to support water-resource management in the upper Roanoke River watershed
Sediment dynamics and implications for management: State of the science from long‐term research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA
Geonarrative: How and why are conditions changing in Fairfax streams?
This interactive narrative summarizes a new U.S. Geological Survey report wherein monitoring data collected between 2007 and 2018 are used to provide insights into the changing water quality of urban streams in Fairfax County and the potential role of water-quality management practices.