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Visualize Your Water: A Citizen Science Challenge for High School Students

Visualize Your Water: A Citizen Science Challenge for High School Students

Today, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce Visualize Your Water, a citizen science challenge for high...

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New Geological Evidence Aids Tsunami Hazard Assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

New Geological Evidence Aids Tsunami Hazard Assessments from Alaska to Hawaii

New evidence for frequent large tsunamis at a remote island near Dutch Harbor, Alaska provides geological data to aid tsunami hazard preparedness...

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Decreasing Streamflows in Southwest Kansas Likely Caused by Groundwater Withdrawals

Decreasing Streamflows in Southwest Kansas Likely Caused by Groundwater Withdrawals

Streamflow in southwestern Kansas has decreased substantially since the 1950s, most likely due to groundwater withdrawals, according to a new U.S...

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To Help Endangered Fish, Scientists “Listen” to River Sediment

To Help Endangered Fish, Scientists “Listen” to River Sediment

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are applying acoustic technology to better estimate the types and amounts of sediment in northern Idaho's...

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USGS Records Historic Christmas Flooding in Arkansas

USGS Records Historic Christmas Flooding in Arkansas

Heavy rainfall of up to 10 inches in northern and western Arkansas that fell during the Christmas weekend is still causing major flooding in some...

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USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri

USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding on rivers and streams across southern Missouri and northeast into the St. Louis area...

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USGS and Utah Department of Natural Resources Announce New Record Low Elevation at Great Salt Lake's North Arm

USGS and Utah Department of Natural Resources Announce New Record Low Elevation at Great Salt Lake's North Arm

The north arm of the Great Salt Lake (GSL) has reached a new historic low. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Utah Division of...

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Media Advisory: Water Levels Surpass Records in Illinois River Basin

Media Advisory: Water Levels Surpass Records in Illinois River Basin

Since Saturday morning, parts of eastern Oklahoma received up to 12 inches of rain from Winter Storm Goliath. Water levels at many U.S. Geological...
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USGS Measures Flooding in Illinois

USGS Measures Flooding in Illinois

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring near-historic flooding on rivers and streams across Illinois.

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USGS Measures Flooding in Missouri

USGS Measures Flooding in Missouri

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding on rivers and streams across southwestern and southern Missouri and northeast into the St...
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Low-Level Flights in Southeast Missouri Will Look at Geology and Mineral Resources

Low-Level Flights in Southeast Missouri Will Look at Geology and Mineral Resources

A high-resolution airborne survey to study the rocks within the St. Francois Mountains will be conducted by U.S. Geological Survey scientists starting...

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Climate the Main Cause of Increasing Streamflow in Eastern South Dakota

Climate the Main Cause of Increasing Streamflow in Eastern South Dakota

Increased precipitation is the primary cause of rising streamflow in many eastern South Dakota streams, according to arecent U.S. Geological Survey...

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