Jack Eggleston
Jack Eggleston is the Chief of the Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch for the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Jack is a hydrologist and remote sensing scientist who leads the Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch (HRSB) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). HRSB improves USGS water resource monitoring by developing and testing new remote sensing and hydrogeophysical technologies. The hydrologists, geographers, software developers, and data scientists of HRSB figure out how to collect and use hydrologic data from satellites, planes, drones, cameras, radar, and geophysical technologies. These new tools reduce water monitoring costs, expand spatial coverage of USGS monitoring, improve safety, and reveal new insights into the water cycle and water quality.
Jack leads HRSB in supporting public need for accurate and comprehensive water data across the nation. By building collaborations between USGS-HRSB and partners in industry, academia, and other government agencies, he helps USGS stay current with the latest remote sensing science and technologies. High profile accomplishments by HRSB under Jack’s leadership include:
- Water Information from Space (WISP) – US water data from satellites
- Hot Stream Cold Stream – Video on groundwater affecting stream temperature
- Sattrax-AK - Alaska river width measurement by satellite (requires Google login)
- Identifying Algae from Space – Hyperspectral satellite data analysis, EOS article
- Remote Sensing of Streamflow in Alaska – Fact sheet on satellite streamgaging
Professional Experience
2018 – present: Chief, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch, USGS
2010 – 2018: Hydrologist, International lead (Mid-East), USG
2002 – 2010: Hydrologist, Project Manager (Virginia and Massachusetts) USGS
1997-2002: Research Professor, Dept. Civil & Env. Engineering, Duke University
1991-1997: Research Assistant, Dept. Civil & Env. Engineering, Duke University
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Water Resources, 1997, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham NC
B.A., Mathematics and Philosophy, 1989, St. John’s College, Annapolis MD
Science and Products
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Simulation of groundwater and surface-water interaction and effects of pumping in a complex glacial-sediment aquifer, east central Massachusetts
The effects of groundwater pumping on surface-water features were evaluated by use of a numerical groundwater model developed for a complex glacial-sediment aquifer in northeastern Framingham, Massachusetts, and parts of surrounding towns. The aquifer is composed of sand, gravel, silt, and clay glacial-fill sediments up to 270 feet thick over an irregular fractured bedrock surface...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston, Carl S. Carlson, Gillian M. Fairchild, Phillip J. Zarriello
Survey of hydrologic models and hydrologic data needs for tracking flow in the Rio Grande, north-central New Mexico, 2010
The six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos have prior and paramount rights to deliveries of water from the Rio Grande for their use. When the pueblos or the Bureau of Indian Affairs Designated Engineer identifies a need for additional flow on the Rio Grande, the Designated Engineer is tasked with deciding the timing and amount of releases of prior and paramount water from storage at El Vado...
Authors
Anne Tillery, Jack R. Eggleston
Old groundwater in parts of the upper Patapsco aquifer, Atlantic Coastal Plain, Maryland, USA: Evidence from radiocarbon, chlorine-36 and helium-4
Apparent groundwater ages along two flow paths in the upper Patapsco aquifer of the Maryland Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA, were estimated using 14C, 36Cl and 4He data. Most of the ages range from modern to about 500 ka, with one sample at 117 km downgradient from the recharge area dated by radiogenic 4He accumulation at more than one Ma. Last glacial maximum (LGM) water was located about...
Authors
Niel Plummer, John R. Eggleston, Jeff P. Raffensperger, Andrew G. Hunt, Gerolamo C. Casile, D. C. Andreasen
Outdoor water use and water conservation opportunities in Virginia Beach, Virginia
How much water do you use to water your lawn, wash your car, or fill your swimming pool? Your answers to these questions have important implications for water supplies in the City of Virginia Beach. To help find the answers, the City cooperated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Old Dominion University to learn more about seasonal outdoor water use. In the summer of 2008 the USGS...
Authors
John R. Eggleston
Long-Term Ground-Water Levels and Transmissivity in the Blackstone River Basin, Northern Rhode Island
Ground water provides about 7.7 million gallons per day, or 28 percent of total water use in the Rhode Island part of the Blackstone River Basin. Primary aquifers in the basin are stratified glacial deposits, composed mostly of sand and gravel along valley bottoms. The ground-water and surface-water system in the Blackstone River Basin is under stress due to population growth, out-of...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston, Peter E. Church, Jeffrey R. Barbaro
Evaluation of Strategies for Balancing Water Use and Streamflow Reductions in the Upper Charles River Basin, Eastern Massachusetts
The upper Charles River basin, located 30 miles southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, is experiencing water shortages during the summer. Towns in the basin have instituted water-conservation programs and water-use bans to reduce summertime water use. During July through October, streamflow in the Charles River and its tributaries regularly falls below 0.50 cubic foot per second per square...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston
Simulation of ground-water flow and evaluation of water-management alternatives in the upper Charles River basin, eastern Massachusetts
Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for towns in the upper Charles River Basin, an area of 105 square miles in eastern Massachusetts that is undergoing rapid growth. The stratified-glacial aquifers in the basin are high yield, but also are thin, discontinuous, and in close hydraulic connection with streams, ponds, and wetlands. Water withdrawals averaged 10.1 million...
Authors
Leslie A. DeSimone, Donald A. Walter, John R. Eggleston, Mark T. Nimiroski
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 19
Simulation of groundwater and surface-water interaction and effects of pumping in a complex glacial-sediment aquifer, east central Massachusetts
The effects of groundwater pumping on surface-water features were evaluated by use of a numerical groundwater model developed for a complex glacial-sediment aquifer in northeastern Framingham, Massachusetts, and parts of surrounding towns. The aquifer is composed of sand, gravel, silt, and clay glacial-fill sediments up to 270 feet thick over an irregular fractured bedrock surface...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston, Carl S. Carlson, Gillian M. Fairchild, Phillip J. Zarriello
Survey of hydrologic models and hydrologic data needs for tracking flow in the Rio Grande, north-central New Mexico, 2010
The six Middle Rio Grande Pueblos have prior and paramount rights to deliveries of water from the Rio Grande for their use. When the pueblos or the Bureau of Indian Affairs Designated Engineer identifies a need for additional flow on the Rio Grande, the Designated Engineer is tasked with deciding the timing and amount of releases of prior and paramount water from storage at El Vado...
Authors
Anne Tillery, Jack R. Eggleston
Old groundwater in parts of the upper Patapsco aquifer, Atlantic Coastal Plain, Maryland, USA: Evidence from radiocarbon, chlorine-36 and helium-4
Apparent groundwater ages along two flow paths in the upper Patapsco aquifer of the Maryland Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA, were estimated using 14C, 36Cl and 4He data. Most of the ages range from modern to about 500 ka, with one sample at 117 km downgradient from the recharge area dated by radiogenic 4He accumulation at more than one Ma. Last glacial maximum (LGM) water was located about...
Authors
Niel Plummer, John R. Eggleston, Jeff P. Raffensperger, Andrew G. Hunt, Gerolamo C. Casile, D. C. Andreasen
Outdoor water use and water conservation opportunities in Virginia Beach, Virginia
How much water do you use to water your lawn, wash your car, or fill your swimming pool? Your answers to these questions have important implications for water supplies in the City of Virginia Beach. To help find the answers, the City cooperated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Old Dominion University to learn more about seasonal outdoor water use. In the summer of 2008 the USGS...
Authors
John R. Eggleston
Long-Term Ground-Water Levels and Transmissivity in the Blackstone River Basin, Northern Rhode Island
Ground water provides about 7.7 million gallons per day, or 28 percent of total water use in the Rhode Island part of the Blackstone River Basin. Primary aquifers in the basin are stratified glacial deposits, composed mostly of sand and gravel along valley bottoms. The ground-water and surface-water system in the Blackstone River Basin is under stress due to population growth, out-of...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston, Peter E. Church, Jeffrey R. Barbaro
Evaluation of Strategies for Balancing Water Use and Streamflow Reductions in the Upper Charles River Basin, Eastern Massachusetts
The upper Charles River basin, located 30 miles southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, is experiencing water shortages during the summer. Towns in the basin have instituted water-conservation programs and water-use bans to reduce summertime water use. During July through October, streamflow in the Charles River and its tributaries regularly falls below 0.50 cubic foot per second per square...
Authors
Jack R. Eggleston
Simulation of ground-water flow and evaluation of water-management alternatives in the upper Charles River basin, eastern Massachusetts
Ground water is the primary source of drinking water for towns in the upper Charles River Basin, an area of 105 square miles in eastern Massachusetts that is undergoing rapid growth. The stratified-glacial aquifers in the basin are high yield, but also are thin, discontinuous, and in close hydraulic connection with streams, ponds, and wetlands. Water withdrawals averaged 10.1 million...
Authors
Leslie A. DeSimone, Donald A. Walter, John R. Eggleston, Mark T. Nimiroski