Pamela Lombard
Pamela Lombard is a Supervisory Hydrologist in the New England Water Science Center.
She currently works on surface water hydrology issues such as streamflow statistics, hydraulic modeling, flood documentation and mapping, water availability/wateruse, and drought, and leads the hydraulic modeling team at the center.
Professional Experience
Supervisory Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 2021 to Present
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 1999 to 2021
Education and Certifications
M.S. Hydrology, Oregon State University, 1997
B.S. Dartmouth College, 1990
Science and Products
December 2023 Flood in Maine
July 2023 Flood in Vermont
Stream Flood Vulnerability Assessment at Acadia National Park
Water Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan
Developing Synthetic Historical Record at Groundwater Wells Using Record Extension Techniques
New England Lidar-Derived Hydrography Project
Characterizing Future Flood Flows for Flood Insurance Studies
Characterizing Future Climate and Hydrology in Massachusetts using Stochastic Modeling Methods
The Impact of Climate Change on Culturally Significant Wetland Plants and Their Habitat in the Meduxnekeag River Watershed in Maine
Flood Documentation and Inundation Mapping of the January and March 2018 Nor’easters in Coastal Massachusetts
Applied Hydrology Program
Data for Models Estimating Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
Spatial Coverage for Estimated Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA (version 1.1, June 2022)
Spatial Coverage for Estimated Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a regression model for estimating mean August baseflow per square mile of drainage area in cooperation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help resource managers assess relative amounts of baseflow in streams with Maine Atlantic Salmon habitat (Lombard and others, 2021). The model was applied to each reach of a stream network d
Data and shapefiles used to document the floods associated with the January and March 2018 Nor'easters for Coastal Areas of New England (ver. 2.0, November 2021)
Results of peak-flow frequency analysis and regionalization for selected streamgages in or near Maine, based on data through water year 2019
Penobscot River Cross Section Data pre- and post-Dam Removal
Flood-Inundation Grids and Shapefiles for the Lower Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington and North Stonington, Connecticut
Flood Inundation Grids and Shapefiles for the Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston, Rhode Island
Bathymetric data for St. Croix River at outlet to East Grand Lake and Forest City Dam Survey, United States-Canadian border between Maine and New Brunswick
Iron fouling data associated with drainage from roadway sites constructed with rock fill in New Hampshire
Precipitation and streamflow data for computing lag to peak at selected stations in Maine
Flood-inundation maps for the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana
Flood-inundation maps for the East Fork White River at Columbus, Indiana
2022 drought in New England
Estimating streamflow for base flow conditions at partial-record streamgaging stations at Acadia National Park, Maine
Documentation and mapping of flooding from the January and March 2018 nor’easters in coastal New England
In January and March 2018, coastal Massachusetts experienced flooding from two separate nor’easters. To put the January and March floods into historical context, the USGS computed statistical stillwater elevations. Stillwater elevations recorded in January 2018 in Boston (9.66 feet relative to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988) have an annual exceedance probability of between 2 and 1 perce
Model estimated baseflow for streams with endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
Estimating flood magnitude and frequency on gaged and ungaged streams in Maine
River channel response to dam removals on the lower Penobscot River, Maine, United States
A multi-model approach toward understanding iron fouling at rock-fill drainage sites along roadways in New Hampshire, USA
2020 drought in New England
Establishment of a vertical control network along the St. Croix River in New Brunswick and Maine
Flood-inundation maps for the lower Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington and North Stonington, Connecticut
Flood-inundation maps for the Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston, Rhode Island
Estimating lag to peak between rainfall and peak streamflow with a mixed-effects model
2018 Nor’easter Storm Events in Coastal New England
Dashboard presenting nor’easter storm events in coastal New England in January and March 2018.
January and March 2018 Nor'easters
Geonarrative about flood documentation and mapping of two large storm events in coastal Massachusetts.
Science and Products
December 2023 Flood in Maine
July 2023 Flood in Vermont
Stream Flood Vulnerability Assessment at Acadia National Park
Water Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan
Developing Synthetic Historical Record at Groundwater Wells Using Record Extension Techniques
New England Lidar-Derived Hydrography Project
Characterizing Future Flood Flows for Flood Insurance Studies
Characterizing Future Climate and Hydrology in Massachusetts using Stochastic Modeling Methods
The Impact of Climate Change on Culturally Significant Wetland Plants and Their Habitat in the Meduxnekeag River Watershed in Maine
Flood Documentation and Inundation Mapping of the January and March 2018 Nor’easters in Coastal Massachusetts
Applied Hydrology Program
Data for Models Estimating Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
Spatial Coverage for Estimated Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA (version 1.1, June 2022)
Spatial Coverage for Estimated Baseflow for Streams Containing Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a regression model for estimating mean August baseflow per square mile of drainage area in cooperation with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help resource managers assess relative amounts of baseflow in streams with Maine Atlantic Salmon habitat (Lombard and others, 2021). The model was applied to each reach of a stream network d
Data and shapefiles used to document the floods associated with the January and March 2018 Nor'easters for Coastal Areas of New England (ver. 2.0, November 2021)
Results of peak-flow frequency analysis and regionalization for selected streamgages in or near Maine, based on data through water year 2019
Penobscot River Cross Section Data pre- and post-Dam Removal
Flood-Inundation Grids and Shapefiles for the Lower Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington and North Stonington, Connecticut
Flood Inundation Grids and Shapefiles for the Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston, Rhode Island
Bathymetric data for St. Croix River at outlet to East Grand Lake and Forest City Dam Survey, United States-Canadian border between Maine and New Brunswick
Iron fouling data associated with drainage from roadway sites constructed with rock fill in New Hampshire
Precipitation and streamflow data for computing lag to peak at selected stations in Maine
Flood-inundation maps for the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana
Flood-inundation maps for the East Fork White River at Columbus, Indiana
2022 drought in New England
Estimating streamflow for base flow conditions at partial-record streamgaging stations at Acadia National Park, Maine
Documentation and mapping of flooding from the January and March 2018 nor’easters in coastal New England
In January and March 2018, coastal Massachusetts experienced flooding from two separate nor’easters. To put the January and March floods into historical context, the USGS computed statistical stillwater elevations. Stillwater elevations recorded in January 2018 in Boston (9.66 feet relative to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988) have an annual exceedance probability of between 2 and 1 perce
Model estimated baseflow for streams with endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine, USA
Estimating flood magnitude and frequency on gaged and ungaged streams in Maine
River channel response to dam removals on the lower Penobscot River, Maine, United States
A multi-model approach toward understanding iron fouling at rock-fill drainage sites along roadways in New Hampshire, USA
2020 drought in New England
Establishment of a vertical control network along the St. Croix River in New Brunswick and Maine
Flood-inundation maps for the lower Pawcatuck River in Westerly, Rhode Island, and Stonington and North Stonington, Connecticut
Flood-inundation maps for the Pawtuxet River in West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston, Rhode Island
Estimating lag to peak between rainfall and peak streamflow with a mixed-effects model
2018 Nor’easter Storm Events in Coastal New England
Dashboard presenting nor’easter storm events in coastal New England in January and March 2018.
January and March 2018 Nor'easters
Geonarrative about flood documentation and mapping of two large storm events in coastal Massachusetts.