Posts for tag "Rivers & Streams"
Source Water Monitoring in Albany, New York: Tracing Water Quality throughout Tributaries
Thousands of US cities pull their drinking water from natural source waters like reservoirs, rivers, and streams, making overall watershed health a key consideration for water providers. In Albany, New York, the Albany Department of Water and...
- Posted May 19, 2025
Wave Sensors Integration with NexSens Buoys: A Cutting-Edge Solution for Wave Measurement
Real-time wave data supports accurate weather prediction, safe and efficient maritime operations, and provides valuable safety and operating condition information for recreation and commercial fishing. Understanding wave dynamics also helps with the design of protective coastal structures...
- Posted May 12, 2025
Sargassum Surge: How Seaweed is Transforming our Oceans and Coastal Ecosystems
Until recently, Sargassum–a free-floating seaweed–was distributed throughout the Sargasso Sea, the north Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. But in the space of a decade, this seaweed has, as one scientist remarks, “Gone from a nonfactor...
- Posted March 24, 2025
Watershed Stewardship in Minnesota: Protecting Valley Creek in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
The Saint Croix Watershed is home to dozens of lakes, rivers, and streams that host an abundance of aquatic life from its tributaries. Valley Creek, a tributary of the St. Croix River, is a designated trout stream...
- Posted February 24, 2025
Sediment and Tree Rings Reveal Details of 500 Years of Floods—and Human Interference
Researchers have used sediment and tree ring analysis to connect human interference and flood risk in the Mississippi River Delta.
- Posted May 25, 2018
Deltas in Decline: Mapping the Retreating Seafloor of the Mississippi River Delta
Culling hundreds of years of data, researchers have confirmed that coastal land loss in the Mississippi River Delta is also happening underwater.
- Posted May 23, 2018
Root River Field to Stream Partnership Wields Technology and Respect
A Minnesota Department of Agriculture partnership is bringing advanced water quality monitoring technologies and sustainable practices to farmers.
- Posted May 8, 2018
Iowa Watershed Approach “Flood First” Strategy Guards Water Quality
A flood prevention program in Iowa is also helping landowners and officials work together to protect water quality and reduce nutrients in runoff.
- Posted May 7, 2018
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Ecosystem Restoration Aided By Environmental Monitoring
Michigan’s Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi uses advanced environmental monitoring and data distribution techniques to engage tribal members and visitors.
- Posted May 4, 2018
Mitigating Nutrient Loading on the Choptank
In Maryland, ShoreRivers is monitoring the water quality of the Choptank River while working with local farmers to support sustainable agricultural methods.
- Posted May 1, 2018
A Mighty Confluence of Events Creates a Model Stream
Years after a legal decision to restore a stream, researchers reveal that the efforts have succeeded, and species have returned to the now model stream.
- Posted April 6, 2018
Monitoring the Northern Stretch of the Mississippi River
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization works to gather water quality data on a 14-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
- Posted April 2, 2018
Scientists Calculate a Turbulence “Speed Limit” for Nitrate Removal in Any Stream
Researchers inspired by Da Vinci’s “La turbulenza” have calculated a turbulence “speed limit” for nitrate removal that can be applied to any stream.
- Posted March 29, 2018
Flood Chasers Monitor Water Quality in a New Way
A team of flood chasers are monitoring water quality in an Australian estuary, and putting new automated tools to work in the process.
- Posted March 27, 2018
Monitoring the Mississippi: Wild Celery, Redhorse and More
Upper Mississippi environmental monitoring takes the pulse of part of the great river, a favorite spot of fish, ducks and outdoor enthusiasts.
- Posted March 16, 2018
Kick-Seining and eDNA Analysis Inform Study on Endangered Listing of Rare Crayfish
Scientists using both traditional kick-seining and modern eDNA to survey a rare crayfish population found that there was no eDNA abundance signal.
- Posted March 14, 2018
Surface-Water Salinity and Climate Change are Connected in Central New York
Surface-Water Salinity and Climate Change are Connected in Central New York
- Posted March 13, 2018
Successful ORSANCO Organic Detection System Expands Into Elk River, Charleston
The ORSANCO ODS has expanded into the Elk River in West Virginia with its 17th monitoring site, updating technology as the program’s success continues.
- Posted February 22, 2018
Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Nature’s Water Quality Detectives Assisting Scientists
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is using benthic macroinvertebrates to monitor water quality and making their data public
- Posted February 15, 2018
Retracing Sucralose’s Steps: From Surface Waters to Points of Wastewater Contamination
Researchers are using sucralose as a tool for detecting and tracking wastewater contamination in water.
- Posted February 7, 2018
