Posts for tag "USGS"
Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms in Green Bay’s Fox River
Green Bay, Wisconsin, has long faced water quality concerns, dating back decades to when the region was industrialized and waste was frequently flowing into the Fox River, a tributary of the bay. Nutrient loads from development and...
- Posted October 13, 2025
Texas’s Gulf Coast Demands More Research: USGS Scientists are Answering the Call
Along the thousands of miles of ocean coastline cradling the American South lies the popular beach town of Galveston, Texas. While tourists flock to the sandy shorelines and historic piers, another world exists right alongside them–one full...
- Posted August 25, 2025
Flow Photo Explorer: Studying Flows in the Penobscot River Basin
The flow dynamics of rivers and streams play an essential role in the chemical and physical functions of aquatic ecosystems. In Maine, varying flows in the Penobscot River Basin have impacted the health of the ecosystem, water...
- Posted July 21, 2025
San Francisco Bay’s Nutrient Phenomena
Two data buoys recently deployed in the shoals of San Francisco Bay could be filling the important data gap on the local impacts of nutrient loading.
- Posted September 30, 2020
A Nationwide View shows “Evolution” of Water Quality Concerns
A nationwide look at 15 water quality constituents, by the U S Geological Survey, reveals evolving concerns in American rivers.
- Posted July 2, 2020
Dissecting the Algae Blooms of Montana’s “Unique Gem” the Smith River
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is studying why a native species of algae is covering one of the state’s most popular rivers.
- Posted April 29, 2020
Birds, Fish and Shifting Sediment; How Lake Erie Buoys Measure It All
Scientists continue finding clever ways to use data collected by Lake Erie’s Nearshore buoy at Presque Isle.
- Posted February 12, 2020
A Lesson in Persistence: Taking On Cyanobacteria in Florida
An interdisciplinary team of researchers is taking on cyanobacteria in Florida with genetic analysis and other tools for water quality research.
- Posted January 3, 2020
Measuring Rising Floodwaters with the USGS
Seeing the work of the USGS during flood season highlights the value of long-term monitoring and stream gauge data.
- Posted September 10, 2019
New Technologies Reducing Uncertainty in Estimation of River Flow
Deploying new technologies and modeling could allow field scientists and others to collect data often under safer conditions.
- Posted August 16, 2019
USGS Monitoring Groundwater for Hormones and Pharmaceuticals
The USGS is monitoring our groundwater for hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other compounds with good news for water quality.
- Posted July 2, 2019
Deploying a New Weather Buoy System With NOAA
A NOAA team that maintains a buoy system in the Chesapeake Bay is phasing in new equipment and describes the process.
- Posted July 1, 2019
Investigating Pollution, Tainted Groundwater in Buffalo River Watershed
USGS scientists are working to find out why filamentous algae is plaguing the Buffalo River, and how to stop it.
- Posted May 24, 2019
Wildfires May Pollute Water Supplies on a Warming Planet
A USGS researcher shares how wildfires can impact water quality and which kinds of storm events restore water quality after fires.
- Posted March 29, 2019
American Lakes are Getting Murkier
Recent research indicates that blue lakes are no longer the most common in America, as lakes turn murkier for a variety of reasons.
- Posted November 27, 2018
Longleaf Pines Imbue Virginia’s Blackwater Ecological Preserve with Rich History
A member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS), the Blackwater Ecological Preserve boasts longleaf pine communities, rare plants and artifacts.
- Posted October 5, 2018
Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge Bringing Better Technologies to More People
Federal agencies are partnered to sponsor a competition that will result in innovative applications of nutrient sensors on agricultural lands.
- Posted April 12, 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
USGS Scientists Identify Causes of High Concentrations of Radium in Aquifer Water
USGS scientists have identified where in the midwestern Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system radium levels are high, and how the radium gets there.
- Posted January 23, 2018
Can Better Technologies Save Endangered California Salmon?
A new interagency collaboration has developed research recommendations that may allow more effective tracking of endangered California salmon.
- Posted January 16, 2018
