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Hydrology

Branch of earth science that deals with water as it occurs in the atmosphere, on the surface of the ground, and underground.

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Hydrodynamics (3 items)

Hydrologic maps (28 items)

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Flood of April and May 2008 in Northern Maine [More info]: Characteristics and effects of a flood in this area.
Floods of May 2006 and April 2007 in Southern Maine [More info]: Characteristics and consequences of some extreme storm events
Forecast Mekong [More info]: USGS works with the Department of State to share data and support local research efforts and elevate knowledge about this river and delta in maintaining food security and livelihoods in the region.
From ridge to reef--linking erosion and changing watersheds to impacts on the coral reef ecosystems of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Ocean [More info]: Explains how land processes on hills near the shoreline affect the health of coral reefs.
Geochemistry of the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer [More info]: Describes the geographic extent, quality, origin, and dynamic character of this aquifer located in south central Oklahoma.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Missouri [More info]: Website with links to USGS hydrologic, geohydrologic, soil, and geologic projects in Missouri using geographic information systems (GIS) technology with digital datasets of images, models, and maps produced by the projects to view.
Geologic framework and process of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin [More info]: Field methods, topics of investigation, shoreline changes, publications, and satellite imagery related to geologic and hydrologic processes affecting Lake Pontchartrain and adjacent lakes which form a large estuary in the Gulf Coast region.
Geomorphology and sediment transport -- river mechanics [More info]: Current river mechanics research on particle friction angles of fluvial gravels (data files compressed in BenHex, Winzip and Unix) and Grand Canyon Beach evolution (animation requiring Java 1.0) plus digital elevation files (*.hgx and *.zip files).
Glossary of water-use terminology [More info]: Dictionary of terms associated with water use from the publication: Estimated Use of water in the United States in 1990.
Great Lakes assessment of water availability and use [More info]: Information about basin storage, historical changes, and consumptive water use for manages and planners to use to develop policies for efficient and sustainable water use.

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