Streams and Environmental Change
Streams and Environmental Change
Climate change and variability, along with adjacent land use, can affect stream conditions and health. The USGS is providing science on changes in stream flows and temperatures on habitats important for fisheries. The findings will help address the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Goals for fisheries, habitat, and water quality.
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USGS results used to help develop climate indicators
The USGS stream-water-temperature trends in the Chesapeake Bay region are used for the National Climate Change indicator report released by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2016.
Stream temperature rising throughout the Chesapeake Bay region
U.S. Geological Survey research, published in the journal Climatic Change
Human development leads to a decline in stream health
Changes in stream flow and pollution have altered plant, insect and fish communities across the nation.