Idaho Water Science Center

USGS researchers and their collaborators demonstrated the efficacy of using robotic environmental DNA samplers for bio surveillance in freshwater systems, showing that samples collected, processed, and preserved by robotic sampler detect organism DNA in the environment at rates comparable to those collected traditionally by human technicians.

August 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

July 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

June 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

April 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased precipitation and snowmelt have caused moderate to major flooding in the upper Midwest, East Coast, Central Plains and the Southeast portions of the country.

April 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

March 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

February 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.

Boise State Public Radio interviews USGS hydrologist Tyler King about a new study to address the growing problem of harmful algal blooms in Idaho.

January 2020 issue of the Idaho Hydrologic Update from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center.