Kansas Water Science Center

Photo from the bank of the Kansas River at Topeka for the Time of Travel study.

Photo from the bridge overlooking the Kansas River at Wamego for the Time of Travel study.

A group of 7th grade girls trying on USGS field equipment gear including waders, HI VIS and inflatable PFDs at Washburn University.

USGS scientists showing students how water flows through a village using a model.

USGS scientist teaching students about the water cycle using a groundwater model for demonstration.

USGS scientists demostrating to a group of 7th grade students how a flood could affect a village.

USGS scientists showing students how they test water samples in the lab.

A photo of scientific equipment inside the new Organic Geochemistry Research Lab (OGRL) at the Kansas Water Science Center (KS WSC).

In this video, three speakers explain U.S. Geological Survey research on harmful algal blooms (HABs) and the nutrients that cause these toxic emerald-green blooms in the Nation’s lakes, reservoirs, and coastal waters. Jennifer Graham and Tom Stiles discuss how USGS science is contributing to the development of early warning systems and predictive tools to guide management

Photo taken along Indian Creek in Overland Park Kansas. Two people walk along the bank in the center of the photo. Foliage covers both banks.

Water floods over a road in Easton Kansas.