Kansas Water Science Center

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.

Photo of the Kansas River and boatramp underneath KS-99 highway at Wamego, Kansas. 

Icicles hang from the bank of the Neosho River near Parsons, Kansas with temperatures below 5 degress Celsius.

John Rosendale installs a pipe to monitor harmful algal blooms at Cheney Reservoir in Kansas. 

Two decades of harmful algal bloom, nutrient and sediment research by the USGS is helping to support Wichita’s long-term vision of a sustainable water supply into the future. Early warning indicators of harmful algal blooms have been developed for Cheney Reservoir, Kansas

Toxic water being centrifuged and filtered at OGRL.

OGRL scientist running tests on samples of water in the lab at Kansas Water Science Center.

A look at the Kansas River from its side. On the other side ofthe river trees and power lines can be seen as well as a bridge crossing the river.

A river in Easton Kansas washes over a road.

A photo of a Johnson County stream flowing through rocks and greenery on both sides of the stream.