Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
Surface Water
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Monitoring and Assessment Program Development
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and USGS will jointly lead the development of foundational components for Gulf region-wide monitoring.
Hydrologist visits 4th-graders at Baton Rouge public school
Where: Westdale Heights Academic Magnet school, Baton Rouge, LA
Background: Dennis Demcheck has been volunteering at the public school since 2012, discussing bird identification, migration patterns, and drawing birds. The presentation emphasized scientific observation and the importance of accurate data collection.
Partners/Stakeholders: None. Dennis talked to about 75 students...
Beaver Lake Water Quantity and Quality - Arkansas
Short Title: Beaver Lake Water Quality
Project Chief: Reed Green
Cooperator: Beaver Water District
Project Time Frame: 2000 - present
Beaver Lake, completed in 1963, is located in northwestern Arkansas and receives a majority of its water from three...
Lakes Maumelle and Winona - Arkansas
Short Title: Lakes Maumelle and Winona
Project Chief: William Green
Cooperator: Central Arkansas Water
Project Time Frame: 1989 - present
Lakes Maumelle and Winona are water-supply reservoirs for the Little Rock and North Little Rock metropolitan areas...
Middle Fork of the Saline River - Arkansas
Short Title: Middle Fork Study
Project Chief: William Baldwin
Cooperators: Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission,Arkansas Naural Resources Commission, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
Short Title: Ozark Plateaus NAWQA
Project Chief: Billy Justus
Cooperator: U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program
Project Time Frame: 1991 - present
The Ozark Plateaus study unit is one of more than 50 study units that are part...
Sediment Data Program
Short Title: Sediment Data Program
Project Chief: Dwight Lasker
Cooperator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District
Project Time Frame: 1997 - present
Sediment concentrations and discharges in rivers and streams must be defined and monitored for effective water resource planning and water-...
Surface-Water Data Program - Arkansas
Short Title: Surface-Water Data Program
Project Chief: William Baldwin
Cooperators: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Vicksburg District, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Arkansas Geological...
Arkansas Water-Quality Data Program
Short Title: QW Data Program
Project Chief: Dwight Lasker
Cooperators: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Arkansas Geological Survey, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, ...
Tennessee FloodWatch
Tennessee FloodWatch Information
Reservoir and Lake Level Conditions in Tennessee
Web sites with reservoir- and lake-level information
Tennessee Lake Levels - Tennessee Valley Authority
Reservoir Data - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashvillle District
DroughtWatch: Surface Water Conditions in Tennessee
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a network of surface-water real-time monitoring stations in Tennessee. The network provides real-time water-stage data along with computed streamflow at many of these locations, and rainfall recorded at some stations. These sites continuously record data on 15-minute intervals and transmit the data via satellite to be incorporated into the USGS National...