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Nebraska Water Science Center Newsletters

Explore the newsletters below to learn about new projects, developments, and updates at the Nebraska Water Science Center.

Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) Sites in Nebraska

The USGS NWSC has five webcams at water-resource monitoring sites in Nebraska. These webcams were installed to allow remote visibility of current conditions (such as ice jams, flooding, and drought), identify technical issues, verify remote measurements, and gather data for visual analyses. See the links below for more information and access to the camera feeds.

March 7, 2025

The Central Plains Water Science Center Presents: Science Seminar Series - April 2025

Topic: THE INTEGRATED WATER AVAILABILITY ASSESMENT, 2010-2020

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October 30, 2020

USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday the completion of a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood...

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March 21, 2019

Media Advisory: USGS Measures Record Flooding Across Nebraska

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flood impacts? Please contact Marisa Lubeck or Jason Lambrecht to coordinate.

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February 27, 2018

Reservoir Sediment Can be Used as Fracking Proppant

Instead of requiring costly dredging to remove sediment buildup behind water reservoirs and diversions, sediment from reservoirs in the Missouri River...

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December 7, 2017

EarthWord–Zoonotic

Sharing isn’t always polite, judging by this EarthWord.

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August 18, 2017

High Flows in North-Central and Northeast Nebraska

Recent storms in north-central and northeast Nebraska have caused high flows in several rivers, streams and creeks.

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June 16, 2017

USGS: High Plains Aquifer Groundwater Levels Continue to Decline

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new report detailing changes of groundwater levels in the High Plains aquifer. The report presents water...

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February 13, 2017

New USGS Map of High Plains Aquifer Represents Conditions After Enacting Changes To Agricultural Management Practices

Water-level changes from 2002 to 2015 were examined in wells screened in the High Plains aquifer within the Republican River Basin and the results are...

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December 13, 2016

USGS Releases First Tool Since 1980s Assessing Water Availability in Northern High Plains Aquifer

A new U.S. Geological Survey publication and model can be applied by multiple entities to better understand flow, quantity, sources and sinks of...

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