Videos

USGS hydrologic technician Virginia Stanley is towing an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) behind a kayak on the Quinebaug River in Putnam, Connecticut, to capture streamflow measurements.

The USGS New England Water Science Center studies the quality and movement of the water that sustains our communities and environment and communicates that information with the public.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass Amherst), in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), began a series of studies in 2019 to develop a web-based statewide hydraulic modeling tool to provide preliminary culvert designs for stream-crossing projects in Massachusetts.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, have developed a GIS-based hydraulic modeling tool for Massachusetts stream crossing replacement projects.

USGS has studied the hydrology of Cape Cod and the Islands and demonstrated our science to the public for more than four decades. Many visitor groups from government agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, and local communities have learned about our groundwater and surface water research in southeastern Massachusetts.

This video is an overview of the USGS New England Water Science Center's research and monitoring efforts to support the water issue needs of New England and the Nation.

This video is an introduction of the USGS Northeast Region's science efforts to support society's evolving needs through its engaged and skilled workforce.

B-roll video of flooding in Augusta, Maine from monitoring location camera on the Kennebec River.

Groundwater that drains to surface water through seeps and springs is generally referred to as “discharge.” Groundwater discharge is a primary component of stream base flow, or streamflow that occurs between storms, periods of snowmelt runoff, and periods of quick soil drainage. 

Groundwater that drains to surface water through seeps and springs is generally referred to as “discharge.” Groundwater discharge is a primary component of stream base flow, or streamflow that occurs between storms, periods of snowmelt runoff, and periods of quick soil drainage. 

The East Branch Dead Creek overflowed its banks after an intense 2-day storm caused flooding in Vermont in July 2023.

A USGS Hydrologic Technician manually measures the water level of Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont one day after a torrential storm that led to devastating flash flooding in the state.

Flow is a critical variable in streams since it affects aquatic and riparian biological communities and human uses of water (i.e., recreation, public water supply, etc.). Flow regimes are changing due to anthropogenic (e.g., water withdrawals) and natural impacts (e.g., extreme weather events).

Flow is a critical variable in streams since it affects aquatic and riparian biological communities and human uses of water (i.e., recreation, public water supply, etc.). Flow regimes are changing due to anthropogenic (e.g., water withdrawals) and natural impacts (e.g., extreme weather events).

This snow-covered streamgage is situated in Sleepers River Research Watershed – a site of hydrologic research for 65 years. Completely secluded, USGS staff trek about a mile into the woods to the Pope Brook streamgage in Danville, Vermont, once a week to collect data. In the winter, that often means wearing snowshoes or cross-country skis over deep snow!

The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Massachusetts Amherst presents a video that describes aquatic connectivity, and its importance for maintaining cold-water species in the face of climate change.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Massachusetts Amherst presents a video that describes aquatic connectivity, and its importance for maintaining cold-water species in the face of climate change.

The USGS Storm Event dashboard allows users to interact with and visualize high-water mark and storm sensor data points, and ​estimated flood extents from the January and March 2018 Nor’easter storm events. Users can also view the USGS 100-year Stillwater analysis​and compare these flood extents to the current FEMA national flood hazard layers.

Hydrologic Technician Sara Weaver is making a discharge measurement on Lamprey River below Wiswall Dam.
 

This lesson will cover Stream Flow Estimates in NHDPlus High Resolution. Enhanced Runoff Method, or EROM is the method used to compute estimates of the mean annual flow for the NHDPlus flowline features in the NHDPlus HR network.

 

The USGS New England Water Science Center features Alexander Bissell in their Center Stage Video Series. He talks about a special project he worked on and his work in water quality.