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Sampling HABs on Sabattus Pond in Maine

Sampling HABs on Sabattus Pond in Maine

USGS Microbial Ecologist Charlie Culbertson and Maine DEP Ecologist Jeremy Deeds met with members of the media on Thursday September 5th at Sabattus...

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New Journal Article from Cape Cod Toxics Site Examines Fate of Groundwater Nitrogen Discharging to a Lake

New Journal Article from Cape Cod Toxics Site Examines Fate of Groundwater Nitrogen Discharging to a Lake

On July 19, a new journal article from the Cape Cod Toxic Substances Hydrology team was published online in the Journal of Geophysical Research...

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2019 USGS Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aquatic Airshow

2019 USGS Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aquatic Airshow

A USGS Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aquatic Airshow field testing and demonstration event occurred 4/30/2019 - 5/2/2019 on the Saco River near Biddeford...

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New publication by New England WSC Staff

New publication by New England WSC Staff

Gregory Granato of the NEWSC and Susan Jones of the Federal Highway Administration recently published an article in the National Academies of Sciences...

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Drought Streamflow Probabilities in Northeast Region

Drought Streamflow Probabilities in Northeast Region

Maximum likelihood logistic regression (MLLR) is used to estimate drought probabilities for selected Northeast rivers and streams. Winter streamflows...

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USGS contributes to the Fourth National Climate Assessment

USGS contributes to the Fourth National Climate Assessment

USGS Research Hydrologist Glenn Hodgkins co-authored the Fourth National Climate Assessment’s Northeast chapter. USGS Research Geologist Erika Lentz...

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USGS Monitors Potential Flooding Following an Ice Jam on the South Branch Piscataquog River in New Boston and Goffstown, New Hampshire

USGS Monitors Potential Flooding Following an Ice Jam on the South Branch Piscataquog River in New Boston and Goffstown, New Hampshire

USGS scientists installed a rapid deployment gauge Feb. 14 near Goffstown

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USGS Flood Experts Respond to High Water in Central, Northeastern U.S.

USGS Flood Experts Respond to High Water in Central, Northeastern U.S.

Crews from the U.S. Geological Survey have been in the field for weeks measuring flooding in the Midwest and in the Mississippi River watershed, and...

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USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS Deploys Storm-Tide Sensors in Advance of Nor’Easter

USGS field crews are deploying storm-tide and wave sensors today from Maine to Delaware to track and study a Nor’easter forecasted to begin tomorrow.

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Blizzard of January 2018 in New England

Blizzard of January 2018 in New England

Significant flooding along the coast of Massachusetts occurred Thursday, January 4, 2018, caused by a powerful blizzard.  Peak storm surge of...

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More than a dozen USGS Storm-Tide Sensors Deployed for Hurricane Jose

More than a dozen USGS Storm-Tide Sensors Deployed for Hurricane Jose

To learn more about USGS’ role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Jose, visit the USGS Hurricane Jose page at htt...

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Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

Study Links Major Floods in North America and Europe to Multi-Decade Ocean Patterns

The number of major floods in natural rivers across Europe and North America has not increased overall during the past 80 years, a recent study has...

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