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The New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) provides research and data about water-related issues. The NYWSC provides high-quality, timely, and unbiased scientific data, reports, and other information that are widely accessible and understandable and that benefit science interests of all levels of government, Tribal Nations, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
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Field Photo Friday Winner for January, 2020
John Byrnes and Josh Rosen prepare to retrieve a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake, Albany, New York. Photo by Elizabeth Nystrom (Public domain)
New Wells in LI Sustainability Well Network
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Record and Major flooding in parts of the Southern Adirondacks and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1, 2019
Summary of Event Impact:
Record and Major flooding in parts of the Southern Adirondacks and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1.Event Information:
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Record and Major flooding occurred in parts of the Southern Adirondacks
and northern Mohawk Valley October 31-November 1 as a result of
3-5+ inches of rainfall last night.
Publications
Estimating sediment flux to Jamaica Bay, New York
Tidal wetland loss in Jamaica Bay, New York, is well documented. Maintaining wetlands is important from an environmental and ecological perspective and because wetlands buffer coastal communities from storm damage. An estimate of suspended-sediment flux through Rockaway Inlet is needed to improve understanding of sediment dynamics in Jamaica Bay...
Cartwright, Richard A.; Simonson, Amy E.
Geohydrology and water quality of the unconsolidated aquifers in the Enfield Creek Valley, town of Enfield, Tompkins County, New York
From 2013 to 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Town of Enfield and the Tompkins County Planning Department, studied the unconsolidated aquifer in the Enfield Creek Valley in the town of Enfield, Tompkins County, New York. The valley will likely undergo future development as the population of Tompkins County increases and...
Fisher, Benjamin N.; Heisig, Paul M.; Kappel, William M.
Slug-test analysis of selected wells at an earthen dam site in southern Westchester County, New York
In 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey began a cooperative study with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to characterize the local groundwater-flow system and identify potential sources of seeps on the southern embankment of the Hillview Reservoir in southern Westchester County, New York. The earthen embankment comprises low-...
Noll, Michael L.; Chu, Anthony; Capurso, William