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USGS National Water Dashboard

Presenting real-time stream, lake and reservoir, precipitation and groundwater data for 13,500+ USGS real-time observation stations across the US

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National Land Imaging Program - Kentucky

Landsat satellite data can help State and Federal governments monitor the quality and health of Kentucky’s lands and waters. Here is a closer look at some of the many ways that Landsat benefits Kentucky.

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Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater used as a source of drinking water in the eastern United States

n 2019, 254 samples were collected from five aquifer systems to evaluate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) occurrence in groundwater used as a source of drinking water in the eastern United States.

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Operation and Maintenance of a Statewide Crest-Stage Gage Network in Ohio – Summary of Methods and Results 2001-2021

Prepared for: The Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Statewide Planning & Research, November 2021

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USGS Fluvial Hazards Primer

The primer highlights methods used in regional and reach-scale assessments of fluvial erosion hazards (FEH).

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Why Do We Need a Nowcast?

Real-Time Assessments of Water Quality—A Nowcast for Escherichia coli and Cyanobacterial Toxins

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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed—A Century of Change, 1950–2050

Sustaining the quality of the Nation’s water resources and the health of our diverse ecosystems depends on the availability of sound water-resources data and information to develop effective, science-based policies.

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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Our Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana WSC priority is to continue the important work of the Department of the Interior and the USGS, while also maintaining the health and safety of our employees and community.  Based on guidance from the White House, the CDC, and state/local authorities, we are shifting our operations to a virtual mode and have minimal staffing within our offices.

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Annual total phosphorus loads to the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes of North America - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Erie

Monthly and annual total phosphorus loads were estimated for water years 2014 through 2018 for 23 streamgaged (gaged) sites on tributaries to the Great Lakes.

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USGS Kentucky Drought Condition Monitor

Kentucky Drought Map

The USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center and Kentucky Agricultural Development Board rely upon several parameters to monitor water-supply-drought conditions. 

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Current Data

This data was formerly known to most as the "Realtime Data" in table format. Although the format has not changed, we now refer to it as "Current Conditions".

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Winter 2022 Newsletter

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Spring 2021 Newsletter

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USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

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Publications

Stormwater reduction and water budget for a rain garden on sandy soil, Gary, Indiana, 2016–18

Stormwater reduction measures, or green infrastructure, were implemented in the parking area at Gary City Hall, Gary, Indiana, with the intention of reducing stormwater discharge to the sewers. A study area, including a centrally located rain garden and the surrounding paved surfaces and green space, was instrumented during both a preconstruction and a postconstruction period to (1) develop water
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Green infrastructure in the Great Lakes—Assessment of performance, barriers, and unintended consequences

The Great Lakes Basin covers around 536,393 square kilometers, and the Great Lakes hold more than 5,400 cubic miles of water, accounting for more than 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water supply. The Great Lakes provide a source of drinking water to tens of millions of people in Canada and the United States and support one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Increasing urbanizati
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Water Resources, New York Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Documenting the multiple facets of a subsiding landscape from coastal cities and wetlands to the continental shelf

Land subsidence is a settling, sinking, or collapse of the land surface. In the southeastern United States, subsidence is frequently observed as sinkhole collapse in karst environments, wetland degradation and loss in coastal and other low-lying areas, and inundation of coastal urban communities. Human activities such as fluid extraction, mining, and overburden alteration can cause or exacerbate s
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Natural Hazards, Water Resources, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center (CFWSC), Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
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Illustration of typical green infrastructure installation for RecoveryPark

Assessing stormwater reduction through green infrastructure: RecoveryPark (Detroit, Mich.)

The effectiveness of green infrastructure (including urban land conversion and bioswales) at reducing stormwater runoff is being assessed at RecoveryPark, a redeveloped urban farm in Detroit, Michigan. This study will monitor pre- and post-construction storm-sewer flow, groundwater levels, precipitation, and potential evapotranspiration (ET) to evaluate stormwater-volume reduction in response to...
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Assessing stormwater reduction through green infrastructure: RecoveryPark (Detroit, Mich.)

The effectiveness of green infrastructure (including urban land conversion and bioswales) at reducing stormwater runoff is being assessed at RecoveryPark, a redeveloped urban farm in Detroit, Michigan. This study will monitor pre- and post-construction storm-sewer flow, groundwater levels, precipitation, and potential evapotranspiration (ET) to evaluate stormwater-volume reduction in response to...
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Slideshow of Gary City Hall, before and after redevelopment with green infrastructure

Assessing stormwater reduction using green infrastructure: Gary City Hall (Gary, Ind.)

The effectiveness of green infrastructure (rain gardens and decreased impervious surface) at reducing stormwater runoff and capturing dissolved chloride is being assessed at a redevelopment project at Gary City Hall (Gary, Indiana). This study will evaluate pre- and post-construction hydrologic conditions using data collected by monitoring storm-sewer flow, groundwater levels, soil moisture, and...
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Assessing stormwater reduction using green infrastructure: Gary City Hall (Gary, Ind.)

The effectiveness of green infrastructure (rain gardens and decreased impervious surface) at reducing stormwater runoff and capturing dissolved chloride is being assessed at a redevelopment project at Gary City Hall (Gary, Indiana). This study will evaluate pre- and post-construction hydrologic conditions using data collected by monitoring storm-sewer flow, groundwater levels, soil moisture, and...
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Grand Calumet River Indiana Harbor Canal

Water Quality Monitoring and Algal Community Composition Analysis in Support of Eutrophication Beneficial Use Impairment Evaluation in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Northwest Indiana

In cooperation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Water Quality Monitoring and Algal Community Composition Analysis in Support of Eutrophication Beneficial Use Impairment Evaluation in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern, Northwest Indiana

In cooperation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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