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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 and local authorities, we are shifting our operations to a virtual mode and have minimal staffing within our offices.
Pesticide mixtures common in many U.S. stream
In a study of 72 rivers and streams across the contiguous U.S., five or more pesticides were detected in 88% of the more than 5,000 samples collected during 2013–17. Access data used in the study here.
View Full ReportUSGS Kentucky Drought Condition Monitor
The USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center and Kentucky Agricultural Development Board rely upon several parameters to monitor water-supply-drought conditions.
Drought MonitorCurrent 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".
Kentucky Current Streamflow Data
Indiana Current Streamflow Data
Kentucky Current Groundwater Data
Indiana Current Groundwater Data
Mobile Water DataNews
USGS Responds to Spring Flooding
U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased precipitation and snowmelt have caused moderate to major flooding in the upper Midwest, East Coast, Central Plains and the Southeast portions of the country.
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Winter 2020 Newsletter
Annual Cooperators Meeting – Hold the Date!!
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center 2020 Cooperator Meetings – Tentative Dates are:
The Louisville Office will hold its annual cooperator meeting on September 16, 2020.
The Indianapolis Office will hold its annual cooperator meeting on ...
Summer 2019 Newsletter
Science highlights included in this issue are: “Super Gages” and a summary of Wettest Year on Record for the Ohio River Basin.
Publications
Bathymetric surveys of Morse and Geist Reservoirs in central Indiana made with a multibeam echosounder, 2016, and comparison with previous surveys
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Citizens Energy Group, conducted a bathymetric survey of Morse and Geist Reservoirs in central Indiana in April and May of 2016 with a multibeam echosounder. Both reservoirs serve as water supply, flood control, and recreational resources for the city of Indianapolis and the surrounding communities....
Boldt, Justin A.; Martin, Zachary W.
Monthly suspended-sediment apportionment for a western Lake Erie agricultural tributary
Black Creek, a headwater to the Maumee River and western Lake Erie, is an agricultural basin with a mix of cropland (66%), pasture (19%), and forest (7%) linked by a road network to the rural community. Suspended sediment was collected monthly during the 2018 water year for the main stem and two sub-basins using in-situ, passive samplers that...
Williamson, Tanja N.; Dobrowolski, Edward G.; Gellis, Allen; Sabitov, Timur; Gorman Sanisaca, Lillian Predicting microcystin concentration action-level exceedances resulting from cyanobacterial blooms in selected lake sites in Ohio
Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms and the toxins they produce are a global water-quality problem. Monitoring and prediction tools are needed to quickly predict cyanotoxin action-level exceedances in recreational and drinking waters used by the public. To address this need, data were collected at eight locations in Ohio, USA, to identify factors...
Francy, Donna S.; Brady, Amie M.G.; Stelzer, Erin; Cicale, Jessica; Hackney, Courtney Paige; Dalby, Harrison D; Struffolino, Pamela; Dwyer, Daryl F.