Delaware River Basin Active
Testing New Water Quality Monitoring Methods in Philadelphia
USGS demonstrates advanced technologies during a stream gage visit
Paired Air and Water Temperature Monitoring
Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS)
Hurricane Henri Water Footprint Data Visualization
As precipitation accumulated over DE, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, and MA, stream water levels increased above flood stage in several locations.
Balancing Water Availability and Quality in the Delaware River Basin
New data visualization story show how new USGS science and monitoring can inform water management
Philadelphia Water Resources Monitoring Program
Stream water quality -- pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, temperature, & turbidity -- in near-real-time
Philadelphia Area Groundwater Level Network
Latest water levels in Philadelphia area aquifers, via Groundwater Watch
In Pennsylvania, the USGS's water-resources roots date back to the late 1800's, with the initiation of streamflow gaging on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers and assessments of groundwater resources near Philadelphia. The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center continues to provide scientific information about the water resources of the Delaware River Basin, in cooperation with regional and local agencies and stakeholders, and with other USGS Water Science Centers and national programs.
Recent Highlights
- Factsheet - Integrated Water Science Basins: Water Priorities for the Nation
- Publication: Hydro-Climatic Drought
- Publication: Low-flow Patterns, Drivers & Trends
- Factsheet - Integrated Water Availability Assessments: Water Priorities for the Nation
- Next Generation Water Observing System: Delaware River Basin
- Pooling Resources Across Organizations—Multisource Water-Quality Data for the Delaware River Basin
- Online tools for watershed managers: Northeast US
Water science for the Delaware River Basin
Next Generation Water Observing System: Delaware River Basin
Datasets
Delaware River Basin multimedia
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. View looking northeast at waterworks from across Schuylkill River. Photo taken December, 1984.
Recent and other selected water science publications for or related to the Delaware River Basin
Evaluation of long-term trends in hydrologic and water-quality conditions, and estimation of water budgets through 2013, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Evaluation of the streamgage network for estimating streamflow statistics at ungaged sites in Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania and New York
Sensitivity of the projected hydroclimatic environment of the Delaware River basin to formulation of potential evapotranspiration
Estimated use of water in the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 2010
Baseline assessment of groundwater quality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2014
User’s guide for the Delaware River Basin Streamflow Estimator Tool (DRB-SET)
Summary of hydrologic modeling for the Delaware River Basin using the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER)
User's manual for the upper Delaware River riverine environmental flow decision support system (REFDSS), Version 1.1.2
A reconnaissance spatial and temporal assessment of methane and inorganic constituents in groundwater in bedrock aquifers, Pike County, Pennsylvania, 2012-13
Baseline groundwater quality from 34 wells in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2011 and 2013
Dissolved methane in groundwater, Upper Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York, 2007-12
Nutrient Enrichment Study Data from the Upper, Middle, and Lower Sections of the Non-Tidal Delaware River, 2009
Data & Tools (Web Apps)
Delaware River basin software
News about or related to the Delaware River Basin
Selected Delaware River Basin partners are listed below.
Many other partners have cooperated with USGS on local studies within the basin.
In Pennsylvania, the USGS's water-resources roots date back to the late 1800's, with the initiation of streamflow gaging on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers and assessments of groundwater resources near Philadelphia. The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center continues to provide scientific information about the water resources of the Delaware River Basin, in cooperation with regional and local agencies and stakeholders, and with other USGS Water Science Centers and national programs.
Recent Highlights
- Factsheet - Integrated Water Science Basins: Water Priorities for the Nation
- Publication: Hydro-Climatic Drought
- Publication: Low-flow Patterns, Drivers & Trends
- Factsheet - Integrated Water Availability Assessments: Water Priorities for the Nation
- Next Generation Water Observing System: Delaware River Basin
- Pooling Resources Across Organizations—Multisource Water-Quality Data for the Delaware River Basin
- Online tools for watershed managers: Northeast US
Water science for the Delaware River Basin
Next Generation Water Observing System: Delaware River Basin
Datasets
Delaware River Basin multimedia
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, PA
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. View looking northeast at waterworks from across Schuylkill River. Photo taken December, 1984.
Recent and other selected water science publications for or related to the Delaware River Basin
Evaluation of long-term trends in hydrologic and water-quality conditions, and estimation of water budgets through 2013, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Evaluation of the streamgage network for estimating streamflow statistics at ungaged sites in Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna River Basin in Pennsylvania and New York
Sensitivity of the projected hydroclimatic environment of the Delaware River basin to formulation of potential evapotranspiration
Estimated use of water in the Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, 2010
Baseline assessment of groundwater quality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2014
User’s guide for the Delaware River Basin Streamflow Estimator Tool (DRB-SET)
Summary of hydrologic modeling for the Delaware River Basin using the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER)
User's manual for the upper Delaware River riverine environmental flow decision support system (REFDSS), Version 1.1.2
A reconnaissance spatial and temporal assessment of methane and inorganic constituents in groundwater in bedrock aquifers, Pike County, Pennsylvania, 2012-13
Baseline groundwater quality from 34 wells in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2011 and 2013
Dissolved methane in groundwater, Upper Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York, 2007-12
Nutrient Enrichment Study Data from the Upper, Middle, and Lower Sections of the Non-Tidal Delaware River, 2009
Data & Tools (Web Apps)
Delaware River basin software
News about or related to the Delaware River Basin
Selected Delaware River Basin partners are listed below.
Many other partners have cooperated with USGS on local studies within the basin.