Pennsylvania Water Science Center
Updating Pennsylvania Streamgage Datums
Over the next year, streamgage datums will be updated to reflect elevations in North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).
Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century of Change
Water Quality of Domestic Wells in Marcellus Shale Region
New USGS study identifies factors affecting quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in north-central and north-east Pennsylvania
First-of-its-Kind Survey of PFAS in Pennsylvania Surface Waters
In collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
USGS Collects High-Quality Water-Resources Data for Pennsylvania
Streamflow, groundwater levels, water quality, precipitation, water use, and other related data, both real time and historic
Hydrologic Studies, Research, and Tools for Pennsylvania
Water availability, groundwater contamination, nutrient loading in streams, effects of land use on water quality, and other water-resource topics
New Product Category: Web Tools
Data access, data analysis, data visualizations, digital repositories, and interactive maps.
Next Generation Water Observing System
Delaware River Basin pilot testing includes large-scale particle image velocimetry (LSPIV) in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Water Science Center
We work in cooperation with numerous federal, state, and local agencies to collect scientific data and conduct scientific studies of the source, quantity, quality, ecology, and use of Pennsylvania's water resources.
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Long-term impacts of impervious surface cover change and roadway deicing agent application on chloride concentrations in exurban and suburban watersheds
Hydrogeologic framework, water levels, and selected contaminant concentrations at Valmont TCE Superfund Site, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2020
The Valmont TCE Superfund Site, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is underlain by fractured and folded sandstones and shales of the Pottsville and Mauch Chunk Formations, which form a fractured-rock aquifer recharged locally by precipitation. Industrial activities at the former Chromatex Plant resulted in trichloroethene (TCE) contamination of groundwater at and near the facility, which was identified