Pennsylvania Water Science Center
USGS Releases Products Documenting Effects of Hurricane Ida
Updating Pennsylvania Streamgage Datums
USGS is updating streamgage datums 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
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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Characterization of peak streamflows and flooding in select areas of Pennsylvania from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 1–2, 2021
Societal benefits of floodplains in the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds: Sediment, nutrient, and flood regulation ecosystem services
Floodplains provide critical ecosystem services to people by regulating floodwaters and retaining sediments and nutrients. Geospatial analyses, field data collection, and modeling were integrated to quantify a portfolio of services that floodplains provide to downstream communities within the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River watersheds. The portfolio of services included floodplain sediment and n