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We provide current and historical surface-water, groundwater, water quality, water use, and ecological data in various formats (map, graphical, tabular).
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Stream stage, stream temperature, and climate metrics for 30 streams spanning land use and management gradients in the Delmarva Peninsula of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, 2022
This data release contains summary metrics describing stream stage, stream water temperature, and short-term climate conditions (daily precipitation and air temperature) for 30 streams spanning gradients of forest and row-crop land uses and agricultural best management practice implementation in the Delmarva Peninsula of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, USA. This setting is the second of four set
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Water-Quality Measurements in the Cape Fear River, multiple locations, North Carolina, 2022
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release presents water-quality and bathymetric data measured with an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) during spatial surveys in the Cape Fear River near Lock and Dam 1 near Riegelwood, NC and at the confluence of the Haw and Deep Rivers near Moncure, NC in 2022. The Cape Fear River Basin is contained entirely within North Carolina and has a drainage area
Predictions of specific conductance and departures from background specific conductance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 2001-2016
Freshwater salinization is an emerging water quality issue for non-tidal streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (CBW), USA region. A model was developed to predict specific conductance (SC; a proxy for salinity) conditions across the CBW and departures from background SC. Discrete observations of SC from 1999-2016 were acquired from a published SC data inventory and explanatory variabl
Topographic datasets compiled for the Lower Roanoke River corridor in 2003, 2014, and 2020, North Carolina
This data release contains topographic information compiled for the Lower Roanoke River corridor located in eastern North Carolina. The Lower Roanoke River corridor includes the mainstem of the Roanoke River from Roanoke Rapids, NC (below the Roanoke Rapids dam) to the mouth of the Roanoke River at its confluence with the Albemarle Sound, and the associated floodplains and wetland areas surroundin
Landscape characteristics for urban gradients in United States cities across multiple scales
This dataset contains tabular data at three scales (city, tract, and synoptic site) and related vector shapefiles (for watersheds or buffers around synoptic sites) for areas included in the Carbon in Urban River Biogeochemistry Project (CURB) to assess how social, built, and biophysical factors shape aquatic functions. The city scale included 486 urban areas in the continental United States with g
Datasets for Assessment of Nutrient Load Estimation Approaches for Small Urban Streams in Durham, North Carolina, 2009-2020
In cooperation with the City of Durham Public Works Department Stormwater Division, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a study to evaluate whether alternate monitoring strategies that incorporated samples collected across an increased range of streamflows would improve nutrient load estimates for Ellerbe and Sandy Creeks, two small, highly urbanized streams in the City of Durham, North Ca
Streambank topographic lidar survey of the French Broad River near the Interstate 26 bridge located south of Asheville, NC – December 2021, Mid-construction #2
In January 2020, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began work on the Interstate 26 (I 26) highway widening project that involves a bridge crossing over the French Broad River (FBR) near Asheville, North Carolina. The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the NCDOT conducted a pre-construction light detection and ranging (lidar) survey of the streambanks within a on
Streambank topographic lidar survey of the French Broad River near the Interstate 26 bridge located south of Asheville, NC – December 2020, Mid-Construction #1
In January 2020, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began work on the Interstate 26 (I 26) highway widening project that involves a bridge crossing over the French Broad River (FBR) near Asheville, North Carolina. The U.S Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the NCDOT conducted a pre-construction light detection and ranging (lidar) survey of the streambanks within a on
Sap flux and biophysical measurements of select trees at Panola Mountain Research Watershed, Georgia, 2019
This data release contains a zipped folder with two comma delimited data files and two companion metadata files. The data files are: 1.) sap_flux_data.csv and; 2.) biophysical_characteristics_of_instrumented_trees.csv. The sap flux data were stored in data loggers every 10-minutes for 15 riparian trees. Sap flux was estimated using heat-pulse velocity sensors at three depths into the xylem of each
Daily Mean Runoff and Precipitation at Panola Mountain Research Watershed, Stockbridge, GA., water years 1986–2019
This data release contains two tabular data files and associated metadata. One tabular data file has mean daily runoff from the lower stream gage and total daily precipitation from the Panola Mountain Research Watershed.The other tabular data file contains data edit codes, their descriptions, and the associated data quality code.Â
Drainage network for the Greater Raleigh Area, North Carolina, 2015-2022
As part of a collaborative study with the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Geological Survey developed a drainage network for the Greater Raleigh Area, North Carolina using the most recent available lidar data, representing the years 2015 and 2022. This dataset includes the delineated drainage network (drainage_network.zip) and rasters representing the breached and filled digital elevatio
Associated Data for the Phytoplankton, Taste-and-Odor Compounds, and Cyanotoxin Occurrence in Drinking Water Supply Reservoirs in the Triangle Area of North Carolina
As part of the Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a study to evaluate the occurrence and distribution of phytoplankton, taste-and-odor compounds, and cyanotoxin occurrence in four water-supply reservoirs in the Triangle area of North Carolina. This data release contains the associated data described in the Scientific Investigations Report, "Phytopla