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USGS presents at the Minnesota Groundwater Association (MGWA) annual conference

USGS presents at the Minnesota Groundwater Association (MGWA) annual conference

The Spring 2026 Minnesota Ground Water Association (MGWA) conference took place on April 23rd at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

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USGS attends the Wisconsin chapter of the American Water Resources Association 2026 Conference

USGS attends the Wisconsin chapter of the American Water Resources Association 2026 Conference

USGS attended the 2026 Wisconsin American Water Resources Association conference in Brookfield, Wisconsin, April 9th and 10th.

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Media Advisory: USGS Announces Low-Level Flights to Image Geology and Aquifers in Southwest Michigan

Media Advisory: USGS Announces Low-Level Flights to Image Geology and Aquifers in Southwest Michigan

In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey is announcing the start of a low...

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Building Cross‑Lab Expertise to Advance Cyanotoxin Detection

Building Cross‑Lab Expertise to Advance Cyanotoxin Detection

Scientists from the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory (MI‑BaRL) in Lansing, Michigan recently partnered with the M3 Research Laboratory in...

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USGS Scientists Connect with Future Freshwater Professionals at UW–Milwaukee Career Fair

USGS Scientists Connect with Future Freshwater Professionals at UW–Milwaukee Career Fair

Upper Midwest Water Science Center scientists attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences Career and Networking Fair.

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Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021

Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021

USGS scientists recently published four decades of modeled daily stream temperature values for nearly 60,000 river reaches across the lower 48 United...

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USGS attends the ESRI Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2026 Conference

USGS attends the ESRI Federal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2026 Conference

Members of the Web Informatics and Mapping (WIM) team represented the USGS at a booth at the ESRI Federal GIS (Geographic Information Systems)...

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Social Media Spotlight: 2025 Holiday Streamgage Countdown

Social Media Spotlight: 2025 Holiday Streamgage Countdown

This December, we celebrated the holiday season on our social media platforms with our annual 12 Streamgages of Christmas countdown!

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USGS scientists explore how open-source tools can support better flood prediction and research

USGS scientists explore how open-source tools can support better flood prediction and research

How can we monitor more rivers, more affordably, without sacrificing data quality?

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What’s in the water? USGS has the answer!

What’s in the water? USGS has the answer!

What’s in the water at the beach where I’m swimming? What’s in the water I’m drinking? What’s in the water where I’m fishing?

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Groundwater Decision Support Software Release

Groundwater Decision Support Software Release

In the Great Lakes Region, water is abundant and is a key driver for economic benefit through its many uses, including public supply, industry, and...

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