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Washington Waters Newsletter - Spring 2025

Washington Waters Newsletter - Spring 2025

This issue covers new data webpages, expanding gage network, and streamflow permanence research.

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New data products now available in StreamStats

New data products now available in StreamStats

New data products are now available in StreamStats to help land and water managers reconcile different streamflow permanence products that exist for a...

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U.S. Geological Survey scientists measure what often remains invisible – groundwater in the southeast Puget Sound region

U.S. Geological Survey scientists measure what often remains invisible – groundwater in the southeast Puget Sound region

Scientists investigate a resource critical to millions of people in Washington state that often remains invisible to the public eye.

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Uncrewed Aviation Systems (UAS) Training Interest Survey

Uncrewed Aviation Systems (UAS) Training Interest Survey

Are you a Tribally affiliated Uncrewed Aviation Systems (UAS) pilot or a scientist who uses UAS in your research?

We are developing a training and...

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USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

USGS Unveils Mobile Flood Tool for the Nation

The U.S. Geological Survey announced Friday the completion of a new mobile tool that provides real-time information on water levels, weather and flood...

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Lending a Hand During COVID-19: Maintaining a Streamgage on the Canadian Border

Lending a Hand During COVID-19: Maintaining a Streamgage on the Canadian Border

When USGS personnel were prevented from accessing one of our streamgages along the U.S.-Canadian border, the Water Survey of Canada stepped in to help...

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FLOwPER User’s Guide—For Collection of FLOw PERmanence Field Observations

FLOwPER User’s Guide—For Collection of FLOw PERmanence Field Observations

USGS and USFS develop a mobile application field form for rapid collection of flow/no flow observations.

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USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

USGS Responds to Spring Flooding

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

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A Spatially Continuous Model of Annual Streamflow Permanence Throughout the Pacific Northwest

A Spatially Continuous Model of Annual Streamflow Permanence Throughout the Pacific Northwest

An interdisciplinary team comprised of USGS and university scientists has developed the Probability of Streamflow Permanence Model or PROSPER which...

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New USGS Study Tracks Millions of Tons of Rocks, Gravel and Silt Carried by the Sauk River

New USGS Study Tracks Millions of Tons of Rocks, Gravel and Silt Carried by the Sauk River

TACOMA, Wash. — The U.S. Geological Survey recently published the results of a new five-year suspended-sediment and water temperature study from the...

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New USGS Field Method is a Breakthrough for Contaminant Analysis in Water Samples

New USGS Field Method is a Breakthrough for Contaminant Analysis in Water Samples

The U.S. Geological Survey published a new report highlighting a portable continuous-flow centrifuge which aims to save time and money on contaminant...

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