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Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

The U.S. Geological Survey Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center conducts research and monitoring on a wide variety of hydrological issues affecting streams, lakes, reservoirs and groundwater in Wyoming and Montana, across the Nation, and internationally. Please use these pages to explore the hydrologic data and scientific investigations that we conduct.

News

USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal

Tailored sediment sampling can lead to more effective management

Tailored sediment sampling can lead to more effective management

USGS scientists with the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative lead field tour to share science outcomes with partners and stakeholders.

USGS scientists with the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative lead field tour to share science outcomes with partners and stakeholders.

Publications

Editorial: Subsurface microbiology within hydrocarbon resources or stored gases

A Research Topic on the microbiology of hydrocarbon and gas storage reservoirs has far reaching industrial applications. In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in understanding microbial communities in subsurface energy reservoirs, such as coal, oil, and shale beds. This area of research has broadened to include gas storage reservoirs for hydrogen and CO2. Scientists are beginning to
Authors
Djuna Gulliver, Elliott Barnhart, Hannah Schweitzer, Heidi J. Smith, David J. Midgley

Peak streamflow trends in South Dakota and their relation to changes in climate, water years 1921–2020

Peak-flow (flood) frequency analysis is essential to water-resources management applications, including the design of critical infrastructure such as bridges and culverts, and floodplain mapping. Federal guidelines for performing peak-flow flood frequency analyses are presented in a U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods Report known as Bulletin 17C. A basic assumption within Bulletin 17C,
Authors
Nancy A. Barth, Steven K. Sando

Science

Featured Montana Streamgages

Streamgages operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, with support from cooperative agencies, provide streamflow data to the public throughout Montana. The USGS National Water Dashboard provides up to date information for each site. Explore a few highlighted streamgages in Montana below.
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Featured Montana Streamgages

Streamgages operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, with support from cooperative agencies, provide streamflow data to the public throughout Montana. The USGS National Water Dashboard provides up to date information for each site. Explore a few highlighted streamgages in Montana below.
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Featured Wyoming Streamgages

Streamgages operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, with support from cooperative agencies, provide streamflow data to the public throughout Wyoming. The USGS National Water Dashboard provides up to date information for each site. Explore a few highlighted streamgages in Wyoming below.
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Featured Wyoming Streamgages

Streamgages operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, with support from cooperative agencies, provide streamflow data to the public throughout Wyoming. The USGS National Water Dashboard provides up to date information for each site. Explore a few highlighted streamgages in Wyoming below.
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Highlighting Streamgages in Wyoming and Montana

The Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center operates nearly 400 streamgages in Montana and Wyoming. Some streamgages are tucked away in high mountains or remote prairies, while some reside in locations visited by millions of people each year. Uses of data from these streamgages include managing water rights and diversion, informing recreationists, and monitoring flows for fisheries and wildlife...
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Highlighting Streamgages in Wyoming and Montana

The Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center operates nearly 400 streamgages in Montana and Wyoming. Some streamgages are tucked away in high mountains or remote prairies, while some reside in locations visited by millions of people each year. Uses of data from these streamgages include managing water rights and diversion, informing recreationists, and monitoring flows for fisheries and wildlife...
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