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

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?

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...

A severe storm system brought up to 14 inches of rainfall to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area on August 9–10, 2025, triggering widespread flooding across...

As temperatures rise on the Kenai peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change, affecting both salmon and local communities, new Alaska CASC...

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over areas of Michigan and northern Wisconsin to image geology using airborne geophysical...

Celebrate the USGS's streamgaging network by voting for your favorite streamgage every March with the USGS Water Mission Area's Gage Greatness bracket...

A new interactive story features collaborative research between the Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center and...

Meet the team at the Rhinelander, Wisconsin field office!

The USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center (UMid) Rhinelander Field office is our Northern...

Grace Armstrong, a chemist with the USGS Mercury Research Laboratory (MRL) located in the Upper Midwest Water Science Center, served as an Embassy...