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Jeremy K Newson

Jeremy Newson is the Chief of the Engineering Branch of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area's Enterprise Technology Office.

​​Jeremy Newson currently serves as the WMA ETO Engineering Branch Chief. He completed his Bachelor’s (2005) and Masters (2007) degrees in biological system engineering from the University of Idaho. Jeremy then joined the USGS Louisville, Kentucky WSC (now OH-KY-IN), where he actively gathered, collected, and analyzed streamflow data. He also led a software development group, focusing on integrating distributed watershed models into decision support tools and applications. 

​In 2012, Jeremy transferred to the Upper Midwest WSC as a Senior Software Developer and Hydrologic Engineer for the Web Informatics and Mapping team. There, he played a key role in redesigning the USGS Streamstats spatial web application and the Streamstats Services ecosystem. In 2019, Jeremy joined the Enterprise Technology Office, where he continues to coordinate the Water Mission Area’s adoption of new technology and strategies related to Enterprise Architecture, best practices, and standardization across the enterprise’s development teams.​ 

Professional Experience

  • ​2021-present: Chief, Engineering Branch of Enterprise technology office, USGS Water Resources Mission Area 

  • 2019-2021: Application Architect, Engineering Branch of Enterprise technology office, USGS Water Resources Mission Area 

  • 2012 – 2019 Senior Software Developer and Architect/Hydrologic Engineer, Web Informatics and Mapping, USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center 

  • 2009 -2012: Lead Software/Hydrologic Engineer, Scientific Investigations section, USGS Louisville, Kentucky (now OH-KY-IN) Water Science Center

  • 2007-2010: Civil Engineer, Hydraulic Surveillance section, USGS Louisville, Kentucky (now OH-KY-IN) Water Science Center

Education and Certifications

  • Master of Science, Biological and Agricultural Engineering May. 2007  University of Idaho, Moscow and Boise, ID campus Focus: Fluvial Geomorphology, Sediment Transport, and Hydrology

  • Bachelor of Science, Biological Systems Engineering May. 2005 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID campus Focus: Hydrology/Environmental Engineering

Science and Products

StreamStats, version 4

IntroductionStreamStats version 4, available at https://streamstats.usgs.gov, is a map-based web application that provides an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and engineering purposes. Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the primary purpose of StreamStats is to provide estimates of streamflow statistics for user-selected ungage
Authors
Kernell G. Ries, Jeremy K. Newson, Martyn J. Smith, John D. Guthrie, Peter A. Steeves, Tana Haluska, Katharine Kolb, Ryan F. Thompson, Richard D. Santoro, Hans W. Vraga
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, StreamStats

Significance of exchanging SSURGO and STATSGO data when modeling hydrology in diverse physiographic terranes

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) is a TOPMODEL-based hydrologic model that depends on spatially accurate soils data to function in diverse terranes. In Kentucky, this includes mountainous regions, karstic plateau, and alluvial plains. Soils data are critical because they quantify the space to store water, as well as how water moves through the soil to the stream duri
Authors
Tanja N. Williamson, Charles J. Taylor, Jeremy K. Newson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Phase II modification of the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) for Kentucky: The sinkhole-drainage process, point-and-click basin delineation, and results of karst test-basin simulations

This report describes Phase II modifications made to the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER), which applies the process-based TOPMODEL approach to simulate or predict stream discharge in surface basins in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The previous (Phase I) version of WATER did not provide a means of identifying sinkhole catchments or accounting for the effects of karst (in
Authors
Charles J. Taylor, Tanja N. Williamson, Jeremy K. Newson, Randy L. Ulery, Hugh L. Nelson, Peter J. Cinotto
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Construction of estimated flow- and load-duration curves for Kentucky using the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER)

Flow- and load-duration curves were constructed from the model outputs of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) application for streams in Kentucky. The WATER application was designed to access multiple geospatial datasets to generate more than 60 years of statistically based streamflow data for Kentucky. The WATER application enables a user to gr
Authors
Michael D. Unthank, Jeremy K. Newson, Tanja N. Williamson, Hugh L. Nelson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Source-water susceptibility assessment in Texas—Approach and methodology

Public water systems provide potable water for the public's use. The Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1996 required States to prepare a source-water susceptibility assessment (SWSA) for each public water system (PWS). States were required to determine the source of water for each PWS, the origin of any contaminant of concern (COC) monitored or to be monitored, and the susceptibility of the p
Authors
Randy L. Ulery, John E. Meyer, Robert W. Andren, Jeremy K. Newson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER): A water-budget modeling approach for managing water-supply resources in non-karst areas of Kentucky (phase I) — Data processing and model structure documentstion

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) was developed in cooperation with the Kentucky Division of Water to provide a consistent and defensible method of estimating streamflow and water availability in ungaged basins. WATER is process oriented; it is based on the TOPMODEL code and incorporates historical water-use data together with physiographic data that quantitatively de
Authors
Tanja N. Williamson, Kenneth R. Odom, Jeremy K. Newson, Aimee C. Downs, Hugh L. Nelson, Peter J. Cinotto, Mark A. Ayers
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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Drainage basin delineation using the StreamStats web application for South Carolina.

South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2

This project will enhance the USGS StreamStats web application in South Carolina (Phase II) by incorporating additional tools and functionality into the current (2019) application. In addition, a separate application, Floodplain Width and Indirect Determination of Extent (Flood WIDE), will be developed to incorporate functions that will provide additional tools for the SCDOT and other engineers...
By
South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)
link

South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2

This project will enhance the USGS StreamStats web application in South Carolina (Phase II) by incorporating additional tools and functionality into the current (2019) application. In addition, a separate application, Floodplain Width and Indirect Determination of Extent (Flood WIDE), will be developed to incorporate functions that will provide additional tools for the SCDOT and other engineers...
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link
USGS science for a changing world logo

ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website

Ice jams are a major hazard. The project team worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Silver Jackets, and USGS stakeholders to develop a mobile-friendly prototype of an Ice Jam Hazard website and reporting system. The prototype shows how ice jam conditions can be recorded nationwide. The public can view and download ice jam information. Historic ice jam locations and
By
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
link

ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website

Ice jams are a major hazard. The project team worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Silver Jackets, and USGS stakeholders to develop a mobile-friendly prototype of an Ice Jam Hazard website and reporting system. The prototype shows how ice jam conditions can be recorded nationwide. The public can view and download ice jam information. Historic ice jam locations and
Learn More

StreamStats Web Services

The StreamStats application uses data web services that were created for it. When in use, the application manages interactions between the user and the services. However, the web services can be directly accessed using the StreamStats Service API documented here or consumed by a custom client application using HTTP protocols.

 

By
Water Resources Mission Area

GageStats Services

The Gage Statistic (GageStats) Services were developed to provide gage characteristics and streamflow statistics to support the StreamStats application via RESTful principles. The StreamStats application uses GageStats Services to display the gages and related gage pages. These services provide U.S. Geological Survey developed and published gage characteristics such as drainage area or mean basin
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Application

The National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Application is an online computer application that provides a simple method for applying regional flood-peak streamflow estimates and low flow frequency/duration streamflow estimates.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, StreamStats

StreamStats Services

Provides core StreamStats functionality, such as watershed delineation, basin characteristics and flow statistics.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Water Use Services

Provides multiple water use resources, such as categories, source types, use types as well as watershed summary resource, which aggregate selected source time series by watershed location to provide a simple annual and monthly watershed summary; grouped by defined source, use, category, and month to watershed managers.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Krig Services

Provides a geostatistical variogram model for correlating ungaged locations to USGS gages for implemented locations.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Navigation Services

Provides network connectivity for spatial datasets, such as stream trace, network path and flow path.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Services

Provides U.S. Geological Survey developed and published regression equations for estimating streamflow statistics such as mean annual and monthly mean flows, flow-duration percentiles, and peak and low flows.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Science and Products

StreamStats, version 4

IntroductionStreamStats version 4, available at https://streamstats.usgs.gov, is a map-based web application that provides an assortment of analytical tools that are useful for water-resources planning and management, and engineering purposes. Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the primary purpose of StreamStats is to provide estimates of streamflow statistics for user-selected ungage
Authors
Kernell G. Ries, Jeremy K. Newson, Martyn J. Smith, John D. Guthrie, Peter A. Steeves, Tana Haluska, Katharine Kolb, Ryan F. Thompson, Richard D. Santoro, Hans W. Vraga
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, StreamStats

Significance of exchanging SSURGO and STATSGO data when modeling hydrology in diverse physiographic terranes

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) is a TOPMODEL-based hydrologic model that depends on spatially accurate soils data to function in diverse terranes. In Kentucky, this includes mountainous regions, karstic plateau, and alluvial plains. Soils data are critical because they quantify the space to store water, as well as how water moves through the soil to the stream duri
Authors
Tanja N. Williamson, Charles J. Taylor, Jeremy K. Newson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Phase II modification of the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) for Kentucky: The sinkhole-drainage process, point-and-click basin delineation, and results of karst test-basin simulations

This report describes Phase II modifications made to the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER), which applies the process-based TOPMODEL approach to simulate or predict stream discharge in surface basins in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The previous (Phase I) version of WATER did not provide a means of identifying sinkhole catchments or accounting for the effects of karst (in
Authors
Charles J. Taylor, Tanja N. Williamson, Jeremy K. Newson, Randy L. Ulery, Hugh L. Nelson, Peter J. Cinotto
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Construction of estimated flow- and load-duration curves for Kentucky using the Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER)

Flow- and load-duration curves were constructed from the model outputs of the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) application for streams in Kentucky. The WATER application was designed to access multiple geospatial datasets to generate more than 60 years of statistically based streamflow data for Kentucky. The WATER application enables a user to gr
Authors
Michael D. Unthank, Jeremy K. Newson, Tanja N. Williamson, Hugh L. Nelson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Source-water susceptibility assessment in Texas—Approach and methodology

Public water systems provide potable water for the public's use. The Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1996 required States to prepare a source-water susceptibility assessment (SWSA) for each public water system (PWS). States were required to determine the source of water for each PWS, the origin of any contaminant of concern (COC) monitored or to be monitored, and the susceptibility of the p
Authors
Randy L. Ulery, John E. Meyer, Robert W. Andren, Jeremy K. Newson
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER): A water-budget modeling approach for managing water-supply resources in non-karst areas of Kentucky (phase I) — Data processing and model structure documentstion

The Water Availability Tool for Environmental Resources (WATER) was developed in cooperation with the Kentucky Division of Water to provide a consistent and defensible method of estimating streamflow and water availability in ungaged basins. WATER is process oriented; it is based on the TOPMODEL code and incorporates historical water-use data together with physiographic data that quantitatively de
Authors
Tanja N. Williamson, Kenneth R. Odom, Jeremy K. Newson, Aimee C. Downs, Hugh L. Nelson, Peter J. Cinotto, Mark A. Ayers
By
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
link
Drainage basin delineation using the StreamStats web application for South Carolina.

South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2

This project will enhance the USGS StreamStats web application in South Carolina (Phase II) by incorporating additional tools and functionality into the current (2019) application. In addition, a separate application, Floodplain Width and Indirect Determination of Extent (Flood WIDE), will be developed to incorporate functions that will provide additional tools for the SCDOT and other engineers...
By
South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)
link

South Carolina Streams Stats: Phase 2

This project will enhance the USGS StreamStats web application in South Carolina (Phase II) by incorporating additional tools and functionality into the current (2019) application. In addition, a separate application, Floodplain Width and Indirect Determination of Extent (Flood WIDE), will be developed to incorporate functions that will provide additional tools for the SCDOT and other engineers...
Learn More
link
USGS science for a changing world logo

ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website

Ice jams are a major hazard. The project team worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Silver Jackets, and USGS stakeholders to develop a mobile-friendly prototype of an Ice Jam Hazard website and reporting system. The prototype shows how ice jam conditions can be recorded nationwide. The public can view and download ice jam information. Historic ice jam locations and
By
Community for Data Integration (CDI)
link

ICE! Ice Jam Hazard Mobile-Friendly Website

Ice jams are a major hazard. The project team worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, Silver Jackets, and USGS stakeholders to develop a mobile-friendly prototype of an Ice Jam Hazard website and reporting system. The prototype shows how ice jam conditions can be recorded nationwide. The public can view and download ice jam information. Historic ice jam locations and
Learn More

StreamStats Web Services

The StreamStats application uses data web services that were created for it. When in use, the application manages interactions between the user and the services. However, the web services can be directly accessed using the StreamStats Service API documented here or consumed by a custom client application using HTTP protocols.

 

By
Water Resources Mission Area

GageStats Services

The Gage Statistic (GageStats) Services were developed to provide gage characteristics and streamflow statistics to support the StreamStats application via RESTful principles. The StreamStats application uses GageStats Services to display the gages and related gage pages. These services provide U.S. Geological Survey developed and published gage characteristics such as drainage area or mean basin
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Application

The National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Application is an online computer application that provides a simple method for applying regional flood-peak streamflow estimates and low flow frequency/duration streamflow estimates.
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, StreamStats

StreamStats Services

Provides core StreamStats functionality, such as watershed delineation, basin characteristics and flow statistics.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Water Use Services

Provides multiple water use resources, such as categories, source types, use types as well as watershed summary resource, which aggregate selected source time series by watershed location to provide a simple annual and monthly watershed summary; grouped by defined source, use, category, and month to watershed managers.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Krig Services

Provides a geostatistical variogram model for correlating ungaged locations to USGS gages for implemented locations.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Navigation Services

Provides network connectivity for spatial datasets, such as stream trace, network path and flow path.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

National Streamflow Statistics (NSS) Services

Provides U.S. Geological Survey developed and published regression equations for estimating streamflow statistics such as mean annual and monthly mean flows, flow-duration percentiles, and peak and low flows.
By
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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