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2025 in Review: The Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
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Flood-inundation extents and hydraulic characteristics of Carson Slough, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada Flood-inundation extents and hydraulic characteristics of Carson Slough, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada
Mud Lake Dam, a rock and earth embankment structure, crosses an ephemeral stream that once flowed naturally into Carson Slough, the largest wetland complex in southern Nevada and a critical habitat for several threatened and endangered species. The dam was breached in the 1990s, rerouting stormwater into a new channel. The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are
Network-wide assessment of soil water content calibration and sensitivity to biomass proxies using cosmic-ray neutron sensing in the Roaring Fork Basin, Colorado Network-wide assessment of soil water content calibration and sensitivity to biomass proxies using cosmic-ray neutron sensing in the Roaring Fork Basin, Colorado
Soil water content (SWC) is a key state variable of the climate system but is often uncertain in water balance monitoring, especially in alpine environments. SWC measurements can be challenging in alpine environments due to the topography and rocky soils. In 2022, the US Geological Survey's Next Generation Water Observing System Program began research to evaluate water balance monitoring
Evaluation of stream capture related to groundwater pumping, middle Humboldt River Basin, Nevada Evaluation of stream capture related to groundwater pumping, middle Humboldt River Basin, Nevada
Historical, future, and potential stream capture from groundwater pumping in the middle Humboldt River Basin (MHRB), Nevada, is estimated using a calibrated numerical groundwater flow model. The model was developed to estimate (1) stream capture, which is the change in flux between the groundwater system and the Humboldt River and tributaries, and (2) change in streamflow, which is the...
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Streamflow Modeling Studies in Nevada
The USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is conducting hydrologic and hydraulic modeling studies to support stream restoration.
TROD: Temperature Profiling Probe
Temperature measurements are routinely made for investigating ecological and hydrological processes. Temperature is a key parameter for monitoring the suitability of fisheries habitat and streambed temperature data are useful for estimating surface water and groundwater exchange. Measuring vertically nested temperatures at the streambed interface poses practical challenges.
Nevada Water Initiative
The Nevada State Water Initiative is a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR), and Desert Research Institute (DRI). The goal is to modernize Nevada’s understanding of water resources using the best available science to support sustainable water availability and management decisions across Nevada.