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View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
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View downriver from the monitoring station: Roanoke River at Rts 639/760 at Salem, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation

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Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA

Source Water Monitoring on the Roanoke River in Salem, Virginia

The Roanoke River is the primary source of the City of Salem's drinking water. Threats to water quality in rivers like the Roanoke have increased in recent years, and water authorities as well as residents are concerned about preventing source water contamination. Realtime water quality monitoring is a valuable tool in alerting water authorities such as Salem Water when there are anomalous...
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Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
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Source Water Monitoring on the Roanoke River in Salem, Virginia

The Roanoke River is the primary source of the City of Salem's drinking water. Threats to water quality in rivers like the Roanoke have increased in recent years, and water authorities as well as residents are concerned about preventing source water contamination. Realtime water quality monitoring is a valuable tool in alerting water authorities such as Salem Water when there are anomalous...
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Salem Source Water Monitoring

Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
A USGS gage box by the bridge over the Roanoke River
USGS Gage Box
USGS Gage Box
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Photo of the Roanoke River with a yellow turbidity barrier after the October 2020 coal spill
Coal Spill in the Roanoke River
Coal Spill in the Roanoke River
Contents of a gage box, includes data logger and transmitter, solar power equipment, and battery
Inside of a gage box
Inside of a gage box
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Hydrologic technician lowering equipment into a stream
Deploying equipment in the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Deploying equipment in the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA

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Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA

Source Water Monitoring on the Roanoke River in Salem, Virginia

The Roanoke River is the primary source of the City of Salem's drinking water. Threats to water quality in rivers like the Roanoke have increased in recent years, and water authorities as well as residents are concerned about preventing source water contamination. Realtime water quality monitoring is a valuable tool in alerting water authorities such as Salem Water when there are anomalous...
By
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
link

Source Water Monitoring on the Roanoke River in Salem, Virginia

The Roanoke River is the primary source of the City of Salem's drinking water. Threats to water quality in rivers like the Roanoke have increased in recent years, and water authorities as well as residents are concerned about preventing source water contamination. Realtime water quality monitoring is a valuable tool in alerting water authorities such as Salem Water when there are anomalous...
Learn More

Salem Source Water Monitoring

Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
A USGS gage box by the bridge over the Roanoke River
USGS Gage Box
USGS Gage Box
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View downriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
View upriver from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Photo of the Roanoke River with a yellow turbidity barrier after the October 2020 coal spill
Coal Spill in the Roanoke River
Coal Spill in the Roanoke River
Contents of a gage box, includes data logger and transmitter, solar power equipment, and battery
Inside of a gage box
Inside of a gage box
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Taking water samples from the Roanoke River monitoring site at Salem, VA
Hydrologic technician lowering equipment into a stream
Deploying equipment in the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Deploying equipment in the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River at Salem, VA
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