Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Lar
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key LarArtesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
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Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well (cropped), John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
USGS WAUSP Water Census: Map of National Brackish Groundwater Assessment from USGS professional paper 1833 "Brackish Groundwater In The United States."
USGS WAUSP Water Census: Map of National Brackish Groundwater Assessment from USGS professional paper 1833 "Brackish Groundwater In The United States."
USGS gage 01419500 Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, NY
USGS gage 01419500 Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, NY
Overview of Water Quality in Principal Aquifers
Enhancing scientific research with reproducible, collaborative, and scalable data analysis workflows and methodologies.Example R code leveraging a reproducible data pipeline with the package “remake” to handle dependencies and organize workflow.
Enhancing scientific research with reproducible, collaborative, and scalable data analysis workflows and methodologies.Example R code leveraging a reproducible data pipeline with the package “remake” to handle dependencies and organize workflow.
A U.S. national map with notes about areas of high water use in 2015.
A U.S. national map with notes about areas of high water use in 2015.
Data Science: Lake Mead Water Level Decline Visualization. Click here to read more about USGS Water Resources Mission Area Data Science.
Data Science: Lake Mead Water Level Decline Visualization. Click here to read more about USGS Water Resources Mission Area Data Science.
The headwaters of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers was selected in 2019 as an Integrated Water Science Basin.
The headwaters of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers was selected in 2019 as an Integrated Water Science Basin.
Industrial water use in 2015
Upstream Network Trace in StreamStats screenshot
Upstream Network Trace in StreamStats screenshot
Salt Deposits (Gypsum). (Source: Siim Sepp, http://www.sandatlas.org/)
Components of a simple water budget for part of a watershed, from Healy, R.W., Winter, T.C., LaBaugh, J.W., and Franke, O.L., 2007, Water budgets: Foundations for effective water-resources and environmental management: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1308.
Components of a simple water budget for part of a watershed, from Healy, R.W., Winter, T.C., LaBaugh, J.W., and Franke, O.L., 2007, Water budgets: Foundations for effective water-resources and environmental management: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1308.
Public Supply Water Use in 2015
Regulation in StreamStats screenshot
Regulation in StreamStats screenshot
Available Precipitation - Average from 1934 to 2002 In Inches Per Year
Available Precipitation - Average from 1934 to 2002 In Inches Per Year
Percentage Change in Population by State and Decade: 1980 - 1990 to 2000 - 2010. For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/p194-171.pdf
Percentage Change in Population by State and Decade: 1980 - 1990 to 2000 - 2010. For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/p194-171.pdf
Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
Brackish water desalination facility in Harlingen, Texas. The plant was built in 2007 and has a capacity of 2.25 million gallons per day. Source: North Cameron Regional Water Supply Corporation
Data visualization pulling together multiple datasets from multiple agencies to explain how rain and flooding from Hurricane Florence impacted the landscape.
Data visualization pulling together multiple datasets from multiple agencies to explain how rain and flooding from Hurricane Florence impacted the landscape.
A horse drinking water out of a bucket that is getting filled from a hose.
A horse drinking water out of a bucket that is getting filled from a hose.
Time series of satellite imagery (left) illustrates the progressive emergence of a rocky outcrop from the surface of Lemon Creek Glacier between 2016 and 2021. A debris band visible for many years prior to 2016, marks the feature’s position beneath thinning ice.
Time series of satellite imagery (left) illustrates the progressive emergence of a rocky outcrop from the surface of Lemon Creek Glacier between 2016 and 2021. A debris band visible for many years prior to 2016, marks the feature’s position beneath thinning ice.