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Title card of The National Map training video  Lesson 10j1 - Importing and Visualizing 3DEP Point Cloud Data with QGIS
Lesson 10j1 - Importing and Visualizing 3DEP Point Cloud Data with QGIS
Lesson 10j1 - Importing and Visualizing 3DEP Point Cloud Data with QGIS

This National Map training video will demonstrate how to use QGIS, a free and open-source GIS software, to import and visualize lidar point cloud data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)

This National Map training video will demonstrate how to use QGIS, a free and open-source GIS software, to import and visualize lidar point cloud data from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)

Screenshot of video reading "Water Data for the Nation: How to Show Daily Values on Monitoring Location Pages" WDFN: How to Show Daily Values on Monitoring Location Pages
WDFN: How to Show Daily Values on Monitoring Location Pages
WDFN: How to Show Daily Values on Monitoring Location Pages

This video gives a step-by-step explanation of how to show daily values vs continuous data from the Location Monitoring Pages in Water Data for the Nation.

This video gives a step-by-step explanation of how to show daily values vs continuous data from the Location Monitoring Pages in Water Data for the Nation.

Thumbnail for the National Water Availability Assessment Release National Water Availability Assessment Release
National Water Availability Assessment Release
National Water Availability Assessment Release

This recorded webinar details the significance and finding of the National Water Availability Assessment Release. 

This recorded webinar details the significance and finding of the National Water Availability Assessment Release. 

U.S. River Conditions, October to December 2024 U.S. River Conditions, October to December 2024
U.S. River Conditions, October to December 2024
U.S. River Conditions, October to December 2024

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

Thumbnail of Introductory slide for USGS Water Resources Mission Area public webinar, NWISWEB Decommission – Campaign 1 USGS Public Webinar: Decommissioning NWISWeb
USGS Public Webinar: Decommissioning NWISWeb
USGS Public Webinar: Decommissioning NWISWeb

This recorded webinar covers what to expect during Campaign One of the NWISWeb Decommissioning, which will occur over 2025.  

Water Data for the Nation is replacing NWISWeb   

This recorded webinar covers what to expect during Campaign One of the NWISWeb Decommissioning, which will occur over 2025.  

Water Data for the Nation is replacing NWISWeb   

Text: Can these rocks reduce flooding? with an image of Laura Norman and a two men standing on a gabion in the background. Can these rocks reduce flooding? (English captions)
Can these rocks reduce flooding? (English captions)
Can these rocks reduce flooding? (English captions)

Creating a binational sponge city in the desert: Flooding in the binational cities at Ambos Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora portion of the US-Mexico border has caused damage, ruined livelihoods and taken lives for hundreds of years.

Creating a binational sponge city in the desert: Flooding in the binational cities at Ambos Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora portion of the US-Mexico border has caused damage, ruined livelihoods and taken lives for hundreds of years.

Text: Can these rocks reduce flooding? with an image of Laura Norman and a two men standing on a gabion in the background. Can these rocks reduce flooding? (Spanish captions)
Can these rocks reduce flooding? (Spanish captions)
Can these rocks reduce flooding? (Spanish captions)

Flooding in the binational cities at Ambos Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora portion of the US-Mexico border has caused damage, ruined livelihoods and taken lives for hundreds of years.

Flooding in the binational cities at Ambos Nogales on the Arizona-Sonora portion of the US-Mexico border has caused damage, ruined livelihoods and taken lives for hundreds of years.

title slide of USGS presentation on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Satellite Observations of Lake Surface Water Dynamics

The sixth and final webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on satellite observations of lake surface water dynamics. John W. Jones of the USGS Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch introduces the surface water and wetland remote sensing component of the Integrated Water Availability Assessment.

Thumbnail image for U.S. River Conditions for Water Year 2024 U.S. River Conditions for Water Year 2024
U.S. River Conditions for Water Year 2024
U.S. River Conditions for Water Year 2024

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

An autonomous boat in a stream. A cutout of a person with a thumbs up. USGS On the Road - Deploying the Autonomous Boat at Lower Darby Creek
USGS On the Road - Deploying the Autonomous Boat at Lower Darby Creek
USGS On the Road - Deploying the Autonomous Boat at Lower Darby Creek

Did you know the USGS is involved in understanding how PFAS travel through the environment?

title slide of a presentation on Great Basin terminal lakes waterbird prey availability Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Waterbird Prey Availability
Saline Lakes IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Waterbird Prey Availability
title slide of presentation on USGS Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment webinar on bird movements Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Bird Movements

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

The fourth webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on movement of bird species associated with Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Cory Overton of the Western Ecological Research Center gives an overview of the USGS bird movement monitoring strategy and presents results from the 2024 field season.

screenshot of title slide for saline lakes water-quality monitoring presentation Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems
Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Water-Quality Monitoring of Great Basin Terminal Lake Ecosystems

The third webinar in the Saline Lakes Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on water-quality monitoring of Great Basin terminal lake ecosystems. Christine Rumsey of the Utah Water Science Center and Casie Smith of the Oregon Water Science Center give an overview of the USGS water-quality monitoring strategy and present results from the 2024 field season.

In a dark room, a scientist wearing a red headlamp examines a sediment sample. Text on image: Are you afraid of the dark? USGS On the Road - Sampling in the Dark
USGS On the Road - Sampling in the Dark
USGS On the Road - Sampling in the Dark

Are you afraid of the dark?

Not this scientist. He is using a special technique to examine sediment samples that can help scientists study historical hurricanes.

Are you afraid of the dark?

Not this scientist. He is using a special technique to examine sediment samples that can help scientists study historical hurricanes.

screenshot of the title slide of a presentation on saline lake ecosystems water budgets Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Physical and Chemical Monitoring in Support of Water Budgets of Select Great Basin Saline Lakes

The second webinar in the Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series is on physical and chemical monitoring in support of water budgets of select Great Basin saline lakes.

Map showing U.S. River Conditions, July to September 2024 U.S. River Conditions, July to September 2024
U.S. River Conditions, July to September 2024
U.S. River Conditions, July to September 2024

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

This is an animation showing the changing conditions relative to the historic record of USGS streamgages from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.   

A man walks on a catwalk with turbid waters below. Text on screen: What's in the dam water? USGS On the Road - What's in the Dam Water?
USGS On the Road - What's in the Dam Water?
USGS On the Road - What's in the Dam Water?

It’s the final checkpoint…

As the largest river flowing into the nation's largest freshwater estuary, the Susquehanna River plays an important role in the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay.

It’s the final checkpoint…

As the largest river flowing into the nation's largest freshwater estuary, the Susquehanna River plays an important role in the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay.

screenshot of title slide of Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA project overview presentation Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview
Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Fall 2024 Webinar Series: Project Overview

Allison Shipp, Deputy Regional Director for Science and Research and Saline Lake Ecosystems IWAA Project Manager, kicked off the Fall 2024 webinar series. This presentation gives an overview of the project and introduces topics that will be covered by the USGS research team throughout the webinar series.

Text reads: We've been sampling this Chesapeake Bay tributary for over 50 years. Image: Collecting a sample from the river. USGS On the Road
USGS On the Road
USGS On the Road

On a fair sunny day in March, hydrologic technician Michael Brownley makes his way up the metal rung ladder to a platform. From there he beards a cableway, no bigger than a twin-sized bed. Luckily, he’s the only one aboard the cableway, space is tight as it is.

On a fair sunny day in March, hydrologic technician Michael Brownley makes his way up the metal rung ladder to a platform. From there he beards a cableway, no bigger than a twin-sized bed. Luckily, he’s the only one aboard the cableway, space is tight as it is.

A hydrologic technician stands in a stream with a sampling bottle. Text on screen: How do we sample water-quality? USGS On the Road - Measuring Water Quality at Plumtree
USGS On the Road - Measuring Water Quality at Plumtree
USGS On the Road - Measuring Water Quality at Plumtree

As a USGS hydrologic technician Kelly McVicker explains, we collect water-quality samples with an attention to detail.

Why care about water quality? Because it holds the clues to the health of the stream or river.

As a USGS hydrologic technician Kelly McVicker explains, we collect water-quality samples with an attention to detail.

Why care about water quality? Because it holds the clues to the health of the stream or river.

Text reads "We measured the Potomac River near the Nation's Capital" with an image of someone driving a boat. USGS On the Road - Potomac River Measurements
USGS On the Road - Potomac River Measurements
USGS On the Road - Potomac River Measurements

The Potomac River Supplies drinking water for Washington D.C., so it’s important for us to understand what’s going on in the river.

The Potomac River Supplies drinking water for Washington D.C., so it’s important for us to understand what’s going on in the river.

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