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Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021

Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021

USGS scientists recently published four decades of modeled daily stream temperature values for nearly 60,000 river reaches across the lower 48 United...

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New User’s Guide to Updated Hydrographic Framework

New User’s Guide to Updated Hydrographic Framework

The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR) is a powerful suite of geospatial datasets that enable scientists to map and study...

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Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the U.S.

Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the U.S.

New comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality from 1988 to 2022 can help water-resource managers and the public health community assess the...

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2025 in Review: The Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment

2025 in Review: The Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment

Update for the Saline Lake Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment project to summarize progress in calendar year 2025 highlighting...

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The U.S. is producing more food - without increasing nutrient pollution

The U.S. is producing more food - without increasing nutrient pollution

Despite increases in human population and agricultural production, new national data show meaningful progress in reducing nutrient pollution sources...

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Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology and aquifers over parts of New Mexico and Texas

Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology and aquifers over parts of New Mexico and Texas

RESTON, Va. — Low-level helicopter flights are planned over parts of eastern New Mexico in Curry and Roosevelt counties, and western Texas in Parmer...

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Sediment contaminants in Puget Sound: Implications for ecosystem health and remediation

Sediment contaminants in Puget Sound: Implications for ecosystem health and remediation

For decades, chemicals from industry and development have lingered in the sediments of Puget Sound, threatening marine life and human health. Despite...

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USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

USGS Measures Glacial Flooding in Juneau, Alaska

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring flooding on the Mendenhall River as water releases from Suicide Basin’s glacier-dammed lake.

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Science Spotlight: USGS Monitoring of Glacial Outburst Flood in Juneau Alaska

Science Spotlight: USGS Monitoring of Glacial Outburst Flood in Juneau Alaska

The U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center is working in cooperation with the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Alaska Department of...

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Seeing Water from Space

Seeing Water from Space

Picture a remote Alaskan town connected to the outside world by a single bridge spanning a wild river. When massive ice blocks dam up rivers and then...

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USGS Measures Flooding Across Texas

USGS Measures Flooding Across Texas

Reporters: Do you want to accompany a USGS field crew as they measure flooding? Please contact Jennifer LaVista.  

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USGS Stands Ready for a Potentially Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

USGS Stands Ready for a Potentially Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey is prepared to aid coastal...

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