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Fluoride occurs commonly in groundwater used for drinking, but typically at concentrations less than the drinking-water standard for human health...

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding across the country as spring weather is in full swing. Warming temperatures, increased...

Human activities have caused flows in many of the Nation’s streams and rivers to be different from what they would be naturally. A new USGS study repo...

Analysis of stream biofilms reveals the presence of a wider array of pesticides than analysis of bed sediment, reports a new study by the U.S...

Groundwater in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain aquifers is old—more than 21,300 years old in more than half of 252 public-supply wells sampled...

A U.S. Geological Survey study of groundwater quality across the nation now includes water-quality information for 15 of the most heavily used...

Human activities have markedly changed the water quality of rivers in the past few decades according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey...

New USGS research indicates that streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) is decreasing by about 5% per degree Fahrenheit as a consequence...

A new USGS study reports that landscape management actions across the U.S. aimed at reducing concentrations of suspended sediment in streams and...

On Dec. 18, 2019, the USGS Water Resources Mission Area released the National Integrated Water Availability Assessments concept map. This map shows...