Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

Browse the list below for news, announcements, events, project updates, and other information related to the Water Resources Mission Area.

Filter Total Items: 641
How USGS Engages Stakeholders to Guide Water-Data Delivery

How USGS Engages Stakeholders to Guide Water-Data Delivery

USGS provides critical earth science to a broad cross-section of the U.S., from the individual to state and federal resource managers to congressional...

Read Article
USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation and Geological Survey of Brazil

USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation and Geological Survey of Brazil

During week of October 17th, 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of International Programs (OIP) team of Joel Groten, Brain McCallum, and...

Read Article
New USGS diagram re-envisions how Earth’s most precious commodity cycles the planet

New USGS diagram re-envisions how Earth’s most precious commodity cycles the planet

New educational tool better illustrates the role humans play in water availability

Read Article
USGS post-Ian science continues

USGS post-Ian science continues

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during and after Hurricane Ian, visit

Read Article
Response and recovery, preparation and prediction

Response and recovery, preparation and prediction

To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision-makers before, during and after Hurricane Ian, visit

Read Article
USGS prepares for Hurricane Ian

USGS prepares for Hurricane Ian

As Hurricane Ian continues to move closer to the U.S., the U.S. Geological Survey is preparing for potential landfall. USGS crews are deploying...

Read Article
USGS Works with Partners in 15 Cities to Improve Urban Waterways

USGS Works with Partners in 15 Cities to Improve Urban Waterways

Everyone deserves clean and healthy public waterways. USGS and Urban Waters Federal Partnership are investing ~$4 million to improve our Nation's...

Read Article
Could You Be a Mendenhall Fellow?

Could You Be a Mendenhall Fellow?

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking new Mendenhall Research Fellows! The USGS Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for...

Read Article
David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

David Applegate Sworn In as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

This release was originally shared by the Department of the Interior. 

Read Article
New one-stop shop webpage for all things Great Salt Lake

New one-stop shop webpage for all things Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A timely new website, funded by the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council and USGS, brings information about the effects of Great...

Read Article
Media Advisory: Public and media invited to view helicopter and survey equipment for Delaware Bay study

Media Advisory: Public and media invited to view helicopter and survey equipment for Delaware Bay study

MILTON, Del. — Please join the U.S. Geological Survey, SkyTEM and various partners for a demonstration takeoff of a low-flying helicopter and...

Read Article
Determining how high floodwaters reached helps communities prepare for future floods

Determining how high floodwaters reached helps communities prepare for future floods

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 through November 30. Throughout the season, the U.S. Geological Survey will be providing science...

Read Article
Was this page helpful?