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Decreasing Streamflows in Southwest Kansas Likely Caused by Groundwater Withdrawals

Decreasing Streamflows in Southwest Kansas Likely Caused by Groundwater Withdrawals

Streamflow in southwestern Kansas has decreased substantially since the 1950s, most likely due to groundwater withdrawals, according to a new U.S...

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First Ever Digital Geologic Map of Alaska Published

First Ever Digital Geologic Map of Alaska Published

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new digital geologic map of Alaska is being released today providing land users, managers and scientists geologic information...

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Sea Lamprey Mating Pheromone Registered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as First Vertebrate Pheromone Biopesticide

Sea Lamprey Mating Pheromone Registered by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as First Vertebrate Pheromone Biopesticide

Ann Arbor, MI – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered a sea lamprey mating pheromone, 3kPZS, as the first ever vertebrate pheromone...

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To Help Endangered Fish, Scientists “Listen” to River Sediment

To Help Endangered Fish, Scientists “Listen” to River Sediment

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey are applying acoustic technology to better estimate the types and amounts of sediment in northern Idaho's...

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USGS Records Historic Christmas Flooding in Arkansas

USGS Records Historic Christmas Flooding in Arkansas

Heavy rainfall of up to 10 inches in northern and western Arkansas that fell during the Christmas weekend is still causing major flooding in some...

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USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri

USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring record flooding on rivers and streams across southern Missouri and northeast into the St. Louis area...

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USGS and Utah Department of Natural Resources Announce New Record Low Elevation at Great Salt Lake's North Arm

USGS and Utah Department of Natural Resources Announce New Record Low Elevation at Great Salt Lake's North Arm

The north arm of the Great Salt Lake (GSL) has reached a new historic low. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Utah Division of...

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Badger State Maps Put TIGER in the Tank

Badger State Maps Put TIGER in the Tank

The USGS US Topo map program has entered its third, three-year cycle of revising and updating the digital US Topo maps. To start this new cycle, the...
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Media Advisory: Water Levels Surpass Records in Illinois River Basin

Media Advisory: Water Levels Surpass Records in Illinois River Basin

Since Saturday morning, parts of eastern Oklahoma received up to 12 inches of rain from Winter Storm Goliath. Water levels at many U.S. Geological...
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USGS Measures Flooding in Illinois

USGS Measures Flooding in Illinois

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring near-historic flooding on rivers and streams across Illinois.

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USGS Measures Flooding in Missouri

USGS Measures Flooding in Missouri

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding on rivers and streams across southwestern and southern Missouri and northeast into the St...
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Carbon in Water must be Accounted for in Projections of Future Climate

Carbon in Water must be Accounted for in Projections of Future Climate

USGS scientists have documented that the carbon that moves through or accumulates in lakes, rivers, and streams has not been adequately incorporated...
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