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High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

High Post-Wildfire Erosion Potential for Sandia and Manzano Mountain Basins

Basins in the Sandia and Manzano Mountains at risk for a rainfall-generated debris-flow following a wildfire are identified by a new method for...

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USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

USGS Installs Two Flood Monitoring Stations in the City of Laredo

The U.S. Geological Survey has installed two streamgages to be used for flood monitoring in the City of Laredo, Texas.

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Bullfrog Invasion of the Yellowstone River

Bullfrog Invasion of the Yellowstone River

The American bullfrog has expanded its invasion of the Yellowstone River floodplain in Montana, according to a new study released in “Aquatic...

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USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

USGS Monitors Flooding in Lincoln - Omaha Metro Areas

Scientists and technicians from the U.S. Geological Survey are conducting flood measurements in four different locations in the Lincoln and Omaha...

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Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Water Quality Improves in Indian Creek Following Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

Nutrient levels decreased 40 to 55 percent in Indian Creek following upgrades and changes to treatment processes at the Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin...

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Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Red Dye in Elwha River to Give Scientists "snapshot" of Conditions After Dam Removal

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will use a harmless fluorescent red dye to determine the complexity of the channel in the Elwha River as...

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10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

10th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Lava-Dome Building Eruption

In the early morning hours of September 23, 2004, a swarm of small-magnitude earthquakes about half a mile below Earth’s surface marked the...

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Media Advisory: 10th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Reawakening and Eruption of 2004-2008

Media Advisory: 10th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Reawakening and Eruption of 2004-2008

In the early morning hours of September 23, 2004, a swarm of small-magnitude earthquakes about half a mile below Earth’s surface marked the...

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New Investment of Federal Funding Strengthens USGS Oregon Streamgaging Network

New Investment of Federal Funding Strengthens USGS Oregon Streamgaging Network

In Oregon, congressional funding for the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Streamflow Information Program will substantially improve local, state and...

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A 100-year History of Flooding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

A 100-year History of Flooding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

Scientists examined storm flooding events in the Bering Sea region of western Alaska from 1913 to 2011 and found that the largest events occurred in...

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USGS Model Provides Insight into Snake Valley’s Groundwater

USGS Model Provides Insight into Snake Valley’s Groundwater

Proposed increases in water withdrawals in Snake Valley and surrounding areas will likely result in declining groundwater levels and a decrease in...

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Media Advisory: Earthquake 101: Resources for Reporting on Earthquakes

Media Advisory: Earthquake 101: Resources for Reporting on Earthquakes

The U.S. Geological Survey will host an educational event for the news media focused on earthquakes on Wednesday September 24, 2014.

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