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POTOMAC FLOW TWICE NORMAL IN NOVEMBER
Flow of the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., was more than twice the average flow for November, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
WASHINGTON FLOOD EXCEEDS 100-YEAR RECURRENCE LEVELS
Flood waters are peaking and beginning to recede in the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, area according to streamflow specialists of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a science agency of the Department of the Interior.
NEW ATLAS LOOKS AT GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF FIVE STATES
The most important ground-water problems in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee are probably high concentrations of dissolved solids and large water-level declines near wells that pump large amounts of water from the aquifers (underground water-bearing rock layers), according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
TEXAS STILL THE PLACE FOR TURKEYS
A quick computer search of the nearly 2 million official place names in the United States shows that Texas is still the state with the most geographic features named "Turkey." From "Turkey Creek" to "Turkeyroost Mountain," Texas has 175 features named after the holiday bird, an addition of one since the last check in 1982. Arizona is second with 134 turkey names.
CARMEN, SAN DIEGO, AND 2 MILLION OTHER GEOGRAPHIC NAMES ON THE ’NET
Where in the United States are Carmen and San Diego? Now, you can get fast and accurate information on the Internet about Carmen, San Diego, and almost 2 million other domestic geographic names, via the new World Wide Web site for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System.
POTOMAC FLOW IN OCTOBER HIGH BUT WELLS STILL LOW
Flow of the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., averaged 4.5 bgd, nearly two and one-half times the average October flow of 1.9 bgd, according to hydrologists at the U.S. Geological Survey.
USGS SCIENTISTS TO DESCRIBE COASTAL EROSION, ANCIENT CRAWDADS, AND TRAVELING TAR BALLS AT NEW ORLEANS SCIENCE MEETING
Patterns of sediment deposition near the mouth of the Mississippi River, traveling tar balls and the evolution of ancient marine lobsters into today’s Louisiana crayfish are a sampling of some of the earth-science topics that will be presented by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey during a national science meeting in New Orleans next week.
FLOOD IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND STORMWATER STUDY IN DALLAS-FT. WORTH HIGHLIGHT USGS PAPERS AT AWRA CONFERENCE
31ST AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE Nov. 5-9, 1995
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE: NEW STRATEGIES TO REDUCE RISK FROM NATURAL DISASTERS
The reality of natural hazards and the "hidden disaster tax" to this Nation from damage to buildings, homes, and lifelines will be the basis for developing strategies for risk assessment and decisionmaking in hazard prone areas at the National Science and Technology Conference, November 2 and 3, 1995, at the White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson Place, N.C., Washington, D.C..
SCATTERED RAINS EASE NORTHEAST DROUGHT
Scattered rains have eased drought conditions in the Northeastern U.S. for now, according to hydrologists at the U.S. Geological Survey.
POTOMAC RIVER MEDIA ADVISORY
NEWS MEDIA ARE INVITED TO INTERVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPH USGS HYDROLOGISTS MAKING A SPECIAL MEASUREMENT OF THE LOW FLOW OF THE POTOMAC RIVER, NEAR THE BRIDGE AT POINT OF ROCKS, MD., WED., OCT. 18, 1995, BEGINNING AT 9:00 A.M.
POTOMAC RIVER UPDATE — LOW FLOW ENDURES DESPITE RAIN
Potomac River flow remains well below normal today (Mon., Oct 16), at 1.7 billion gallons per day (bgd), about 10 percent below normal, despite the hard rains of the past weekend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Normal flow during October is about 2.0 bgd.