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Erosion potential and flood vulnerability of streams and stream crossings at Acadia National Park, Maine Erosion potential and flood vulnerability of streams and stream crossings at Acadia National Park, Maine

Acadia National Park has had increases in the frequency and magnitude of precipitation in recent years, leading to increased flood flows, stream erosion, and costly infrastructure damage. To improve infrastructure management in a changing climate, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, has developed multiple datasets that can help natural resource...
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Ian P. Armstrong, Meghan A. McCallister, Kristina M. Hyslop, Adam J. Benthem
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New England Water Science Center

Methods for estimating selected streamflow statistics at ungaged sites in Wyoming based on data through water year 2021 Methods for estimating selected streamflow statistics at ungaged sites in Wyoming based on data through water year 2021

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Water Development Office, developed regional regression equations based on basin characteristics and streamflow statistics for streamgages through water year 2021 (October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021). The regression equations allow estimates of mean annual maximum, mean annual, mean seasonal, and mean monthly streamflows...
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Nicholas J. Taylor, Roy Sando
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Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

Estimation of magnitude and frequency of floods for rural, unregulated streams in and near Virginia and West Virginia Estimation of magnitude and frequency of floods for rural, unregulated streams in and near Virginia and West Virginia

Magnitude and frequency of annual peak streamflows were computed for 813 streamgages on rural, unregulated streams with annual peak streamflow data from 1791 through the 2021 water years in and near Virginia and West Virginia. The study was done in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and the Virginia Department of...
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Terence Messinger, James M. Duda, Daniel M. Wagner, Padraic S. O’Shea, James D. Scott, Chintamani Kandel
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Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center

Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Seismic Hazard Model to improve seismic risk assessment of critical infrastructure. Opportunities for the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Seismic Hazard Model to improve seismic risk assessment of critical infrastructure.

As fragility and risk modeling techniques and computational capabilities evolve, complemented by moving toward more routine and systematic seismic risk assessment of all buildings and critical infrastructure, the authors pose a few critical questions to investigate how the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Seismic Hazard Models (NSHMs) can be used and enhanced further to serve such...
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Kishor S. Jaiswal, N. Simon Kwong
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Geologic Hazards Science Center

Invasive carps versus native fish: A first-pass trait-based index for assessing competition threats. Invasive carps versus native fish: A first-pass trait-based index for assessing competition threats.

Introduction: Bigheaded carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) are invasive fish in the Mississippi River basin. Their rapid proliferation has raised concerns about exploitative competition with native fishes, with consequences that remain incompletely understood. We aimed to identify native species most susceptible to competition based on overlap with bigheaded carp in dietary and habitat...
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Leandro E. Miranda, Mirtha A. Angulo-Valencia
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Cooperative Research Units

Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Larsen Basin, Antarctica, 2025 Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Larsen Basin, Antarctica, 2025

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 269 million barrels of oil and 14.3 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Larsen Basin, Antarctica.
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Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, Janet K. Pitman, Phuong A. Le, Andrea D. Cicero, Benjamin G. Johnson, Jenny H. Lagesse, Heidi M. Leathers-Miller
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center
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