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Data Release
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Field Site Locations from Phragmites Bioherbicide 2024 Field Experiment in Southeast Michigan

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Specific conductance and water type as a proxy model for salinity and total dissolved solids measurements in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Podcasts
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Eyes on Earth Episode 133 – Vietnam War Bomb Craters

publication
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Where is the hot rock and where is the ground water— Using CSAMT to map beneath and around Mount St. Helens

Presentations and Events
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National Water Availability Assessment Release

Illustrations
Illustration of a landscape showing typical ways that water is used for public supply, thermoelectric power, and irrigation

Water Use in the U.S. - daily water use

Photography
Scenic outlook on River with fish trap for getting fish to tag with telemetry equipment

Shasta River Screw Trap and Fish Tagging Site

Reference Materials
Mzunguko Wa Maji (Bango, PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Poster, PDF)

Mzunguko Wa Maji (Bango, PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Poster, PDF)

Center News
This is a UAV photo showing LaDuke Hot Spring.

Where hot and cold water meet: a study of LaDuke Hot Springs using UAVs and field observations

Illustrations
Map showing the distribution of modeled water use by category for each watershed (HUC12) in the lower 48 United States.

Water use map (2020)

Illustrations
A landscape depicting where water is (in bright blue) and how it moves (with arrows). Human activities are shown throughout.

Mzunguko Wa Maji - The Water Cycle, Kiswahili (PNG)

Illustrations
A landscape depicting where water is (in bright blue) and how it moves (with arrows). Human activities are shown throughout.

Vodni Krog - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (PNG)

Reference Materials
Vodni Krog (Izroček, 8,5 x 11-palčni PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Handout, 8.5x11-inch PDF)

Vodni Krog (Izroček, 8,5 x 11-palčni PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Handout, 8.5x11-inch PDF)

Reference Materials
Vodni Krog (Izpolni prazno, 8,5 x 11-palčni PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Fill-in-the-blank, 8.5x11-inch PDF)

Vodni Krog (Izpolni prazno, 8,5 x 11-palčni PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Fill-in-the-blank, 8.5x11-inch PDF)

Reference Materials
Vodni Krog (Plakat, PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Poster, PDF)

Vodni Krog (Plakat, PDF) - The Water Cycle, Slovenian (Poster, PDF)

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Using regional scale flow–ecology modeling to identify catchments where fish assemblages are most vulnerable to changes in water availability

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 131 – Using AI in Geospatial Work, showing photos of the four guests

Eyes on Earth Episode 131 – Using AI in Geospatial Work

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Water quality studied in areas of unconventional oil and gas development, including areas where hydraulic fracturing techniques are used, in the United States

Project
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Reconstructing Flow History From Riparian Tree Rings

map
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Map showing areas bordering the southern part of San Francisco Bay where a high water table may adversely affect land use

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Groundwater flowpath characteristics drive variability in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) loading across a stream-wetland system

Photography
USGS scientist measures flow in a flooded, fast-moving river

Fred D. Brogan (pictured) and Logan C. Jarrell collect the two highest discharge measurements made at Hurricane Creek at Hurricane, WV, using an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) during period of record flooding on 02/06/2025.

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 128 – 2024 EROS Fall Poster Session, showing Tom Adamson and Abhinav Chandel

Eyes on Earth Episode 128 – 2024 EROS Fall Poster Session

Reference Materials
(PDF ،ملصق) دورة الماء - The Water Cycle, Arabic (Poster, PDF)

(PDF ،ملصق) دورة الماء - The Water Cycle, Arabic (Poster, PDF)

Posters
Diagram of the water cycle with labels in Arabic

دورة الماء - The Water Cycle, Arabic (PNG)

Research
Image: USGS Topographers at Work

Remote sensing

Project
Water flows in a small stream with cobbly bottom

Streamflow Permanence in the Pacific Northwest

Photography
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TSU Visit

Podcasts
Thumbnail image for Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD, showing photos of Jesslyn Brown and Jon Dewitz

Eyes on Earth Episode 126 – Annual NLCD

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Quality of groundwater used for domestic supply in the eastern Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills, California

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