A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
Charles Walker, Ph.D.
Dr. Charles Walker manages the Hydrologic Data Collection Networks (Surface Water, Groundwater and Water-Quality Data Collection) in the Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia Areas. Chuck specializes in state of the art hydrologic data collection system design, implementation and operation.
Science and Products
Anacostia Water Quality Monitoring Project
The broad goal of the study is to significantly expand data collection at the Northeast Branch Anacostia and Northwest Branch Anacostia to include water-quality sampling and analysis for a wide suite of natural and anthropogenic constituents (nutrients, sediment, metals, bacteria, and organics such as PCBs and PAHs). MD-DE-DC WSC Project #LF00BK4
Contaminant Fate and Transport Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
The Contaminant Fate and Transport team conducts research on the transport and fate of contaminants in groundwater through the unsaturated and saturated zones using innovative and proven USGS methods. The team's research focuses on the often complex processes that affect contaminant fate and transport, and includes expertise in wetland environments. Performing both field and laboratory studies to...
Modeling Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
USGS models are widely used to predict responses of hydrologic systems to changing stresses, such as increases in precipitation or ground-water pumping rates, as well as to predict the fate and movement of solutes and contaminants in water. The USGS is at the forefront of devising new techniques and computer software to solve practical problems in the study of water resources. Predictive models...
Laboratory Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
The labs at the MD-DE-DC WSC are clean, well-stocked, and appointed with modern equipment and a highly talented staff. The three labs analyze samples, conduct controlled-environment chemical tests with GCMS in the Water Qualty lab. Scientists and technicians work with core samples and analyze soils in the Sediment Lab. Our labs assure reliability, reproducibility, and high quality of its data and...
MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series
In the pursuit of serving the public world-class science and data through a culture of excellence, our center seminar series is intended to showcase the best of our region's research into our water resources and to promote inter-disciplinary collaborations between federal, state, local governments, academia, and the general public.
Questions? Contact Zach Clifton at zclifton@usgs.gov.
Water Quality Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
Water quality is a measure of the suitability of water for a particular use based on selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Water-quality monitoring is used to help water-resource managers understand and avert potential negative effects of man-made and natural stresses on water resources, evaluate trends, and compare to water-quality criteria. One of our primary functions at...
USGS MD-DE-DC Capabilities: Surface Water
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
USGS MD-DE-DC Capabilities: Surface Water (AD)
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
The Calm Before: The Short Story
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before: The Short Story (AD)
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before (AD)
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
HIVIS-ability at Serene Lake (AD)
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
HIVIS-ability at Serene Lake
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
Science and Products
Anacostia Water Quality Monitoring Project
The broad goal of the study is to significantly expand data collection at the Northeast Branch Anacostia and Northwest Branch Anacostia to include water-quality sampling and analysis for a wide suite of natural and anthropogenic constituents (nutrients, sediment, metals, bacteria, and organics such as PCBs and PAHs). MD-DE-DC WSC Project #LF00BK4
Contaminant Fate and Transport Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
The Contaminant Fate and Transport team conducts research on the transport and fate of contaminants in groundwater through the unsaturated and saturated zones using innovative and proven USGS methods. The team's research focuses on the often complex processes that affect contaminant fate and transport, and includes expertise in wetland environments. Performing both field and laboratory studies to...
Modeling Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
USGS models are widely used to predict responses of hydrologic systems to changing stresses, such as increases in precipitation or ground-water pumping rates, as well as to predict the fate and movement of solutes and contaminants in water. The USGS is at the forefront of devising new techniques and computer software to solve practical problems in the study of water resources. Predictive models...
Laboratory Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
The labs at the MD-DE-DC WSC are clean, well-stocked, and appointed with modern equipment and a highly talented staff. The three labs analyze samples, conduct controlled-environment chemical tests with GCMS in the Water Qualty lab. Scientists and technicians work with core samples and analyze soils in the Sediment Lab. Our labs assure reliability, reproducibility, and high quality of its data and...
MD-DE-DC WSC Seminar Series
In the pursuit of serving the public world-class science and data through a culture of excellence, our center seminar series is intended to showcase the best of our region's research into our water resources and to promote inter-disciplinary collaborations between federal, state, local governments, academia, and the general public.
Questions? Contact Zach Clifton at zclifton@usgs.gov.
Water Quality Capabilities @ MD-DE-DC
Water quality is a measure of the suitability of water for a particular use based on selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. Water-quality monitoring is used to help water-resource managers understand and avert potential negative effects of man-made and natural stresses on water resources, evaluate trends, and compare to water-quality criteria. One of our primary functions at...
USGS MD-DE-DC Capabilities: Surface Water
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
USGS MD-DE-DC Capabilities: Surface Water (AD)
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
A video detailing the roles and responsibilities of the USGS's Maryland-Delawre-D.C., Baltimore Surface Water team.
The Calm Before: The Short Story
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before: The Short Story (AD)
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
The Calm Before (AD)
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
When a major storm is forecasted to affect the Delmarva region, up-to-date information is vital for the response.
That’s when USGS crews spring into action, setting up rapid deployment gages that provide additional surge, wave, and tide hydrodynamics (SWaTH) data that augments our existing streamgage network.
HIVIS-ability at Serene Lake (AD)
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
HIVIS-ability at Serene Lake
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.
What is HIVIS?
HIVIS stands for Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System.
HIVIS is a network of cameras across the United States that serve as remote “eyes on the ground,” providing the USGS and its cooperators with the ability to monitor conditions in near real-time at sites where a camera is installed.