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Dustin W Kincaid

Dustin Kincaid is a Biologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.

I am a watershed scientist and aquatic biogeochemist that studies waterbodies across the freshwater continuum (from headwater streams to large lakes) and their connectivity. My main research thrust leverages complex systems tools and big data to understand controls on biogeochemical processes that influence water quality and ecosystem processes. I also work hard to nourish collaborative and inclusive teams and communicate science effectively.

Professional Experience

  • Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Vermont, 2018-2023

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D., Michigan State University, Integrative Biology & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior, 2018

  • B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Zoology & Biological Aspects of Conservation, 2007

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Honorary Fellow, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • American Geophysical Union

  • Society for Freshwater Science

Science and Products

Great Lakes Basin River Water-Quality Trends

Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

The USGS is investigating links between chloride concentrations in Great Lakes tributaries as a catalyst for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
By
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

The USGS is investigating links between chloride concentrations in Great Lakes tributaries as a catalyst for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
Learn More

Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 in major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 in major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes

Reducing phosphorus (P) flux to the Great Lakes is critical for improving water quality and controlling eutrophication. We used 13 water years (2011–2023) of U.S. Geological Survey data from 24 major U.S. tributaries (representing 47% of the U.S. Great Lakes watershed area) to evaluate temporal changes in orthophosphate (PO4-P) and total P (TP) using Weighted Regressions on Time...
Authors
Dustin William Kincaid, Matthew Diebel, Erin E. Bertke, Donald Bonville, G. Koltun, Dale M. Robertson, Luke Loken
By
New York Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Solute export patterns across the contiguous USA Solute export patterns across the contiguous USA

Understanding controls on solute export to streams is challenging because heterogeneous catchments can respond uniquely to drivers of environmental change. To understand general solute export patterns, we used a large-scale inductive approach to evaluate concentration–discharge (C–Q) metrics across catchments spanning a broad range of catchment attributes and hydroclimatic drivers. We...
Authors
Dustin Kincaid, Kristen Underwood, Scott Hamshaw, L. Li, Erin Seybold, Bryn Stewart, Donna Rizzo, Ijaz Ul Haq, Julia Perdrial
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Short-Term Effects of the 2008 High-Flow Experiment on Macroinvertebrates in Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona Short-Term Effects of the 2008 High-Flow Experiment on Macroinvertebrates in Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona

Glen Canyon Dam has dramatically altered the physical environment (especially discharge regime, water temperatures, and sediment inputs) of the Colorado River. High-flow experiments (HFE) that mimic one aspect of the natural hydrograph (floods) were implemented in 1996, 2004, and 2008. The primary goal of these experiments was to increase the size and total area of sandbar habitats that...
Authors
Emma Rosi-Marshall, Theodore A. Kennedy, Dustin W. Kincaid, Wyatt Cross, Holly Kelly, Kathrine A. Behn, Tyler White, Robert O. Hall, Colden V. Baxter
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Southwest Biological Science Center

Science and Products

Great Lakes Basin River Water-Quality Trends

Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

The USGS is investigating links between chloride concentrations in Great Lakes tributaries as a catalyst for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
By
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

Investigating Links between Chloride and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes

The USGS is investigating links between chloride concentrations in Great Lakes tributaries as a catalyst for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
Learn More

Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 in major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes Changes in phosphorus concentration and flux from 2011 to 2023 in major U.S. tributaries to the Laurentian Great Lakes

Reducing phosphorus (P) flux to the Great Lakes is critical for improving water quality and controlling eutrophication. We used 13 water years (2011–2023) of U.S. Geological Survey data from 24 major U.S. tributaries (representing 47% of the U.S. Great Lakes watershed area) to evaluate temporal changes in orthophosphate (PO4-P) and total P (TP) using Weighted Regressions on Time...
Authors
Dustin William Kincaid, Matthew Diebel, Erin E. Bertke, Donald Bonville, G. Koltun, Dale M. Robertson, Luke Loken
By
New York Water Science Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Solute export patterns across the contiguous USA Solute export patterns across the contiguous USA

Understanding controls on solute export to streams is challenging because heterogeneous catchments can respond uniquely to drivers of environmental change. To understand general solute export patterns, we used a large-scale inductive approach to evaluate concentration–discharge (C–Q) metrics across catchments spanning a broad range of catchment attributes and hydroclimatic drivers. We...
Authors
Dustin Kincaid, Kristen Underwood, Scott Hamshaw, L. Li, Erin Seybold, Bryn Stewart, Donna Rizzo, Ijaz Ul Haq, Julia Perdrial
By
Water Resources Mission Area

Short-Term Effects of the 2008 High-Flow Experiment on Macroinvertebrates in Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona Short-Term Effects of the 2008 High-Flow Experiment on Macroinvertebrates in Colorado River Below Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona

Glen Canyon Dam has dramatically altered the physical environment (especially discharge regime, water temperatures, and sediment inputs) of the Colorado River. High-flow experiments (HFE) that mimic one aspect of the natural hydrograph (floods) were implemented in 1996, 2004, and 2008. The primary goal of these experiments was to increase the size and total area of sandbar habitats that...
Authors
Emma Rosi-Marshall, Theodore A. Kennedy, Dustin W. Kincaid, Wyatt Cross, Holly Kelly, Kathrine A. Behn, Tyler White, Robert O. Hall, Colden V. Baxter
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Southwest Biological Science Center

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government

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