Dr. Rigby leads the Hydrologic Transport and Response Branch overseeing scientific investigations in water quality, aquatic biology, hydrologic alteration, and the hydrology of coastal systems.
J. R. Rigby
J. R. Rigby is currently an Associate Center Director and Research Hydrologist in the Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center.
Dr. Rigby leads the Hydrologic Transport and Response Branch overseeing scientific investigations in water quality, aquatic biology, hydrologic alteration, and the hydrology of coastal systems. Prior to joining the USGS, he was a research hydrologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at the National Sedimentation Laboratory where he led research on groundwater availability, managed aquifer recharge, watershed hydrology, and sediment transport
Education and Certifications
B.Sc., Physics, University of Mississippi
M.Sc., Hydrology, Imperial College London
Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Duke University
Science and Products
High-resolution airborne geophysical survey of the Shellmound, Mississippi area
Dr. Rigby leads the Hydrologic Transport and Response Branch overseeing scientific investigations in water quality, aquatic biology, hydrologic alteration, and the hydrology of coastal systems.
Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) Regional Water Availability Study
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) has become one of the most important agricultural regions in the US, and it relies heavily on a groundwater system that is poorly understood and shows signs of substantial change.
Science and Products
High-resolution airborne geophysical survey of the Shellmound, Mississippi area
Dr. Rigby leads the Hydrologic Transport and Response Branch overseeing scientific investigations in water quality, aquatic biology, hydrologic alteration, and the hydrology of coastal systems.
Dr. Rigby leads the Hydrologic Transport and Response Branch overseeing scientific investigations in water quality, aquatic biology, hydrologic alteration, and the hydrology of coastal systems.
Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) Regional Water Availability Study
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain (MAP) has become one of the most important agricultural regions in the US, and it relies heavily on a groundwater system that is poorly understood and shows signs of substantial change.