Johnathan R Bumgarner
John Bumgarner is the Director of the USGS New England Water Science Center.
As a Hydrologist and Supervisory Hydrologist with the USGS, John conducted and coordinated a variety of hydrologic studies in the USGS Texas and Minnesota Water Science Centers (WSC) and served as the Director of the USGS New Mexico WSC from 2016 to 2020. John joined the New England WSC in February 2020 and is privileged to work with the Center’s 190 talented staff completing a diverse scientific program of hydrologic monitoring, water-quality assessments, hydrology and hydraulics, environmental hydrology, watershed and urban hydrology, integrated hydrologic modeling, and statistical and geospatial studies in the Northeast Region, specifically Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, as well as Nationally. Prior to joining the USGS, John earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences from the University of Texas and worked as a private environmental consultant.
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Applied Hydrology Program
New England Drought, 2020
New England Drought Information
Development of Flood Insurance Maps in New England
IJC Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River Project
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Applied Hydrology Program
The mission of the Applied Hydrology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center (WSC) is to support water resource managers, stakeholders, and policy makers with the hydrologic data, interpretation, and tools they need to manage and make critical decisions about water resources throughout New England. This program is divided into two broad sections: the Hydrology...New England Drought, 2020
Below average and infrequent rainfall from May through September 2020 led to an extreme hydrologic drought across much of New England, with some areas experiencing a flash (quick-onset) drought.New England Drought Information
Droughts are one of the most expensive and damaging hydrologic hazards in the United States. They are generally slow in developing, frequently occur over a long period of time, and can affect large areas and populations.Development of Flood Insurance Maps in New England
FEMA has requested USGS expertise in hydraulics, hydrology, and mapping to generate flood insurance maps for New England.IJC Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River Project
The record setting floods of 2011 in Lake Champlain Vermont/New York U.S. and the Richelieu River in the province of Quebec Canada prompted the U.S. and Canadian governments to work together to identify how flood forecasting, preparedness and mitigation can be improved in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River (LCRR) basin. - News