An outreach event taking place in the vicinity of the USGS-01161280 streamgage site Connecticut River in Northfield MA.
Matt Ely
Matt Ely serves as the Director of the USGS Colorado Water Science Center.
In September 2021, Matt Ely became the Director of the USGS Colorado Water Science Center. He leads a diverse team of 120 scientists and administrative and IT professionals. Prior to joining the Colorado WSC, Matt served as the Deputy Director and Associate Director of Hydrologic Interpretive Programs with the New England Water Science Center, Geohydrology Studies Supervisor with the USGS New Mexico Water Science Center, and as a project hydrologist with the USGS Washington Water Science Center. He developed numerous groundwater-flow and watershed models and served as project manager on regional water resource assessments. Matt began his career with the USGS in 1995.
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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.
Connecticut River in Northfield MA outreach event
An outreach event taking place in the vicinity of the USGS-01161280 streamgage site Connecticut River in Northfield MA.
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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. - Data
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Connecticut River in Northfield MA outreach event
An outreach event taking place in the vicinity of the USGS-01161280 streamgage site Connecticut River in Northfield MA.
An outreach event taking place in the vicinity of the USGS-01161280 streamgage site Connecticut River in Northfield MA.
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