Nicholas Stasulis is a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician in the New England Water Science Center.
Nick is experienced in collection and publication of hydrologic data; the use of acoustics for measurement of streamflow in open-water and ice conditions; collaborating with partners and cooperators to develop proposals to meet their science needs; and training staff on USGS policies/methodologies for collection of hydrologic data.
Nick began his USGS career as a student with the Maine Water Science Center while attending the University of Maine. After graduation, Nick worked in the Maine Data Program, building an expertise in the collection and publication of streamflow and groundwater data. In addition, Nick took a particular interest in the use of hydroacoustics for measurement of velocity and streamflow. This interest led to opportunities to test new acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) for the USGS, teach national training courses on the subject, and serve as a member of the USGS Hydroacoustics Work Group (HaWG). Since 2016, Nick has supervised staff in the Maine Office of the New England Water Science Center, with a focus on streamflow and groundwater monitoring. Nick also serves on the IJC International St. Croix River Watershed Board, and as co-chair of Maine's Drought Task Force and River Flow Advisory Commission.
Professional Experience
2016 - present, U.S. Geological Survey - Supervisory Hydrologic Technician
2004 - 2016, U.S. Geological Survey - Hydrologic Technician
Education and Certifications
B.S. Microbiology, University of Maine, 2004
Science and Products
Preliminary stage and streamflow data at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in New England for the floods of April 2019
The combination of rainfall and snowmelt in northern New England and rainfall in southern New England resulted in minor to major flooding from April 15 to 24, 2019, according to stage and streamflow data collected at 63 selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. A typical USGS streamgage measures and records stream stage and estimates streamflow based on a relation (rating curve) of discr
Preliminary stage and streamflow data at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in Maine and New Hampshire for the flood of October 30–31, 2017
Relations among water levels, specific conductance, and depths of bedrock fractures in four road-salt-contaminated wells in Maine, 2007–9
A digital terrain model of bathymetry and shallow-zone bottom-substrate classification for Spednic Lake and estimates of lake-level-dependent habitat to support smallmouth bass persistence modeling
Water Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Remembering Tropical Storm Irene in New England
New England Flood Information
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Preliminary stage and streamflow data at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in New England for the floods of April 2019
The combination of rainfall and snowmelt in northern New England and rainfall in southern New England resulted in minor to major flooding from April 15 to 24, 2019, according to stage and streamflow data collected at 63 selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages. A typical USGS streamgage measures and records stream stage and estimates streamflow based on a relation (rating curve) of discr
AuthorsRichard G. Kiah, Brianna A. Smith, Nicholas W. StasulisPreliminary stage and streamflow data at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamgages in Maine and New Hampshire for the flood of October 30–31, 2017
Rainfall from a storm on October 24–27, 2017, and Tropical Storm Philippe on October 29–30, created conditions that led to flooding across portions of New Hampshire and western Maine. On the basis of streamflow data collected at 30 selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in the Androscoggin River, Connecticut River, Merrimack River, and Saco River Basins, the storms caused minor to modeAuthorsRichard G. Kiah, Nicholas W. StasulisRelations among water levels, specific conductance, and depths of bedrock fractures in four road-salt-contaminated wells in Maine, 2007–9
Data on groundwater-level, specific conductance (a surrogate for chloride), and temperature were collected continuously from 2007 through 2009 at four bedrock wells known to be affected by road salts in an effort to determine the effects of road salting and fractures in bedrock that intersect the well at a depth below the casing on the presence of chloride in groundwater. Dissolved-oxygen data colAuthorsCharles W. Schalk, Nicholas W. StasulisA digital terrain model of bathymetry and shallow-zone bottom-substrate classification for Spednic Lake and estimates of lake-level-dependent habitat to support smallmouth bass persistence modeling
In 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey entered into a cooperative agreement with the International Joint Commission, St. Croix River Board to do an analysis of historical smallmouth bass habitat as a function of lake level for Spednic Lake in an effort to quantify the effects, if any, of historical lake-level management and meteorological conditions (from 1970 to 2009) on smallmouth bass year-class fAuthorsRobert W. Dudley, Charles W. Schalk, Nicholas W. Stasulis, Joan G. Trial - Science
Water Resources Inventory and Assessment at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New England Water Science Center, in cooperation with the National Park Service, is compiling and evaluating all known water resources, and documented infrastructure associated with these resources, within the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and contributing associated watersheds.Remembering Tropical Storm Irene in New England
On August 28, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene made landfall in New England, leading to coastal storm surge, significant riverine flooding, sediment transport to Long Island Sound, and major infrastructure damage and destruction. Ten years later, the USGS New England Water Science Center looks back at Irene, the data collected by our Center during the event, the response by our employees before, during...New England Flood Information
The USGS delivers continuous streamflow, stage (water-level), and tide data to help emergency managers and other decision makers protect life and property caused by floods and other water-related hazards. - Multimedia
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