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Travis L Smith

Travis Smith is a Hydrologist in the New England Water Science Center.

His work is focusing on Flood Inundation Mapping. He previously worked in the New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) in the Hydraulic Surveillance and Investigations section focusing on projects in the streamgaging network. 

Professional Experience

  • Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 2006 to Present

Education and Certifications

  • B.S Environmental Science, University of Vermont, 2004

Science and Products

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USGS gage 422302071083801 Fresh Pond at Cambridge, Massachusetts

Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan

Lake and impoundment levels are used for calculating a drought severity index.
By
New England Water Science Center
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Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan

Lake and impoundment levels are used for calculating a drought severity index.
Learn More
link
Screenshot of the Flood Insurance Map

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.
By
New England Water Science Center
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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.
Learn More
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multicolored map of New York counties

Floods of 2011 in New York

Background / Problem Hurricane Irene Figure 1 shows the declared counties for Hurricane Irene (FEMA) Five to ten inches of rain from Hurricane Irene produced widespread moderate to major flooding throughout eastern New York August 28-30. Highest rainfall totals occurred in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York where over 18-inches of rain was reported at Maplecrest, NY. Record water
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New York Water Science Center
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Floods of 2011 in New York

Background / Problem Hurricane Irene Figure 1 shows the declared counties for Hurricane Irene (FEMA) Five to ten inches of rain from Hurricane Irene produced widespread moderate to major flooding throughout eastern New York August 28-30. Highest rainfall totals occurred in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York where over 18-inches of rain was reported at Maplecrest, NY. Record water
Learn More

Flood-Frequency Data for Six Selected Streamgages Following the Central New York Flood of October 31 – November 3, 2019

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains batch formatted annual peak streamflow data (PkFlows_AllSites.txt) through the 2020 water year for six selected USGS streamgages (01321000, 01342797, 01343060, 01346000, 01347000, and 01348000) that recorded the flood of October 31 – November 3, 2019, which severely affected the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region in central New Yor
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New York Water Science Center

Hydroacoustic Data to Support Embayment Monitoring in Long Island Sound, Mystic and Norwalk Embayments, Connecticut, 2021-2022

This data release includes hydroacoustic data for the 2021 to 2022 water years at four stations. These stations are part of a discrete and continuous monitoring project in embayments on Long Island Sound to support nutrient management activities in Connecticut. The data were collected by the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Pro
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New England Water Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed

Computed Streamflow Using Satellite Data for the Copper, Nushagak, Tanana, Yukon, Susitna, and Knik, Koyukuk Rivers, Alaska, 2008-2021

Relations between satellite altimetry water-surface elevation data and dynamic surface water extent data derived from LANDSAT imagery data were used with a modified Manning's equation to compute remotely sensed streamflows (RSQ) at locations on the Tanana, Yukon, Susitna, Nushagak, Copper, Koyukuk and Knik Rivers in Alaska using satellite data. Data are organized into zip archives named for each s
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Alaska Science Center, New England Water Science Center

Flood of October 31 to November 3, 2019, East Canada Creek, West Canada Creek, and Sacandaga River Basins

Between October 31 and November 3, 2019, historic flooding in parts of the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region resulted in one fatality, an estimated $33 million in damages, and the declaration of a state of emergency for 13 New York counties. Flooding resulted from high-intensity rainfall within a 24-hour period between October 31 and November 1, 2019, at the end of an October that had m
Authors
Alexander P. Graziano, Travis L. Smith, Arthur G. Lilienthal
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Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center

Flood of October 31 to November 3, 2019, in the East Canada Creek, West Canada Creek, and Sacandaga River basins in central New York

Between October 31 and November 3, 2019, historic flooding in localized areas of the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region in central New York State resulted in one fatality and an estimated $33 million in damages. Flooding resulted from high-intensity, hyperlocal rainfall in the region within a 24-hour period between October 31 and November 1, 2019, at the end of a much wetter than average
Authors
Alexander P. Graziano, Christopher L. Gazoorian, Travis L. Smith, Arthur G. Lilienthal
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Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center

Floods of 2011 in New York

Record rainfall combined with above-average temperatures and substantial spring snowmelt resulted in record flooding throughout New York during 2011. Rainfall totals in eastern New York were the greatest since 1895 and as much as 60 percent above the long-term average within the Catskill Mountains area and the Susquehanna River Basin. This report documents the three largest storms and resultant fl
Authors
Richard Lumia, Gary D. Firda, Travis L. Smith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center

Science and Products

link
USGS gage 422302071083801 Fresh Pond at Cambridge, Massachusetts

Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan

Lake and impoundment levels are used for calculating a drought severity index.
By
New England Water Science Center
link

Evaluation of Lakes and Impoundments Drought Index for the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan

Lake and impoundment levels are used for calculating a drought severity index.
Learn More
link
Screenshot of the Flood Insurance Map

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.
By
New England Water Science Center
link

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.
Learn More
link
multicolored map of New York counties

Floods of 2011 in New York

Background / Problem Hurricane Irene Figure 1 shows the declared counties for Hurricane Irene (FEMA) Five to ten inches of rain from Hurricane Irene produced widespread moderate to major flooding throughout eastern New York August 28-30. Highest rainfall totals occurred in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York where over 18-inches of rain was reported at Maplecrest, NY. Record water
By
New York Water Science Center
link

Floods of 2011 in New York

Background / Problem Hurricane Irene Figure 1 shows the declared counties for Hurricane Irene (FEMA) Five to ten inches of rain from Hurricane Irene produced widespread moderate to major flooding throughout eastern New York August 28-30. Highest rainfall totals occurred in the Catskill Mountains of southeastern New York where over 18-inches of rain was reported at Maplecrest, NY. Record water
Learn More

Flood-Frequency Data for Six Selected Streamgages Following the Central New York Flood of October 31 – November 3, 2019

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release contains batch formatted annual peak streamflow data (PkFlows_AllSites.txt) through the 2020 water year for six selected USGS streamgages (01321000, 01342797, 01343060, 01346000, 01347000, and 01348000) that recorded the flood of October 31 – November 3, 2019, which severely affected the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region in central New Yor
By
New York Water Science Center

Hydroacoustic Data to Support Embayment Monitoring in Long Island Sound, Mystic and Norwalk Embayments, Connecticut, 2021-2022

This data release includes hydroacoustic data for the 2021 to 2022 water years at four stations. These stations are part of a discrete and continuous monitoring project in embayments on Long Island Sound to support nutrient management activities in Connecticut. The data were collected by the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Pro
By
New England Water Science Center, USGS Science in Long Island Sound and its Watershed

Computed Streamflow Using Satellite Data for the Copper, Nushagak, Tanana, Yukon, Susitna, and Knik, Koyukuk Rivers, Alaska, 2008-2021

Relations between satellite altimetry water-surface elevation data and dynamic surface water extent data derived from LANDSAT imagery data were used with a modified Manning's equation to compute remotely sensed streamflows (RSQ) at locations on the Tanana, Yukon, Susitna, Nushagak, Copper, Koyukuk and Knik Rivers in Alaska using satellite data. Data are organized into zip archives named for each s
By
Alaska Science Center, New England Water Science Center

Flood of October 31 to November 3, 2019, East Canada Creek, West Canada Creek, and Sacandaga River Basins

Between October 31 and November 3, 2019, historic flooding in parts of the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region resulted in one fatality, an estimated $33 million in damages, and the declaration of a state of emergency for 13 New York counties. Flooding resulted from high-intensity rainfall within a 24-hour period between October 31 and November 1, 2019, at the end of an October that had m
Authors
Alexander P. Graziano, Travis L. Smith, Arthur G. Lilienthal
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center

Flood of October 31 to November 3, 2019, in the East Canada Creek, West Canada Creek, and Sacandaga River basins in central New York

Between October 31 and November 3, 2019, historic flooding in localized areas of the Mohawk Valley and southern Adirondack region in central New York State resulted in one fatality and an estimated $33 million in damages. Flooding resulted from high-intensity, hyperlocal rainfall in the region within a 24-hour period between October 31 and November 1, 2019, at the end of a much wetter than average
Authors
Alexander P. Graziano, Christopher L. Gazoorian, Travis L. Smith, Arthur G. Lilienthal
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center

Floods of 2011 in New York

Record rainfall combined with above-average temperatures and substantial spring snowmelt resulted in record flooding throughout New York during 2011. Rainfall totals in eastern New York were the greatest since 1895 and as much as 60 percent above the long-term average within the Catskill Mountains area and the Susquehanna River Basin. This report documents the three largest storms and resultant fl
Authors
Richard Lumia, Gary D. Firda, Travis L. Smith
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center