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Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast and had an estimated population of 672,228 as of July 2015. The Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the Anacostia River and Rock Creek.The District has 7,464 acres of parkland, occupying about 19% of the city's total area.
Maryland - Delaware - Washington D.C. Water Science Center
5522 Research Park Drive
Catonsville, MD 21228
Phone: 443-498-5500
Fax: 442-498-5510
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a historic agreement with the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) to expand, combine and strengthen resources on common science and research issues.
Washington, D.C. – A collection of USGS before-and-after satellite image pairs for 80 sites around the world is featured in a new atlas documenting global environmental changes released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Reston, VA – Learn how scientific assessment of earthquakes and tsunamis can reduce risk and the loss of life and property when natural hazards strike.
Reston, VA – Learn how scientific assessment of earthquakes and tsunamis can reduce risk and the loss of life and property when natural hazards strike.
USGS to Release Report Ranking Most Dangerous Volcanoes and Discuss Flood Response
Policy makers and scientists will meet March 16-19 at the 70th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA. This meeting gets to the heart of wildlife and natural resource concerns in North America.
Washington, D.C. - How close are we to predicting earthquakes? Can science help diplomacy and national security? Could an ancient catastrophe offer a solution to a very modern problem? Learn the answer to these questions and more as USGS scientists participate in the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, Feb. 17-21.
What happens when a comet or asteroid more than a mile wide slams into the Earth at supersonic speed? U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists, with help from students and professors from Virginia Tech University, are about to find out as they begin a seismic survey of the 35-million-year old Chesapeake Bay impact crater.
Slow-moving ground water slows down water-quality improvements in Chesapeake Bay Ground water supplies about half of the water and nitrogen to streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and is therefore an important pathway for nitrogen to reach the bay, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study.
Because of an increasing awareness of the critical role of ground water in sustaining coastal populations, economies, and ecosystems, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recently published a report that describes ground water conditions in freshwater and saltwater environments along the Atlantic coast.
A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study shows above-normal levels of arsenic and copper in sediments found in Lake Anne in Reston, VA. The USGS study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that amounts of arsenic and copper exceeded what would be expected to occur naturally in this setting.
What happens when a rock from space that’s more than a mile wide slams into the Earth at supersonic speed? Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners are learning as they analyze evidence they are recovering from cores drilled during the past two summers into the Chesapeake Bay impact crater and surrounding structures.
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MD-DE-DC Water Science Center
information@usgs.gov
Phone: 443-498-5500
Fax: 442-498-5510
Contacts
Maryland - Delaware - Washington D.C. Water Science Center
5522 Research Park Drive
Catonsville, MD 21228
Phone: 443-498-5500
Fax: 442-498-5510