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#StreamStats allows access to GIS analytical tools used for water-resources planning, management, and design. This graph of the Linville R., Nebo, NC shows that discharge on September 28, 2024, was among the highest recorded in 100 years (right). ow.ly/JC3W50TAGrs #TSHelene
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#DYK USGS provides real-time water data from streamgages all over? Stay alert, WaterAlert! #WorldWaterMonitoringDay #NationalPreparednessMonth #PreparednessMonth #WaterAlert #BePrepared ⚠️Subscribe to get notified: accounts.waterdata.usgs.gov/…
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Want to know when a river near you is nearing flood stage? Sign up to receive updates about changing water conditions at select locations. 🔗 accounts.waterdata.usgs.gov/… 🚨 Stay #WaterAlert
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Every day is #EarthDay at the USGS! Our thousands of scientists study all aspects of our planet, from the tops of volcanoes down to the sea floor. Stay tuned all month as we introduce you to just some of our amazing scientists, our #ClimateChampions. ow.ly/BSVi50NJEop
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Save the date! This coming Saturday, in celebration of National Park Week, the @natlparkservice will waive entrance fees so everyone can explore our country's vast history and beauty. Find a park near you: nps.gov/findapark Photo @badlandsnps by Donna Schneider
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Water is crucial to ensuring the health, safety and prosperity of Indigenous communities. Last week, Interior announced $320 million to help Tribal communities make improvements to their water infrastructure.
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Hear more about each competitor 👂 🎧 in the #GageGreatness finals and VOTE ⬇⬇⬇
What could eclipse the eclipse? The #GageGreatness finale! This matchup between Montague, NJ and Andrew’s Creek, Colorado couldn’t be more exciting! Learn more about each gage and vote! @USGS_NJ @USGS_CO
50%Del River @ Montague, NJ
50%Andrews Creek, CO
468 votes • Final results
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Happy #FieldPhotoFriday! @USGS Hydrologic Technicians prepare to make a discharge measurement with an ADCP from a cableway over a large river in Washington State. #GageGreatness continues next week. Be on the watch for more gage matchups and keep voting for your favorites!
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The Kansas River at Topeka, KS (06889000) stream gage is one of 11 gages along the longest prairie river in the world (173 miles)! It has been collecting data in our state capital for nearly 120 years! Over 950,000 people rely on the river’s water. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, NC is a USGS Federal Priority Streamgage. The creek drains 49.2 square miles of @GreatSmokyNPS and is a beautiful site throughout the year. USGS has been collecting data at this site since 1934. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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And for the final matchup of #GageGreatness round 1, we bring you the Cataloochee Creek gage from North Carolina and Kansas River gage Topeka, Kansas. Learn more about the gages, then vote for your favorite!
59%Cataloochee Creek, NC
41%Kansas River @ Topeka, KS
106 votes • Final results
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#DYK the Susquehanna watershed contributes at least half of the freshwater entering the Chesapeake Bay? The USGS measures flow at Susquehanna River at Conowingo, MD and collects water samples that tell us about nutrients and sediment entering the Bay. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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MontaWHO? Delaware River at Montague, NJ has more to offer than meets the eye: Gage Height, Discharge, Water Quality, Weather and a PTZ camera to name a few. If you use water in DE, NJ, NY or PA, you may want to ask yourself the role this data plays. 💡 waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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We take you to the east coast for this #GageGreatness matchup between the scenic Delaware River at Montague gage in New Jersey and the fascinating Conowingo Dam gage in Maryland. Learn more about each gage and vote!
53%Del River @ Montague, NJ
47%Conowingo Dam, MD
289 votes • Final results
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Rapid Creek at Rapid City has been a stalwart of streamgaging in western South Dakota since 1942. Following a tragic flood in 1972, its home in the Rapid Creek floodplain transformed into a popular recreation area and trailhead for hikers and bikers. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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During the winter, the gage's #HIVIS webcam at Knife River near Two Harbors, MN helps to determine the effects of ice on streamflow calculations, whether ice-jams could cause localized flooding, and if ice conditions are safe for field measurements. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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We’re back at it with #GageGreatness Round 1, Matchup #4 between these northern gages from Minnesota and South Dakota. Read about each one and voteee. 🗳🗳🗳
37%Knife River, MN
63%Rapid Creek, SD
83 votes • Final results
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Established in 1950, St. John River at Ninemile Bridge is the first gage in the USGS numbering system, hence its site ID 01010000. It's 80 miles from the nearest paved road and must be accessed by snowmobiles in the winter and ATVs during the muddy season. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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The gage at Penn's Landing is a water quality monitoring station with continuous records going all the way back to 1960. As a tidal site in the NGWOS program, this site provides an opportunity to test innovative monitoring methods for resource management. waterdata.usgs.gov/monitorin…
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Who’s ready for more #GageGreatness craziness? Learn more about these gages from Pennsylvania and Maine, then vote for your favorite!
49%Penn’s Landing, PA
51%St. John River, ME
68 votes • Final results
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