Brandon Anderson, a USGS civil engineer, locates a highwater mark left by flooding from Hurricane Ida. This high water mark was found at a USGS streamgage site on the Tchoutacabouffa River near White ...

An instrument resembling a two-tone blue wrapping paper tube sits at the edge of Manatee Springs near Chiefland. Every 15 minutes, it samples the spring’s water, measures its nitrate levels and shoots ...

The Minnesota River overflowed its banks on Sept. 24, 2010, after more than 7 inches of rain fell in less than an hour. Emergency managers around the country who may not have the bandwidth or time to ...

A 2015 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study shows that water use in the U.S. is at the lowest level in 45 years. The downward trend in water use is seen as a positive sign as more companies and ...

A new nationwide study has unearthed the huge hidden potential of tapping into salty aquifers as a way to relieve the growing pressure on freshwater supplies across the United States. Digging into ...

The USGS recently collected new information to aid in resource and hazards assessments of Afghanistan. This survey presents valuable new information to policymakers, potential private investors, and ...

A new study by the United States Geological Survey found that toxic "forever chemicals" were found in 45% of drinking water samples tested by the agency. These chemicals, which earned the "forever" ...

New Years Eve won’t arrive until Dec. 31 for us civilians. But if you’re a hydrologist, 2025 ended Sept. 30 — the 2025 water year, that is. Those who study water on and under the ground use water ...

In addition to 10 years of data on the flow of heat in the Arctic ocean seafloor, researchers have published an analysis of that data using modern seismic data. Scientists have taken the temperature ...