Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources
Op-ed: Water Pollution in Iowa Is Environmental Injustice
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July 22, 2021Environmental injustice and systemic racism affect communities throughout the United States, but many communities in rural states face additional challenges. The farming activities prevalent in many rural areas can inflict serious damage on water resources, but the damage does not involve all...Read more
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United StatesIntegrated Water Science (IWS) Basins
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July 22, 2021Many water policymakers are interested in exploring the long-term health, safety, and viability of water ecosystems around the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey is integrating its water science programs to better address the Nation’s greatest water resource challenges. At the heart of this...Read more
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United StatesPowder River: Data for Cross-Channel Profiles at 22 Sites in Southeastern Montana, 1975 through 2019
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July 22, 2021Powder River rises in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and flows northward through a semi-arid landscape in Wyoming and Montana to the Yellowstone River. The river drains an area of 34,700 square kilometers and has an average discharge of about 500 million cubic meters per year. Cross-channel...Read more
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United StatesTransboundary Assessments of Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest
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July 22, 2021In 2019, the USGS began studying the baseline water-quality of selected transboundary rivers in the Pacific Northwest. These studies are designed to characterize current water-quality conditions so as to facilitate future assessments of potential impacts related to upstream mining activities...Read more
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United StatesWater Quality of San Francisco Bay Research and Monitoring Project
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July 22, 2021Estuaries are the interface of rivers, ocean, atmosphere, and dense human settlement. Their variability is driven by a large array of natural and anthropogenic forces. This website describes the long-term research and observation project in the San Francisco Bay-Delta that serves to measure and...Read more
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