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ABOUT THE NC WATER SCIENCE CENTER

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USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

There is a USGS Water Science Center office in each State. Washington Oregon California Idaho Nevada Montana Wyoming Utah Colorado Arizona New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Wisconsin Illinois Mississippi Michigan Indiana Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Pennsylvania West Virginia Georgia Florida Caribbean Alaska Hawaii New York Vermont New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts South Carolina North Carolina Rhode Island Virginia Connecticut New Jersey Maryland-Delaware-D.C.

North Carolina Projects and Studies

Featured Project:

Charlotte/Mecklenburg Rainfall Network

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The first raingage of the current network was installed in 1989. By 1992, three gages were recording rainfall in Mecklenburg County. At that time, an effort was started to provide good areal coverage of the county, and since 2002, the network has consisted of 70 raingages. Landline telemetry was used in early gages for data retrieval, but all sites are now equipped with ultrahigh frequency (UHF) radios. All sites currently use tipping-bucket sensors to measure precipitation.

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Browse Projects by Science Goals

The North Carolina Water Science Center science plan identifies the priority science goals of the NC Water Science Center.

GISHydrologic and Geospatial data AgricultureAgriculture and Water Quality
HazardsHydrologic Hazards CoastalEstuarine and Coastal Processes
PopulationIncreased Population and Water Resources HabitatAquatic Habitat Restoration
GroundwaterGroundwater resources ProgramsSupport of Federal and State Programs

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Not all NCWSC projects are currently described. Please contact the North Carolina WSC Director if you are interested in additional project information, or in suggesting new scientific studies.

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