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Water Resources of ConnecticutUSGS to Discontinue Streamgages Due to Sequestration: The U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) will discontinue operation of up to 375 streamgages nationwide due to budget cuts as a result of sequestration. Additional streamgages may be affected if partners reduce their funding to support USGS streamgages. The USGS is working to identify which streamgages will be impacted and when, and will post this information as it becomes available. Streamgages are used nationwide to predict and address drought and flood conditions by monitoring water availability. The USGS and over 850 Federal, State, and local agencies cooperatively fund the USGS streamgaging network, which consists of over 8,000 streamgages. When budget fluctuations occur, the network is impacted. For more information contact Virginia de Lima at 860-291-6741 or vdelima@usgs.gov. Welcome to the USGS New England Water Science Center, Connecticut Office. These pages are your source for water-resource information collected and interpreted by the U.S. Geological Survey in Connecticut. Current Streamflow Conditions Maps USGS sends email response with real-time stream stage and flow data for the USGS station (site) number in subject line of your email request. iNWS provides text messaging alerts from the National Weather Service for weather and hydrology. In the SpotlightUSGS work in the Connecticut River Basinhttp://ct.water.usgs.gov/Blueways-USGS.pdf Connecticut StreamStats.StreamStats is a Web-based Geographic Information Systems application for use in water resources planning and mangement, and in engineering design. It computes streamflow statistics (e.g. 100-year flood, the mean annual flow, the 7-day, 10-year low flow) and basin characteristics (e.g. drainage area, soil properties, mean annual precipitation) for ungaged sites faster, more accurately, and more consistently than manual methods. See http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/connecticut.html WiM Hurricane Irene mapper tracks storm surge and floodingThe USGS Wisconsin Internet Mapping group developed the Hurricane Irene Storm Surge Tracking Map to provide up-to-date information for emergency responders. Storm surge and wave heights and site photos are available at http://wim.usgs.gov/stormtidemapper/stormtidemapper.html# In addition, during the storm event, the map linked to real-time streamflow and tidal data. Hurricane Sandy Links
NWIS MapperLooking for a new way to access water data? This Google Maps interface quickly provides a map view of the sites with USGS water data. Simply zoom into your area of interest, check the boxes for the data you want, and click on your site. For more information on how to use NWIS Mapper visit http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/nwisgmap/instructions.html . SPARROW Decision Support ToolSPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) is a watershed modeling technique for relating water-quality measurements made at a network of monitoring stations to attributes of the watersheds such as contaminant sources and environmental factors that affect rates of delivery to streams and in-stream processing. The models are documented in the report SPARROW MODELING—Enhancing Understanding of the Nation’s Water Quality Featured ProjectsEvaluation of the Effects of Sewering on Nitrogen Loads to the Niantic River, ConnecticutThe Niantic River Basin is a developed coastal basin (28 mi2) in Connecticut underlain by glacial stratified deposits in the valley bottom, and glacial till over bedrock in upland areas. Currently, the Niantic River is the first embayment where eelgrass is present in Long Island Sound, when moving from west (New York City Area) to east. Therefore, the Niantic River is currently thought to have marginal water quality with respect to eelgrass habitat Assessment of Chloride in Watersheds along I-95, Southeastern ConnecticutThe USGS is conducting a 3-yr monitoring program in cooperation with the Federal Highway Association (FHWA) and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) to determine chloride concentrations and loads from streams that intersect I-95. Chloride, temperature, and specific conductance are measured upstream and downstream of I-95 at four watersheds in southeastern Connecticut -- Four Mile River, Oil Mill Brook, Stony Brook, and Jordan Brook. Highlighted PublicationsThe Connecticut Water Science Center produces publications about water resources. Data Series Report 705 Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5077 Open-File Report 2012-1025 Fact Sheet 2011-3122 Fact-Sheet 2010-3002 Open File Report 2011-1018 |