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Tag Archives: USGS
Freshwater storage impoundment mitigates increased chlorides in Abercorn Creek
Editors Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles to explain environmental monitoring efforts associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). This series will focus on the various monitoring activities that must take place as construction begins. … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, Studies, Uncategorized, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Abercorn Creek, chlorides, City of Savannah, Clyo, construction, Effingham County, Environmental Assessment, Georgia Ports Authority, GPA, intake, pre-construction monitoring, salinity, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, SHEP, studies, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water impoundment, water management, water mitigation, water quality, water treatment plant
Sophisticated network monitors Savannah River estuary
Editors Note: This is the fifth in a series of articles to explain environmental monitoring efforts associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). This series will focus on the various monitoring activities that must take place before construction begins. … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged chlorides, data, dissolved oxygen, environmental monitoring, estuary, Monitoring, research, salinity, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, SHEP, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water quality
Dams safe and sound following earthquakes
If you felt the ground shake this past weekend, you’re not alone. Many people throughout the Savannah River Basin (and beyond) reported tremors during two earthquakes Feb. 14 and Feb. 16. But rest assured, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Augusta, dam safety, earthquake, embankments, engineers, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, inspections, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, seismic activity, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS
How to monitor Georgia flood gages online
Editor’s Note: This post is guest authored by Jonathan W. Musser and Anthony J. Gotvald of the U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center in Norcross, Ga. In this post, Musser and Gotvald describe several web-based platforms available for monitoring … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Guest Author
Tagged Albany, Army Corps of Engineers, Atlanta, Chattahoochee River, Cobb County, Douglas County, Flint River, flood inundation, flood maps, flooding, Georgia, Gwinett County, National Weather Service, Ocmulgee River, Peachtree Creek, streamflow, Suwanee Creek, Sweetwater Creek, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS
How the Broad River influences outflows
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist When the Corps of Engineers updated the Savannah River Basin drought plan in August 2012, we added a new indicator for determining drought levels: stream flow at the Broad River. The Broad River is … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Broad River, Broad River gage, drought, Environmental Assessment, gage, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, streamflow, streamflow indicator, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water management, Water Watch
Guest column: USGS stream gauge network provides real-time water data in Savannah River Basin
Editor’s note: This post is guest authored by Brian McCallum, the Assistant Director of U.S. Geological Survey’s Georgia Water Science Center in Norcross, Georgia. He oversees all USGS hydrologic monitoring for the state of Georgia. Below he discusses how stream … Continue reading