Nebraska Water Science Center
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Water Resources of NebraskaWelcome to the USGS Web page for the Nebraska Water Science Center (NEWSC). Here you'll find information on Nebraska's rivers and streams, groundwater, water quality, and many other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the state, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems. New Tool Available for Assessing Water Availability in the Northern High Plains AquiferA new U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report titled, "Groundwater-Flow Model of the Northern High Plains Aquifer in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming" has been released. The model can be applied by multiple entities to better understand flow, quantity, sources and sinks of groundwater in the Northern High Plains Aquifer, which covers approximately 100,000 square miles across Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Data associated with the model and report is available on the USGS Water Resources NSDI Node. "An assessment like this has not been done since the USGS High Plains Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) study completed in the 1980s, so this effort represents a substantial update of the technology and science beyond what was available during that time," said USGS scientist Steve Peterson, lead author of the study. "Plus there were considerable more data available to use for the analysis, and the system has changed and undergone more development since that time." More information is available on the High Plains Groundwater Availability Study web site. Current Conditions in NebraskaReal-Time Streamflow Sites![]() ![]() The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, and groundwater levels for over 130 sites in Nebraska. USGS Nebraska Water News and Notices
Recent PublicationsFlood-inundation maps for a 12.5-mile reach of Big Papillion Creek at Omaha, Nebraska by Kellan R. Strauch, Benjamin J. Dietsch, and Kayla J. Anderson USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5152
by Nathaniel J. Schaepe, Jason S. Alexander, and Kiernan Folz-Donahue USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5004
Water balance monitoring for two bioretention gardens in Omaha, Nebraska, 2011-14 by Kellan R. Strauch, David L. Rus, and Kent E. Holm USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5188
by Brenda K. Densmore, David L. Rus, Matthew T. Moser, Brent M. Hall, and Michael J. Andersen USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5002
Characteristics of sediment transport at selected sites along the Missouri River, 2011-12 by David L. Rus, Joel M. Galloway, and Jason S. Alexander USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5127 |