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 Map of Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer PublishedA new U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map titled, "Water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer, Republican River Basin in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, 2002 to 2015" has been released. The High Plains aquifer underlies 111.8 million acres (about 175,000 square miles) in parts of eight States—Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. The Republican River Basin overlies the High Plains aquifer for 87 percent of the basin area. Water-level declines had begun in parts of the High Plains aquifer within the Republican River Basin by 1964. In 2002, management practices were enacted in the Middle Republican Natural Resources District in Nebraska to comply with the Republican River Compact Final Settlement. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Middle Republican Natural Resources District, completed a study of water-level changes in the High Plains aquifer within the Republican River Basin from 2002 to 2015 to enable the Middle Republican Natural Resources District to assess the effect of the management practices, which were specified by the Republican River Compact Final Settlement. Water-level changes from 2002 to 2015 in the High Plains aquifer within the Republican River Basin, by well, ranged from a rise of 9.4 feet to a decline of 43.2 feet. The area-weighted, average water-level change from 2002 to 2015 in this part of the aquifer was a decline of 4.5 feet. Current Conditions in NebraskaReal-Time Streamflow SitesThe 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 NoticesSign up to receive USGS WaterAlert updates via e-mail or text message. Sign up to receive a daily water conditions e-mail for selected streams and wells. Sign up to receive Nebraska water news and notices by e-mail. Receive instant updates with USGS WaterNow via e-mail or text message. 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 |