Computing Discharge Using the Entropy-Based Probability Concept [#USGS]
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https://doi.org/10.3133/tm3A26 <-- shared USGS publication
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"... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: This report describes the steps and the theory to compute the speed and flow of water in streams using the probability concept…”
#water #hydrology #monitoring #measurement #calculation #estimation #discharge # computation #EntropyBasedProbability #probabilityConcept #research #testing #meanchannelvelocity #USGS #streamgaging #channelvelocity #metrology #season #USA #streamflow #timeseries #hydrospatial #spatial
@USGS
Four [US] States Leading the Way on Flood Resilience
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From Iowa's pioneering flood-monitoring network to North Carolina's comprehensive resilience blueprint, states are demonstrating what's possible when local leaders take ownership of their climate futures.
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https://www.epicenterinsights.com/four-states-leading-the-way-on-flood-resilience/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://floodplainsbydesign.org/ <-- shared Floodplains By Design, Washington State
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#water #hydrology #floodplainsbydesign #FBD #flood #flooding #floodplains #natural #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #publicsafety #cost #economics #infrastructure #mitigation #resilience #extremeweather #rainfall #surge #precipitation #hydrospatial #Iowa #NorthCarolina #Wisconsin, #Washington #WashingtonState #policy #planning #spatialanalysis #floodresilience #program # readiness #public #private #regulations #USStates #USA #monitoring #blueprint
Analysis Of Colorado River Basin Storage Suggests Need For Immediate Action
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https://www.colorado.edu/center/gwc/2025/09/11/analysis-colorado-river-basin-storage-suggests-need-immediate-action <-- shared UC Boulder School Of Law paper
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https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/ <-- shared BuRec Colorado River Basin overview page
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https://www.usbr.gov/ColoradoRiverBasin/post2026/documents/CRWUA-2024-P26-Update.pdf <-- shared BuRec Colorado River Basin Lake Powell & Lake Mead Operations Post-2026 Update 12/05/24 presentation
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR033454 <-- shared 2023 paper – “Aridification of Colorado River Basin's Snowpack Regions Has Driven Water Losses Despite Ameliorating Effects of Vegetation”
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#water #hydrology #watermanagement #management #watersecurity #agriculture #ColoradoRiver #ColoradoRiverBasin #storage #waterresources #wateruse #agreement #naturalsupply #usecase #reserve #model #modeling #hydrospatial #future #forecasts #climate #recharge #snowpack #massbalance #conservative #dams #BuRec #reservoir #operations #infrastructure #consumption #magicwater
@CU Boulder Getches-Wilkinson Center Law Center
Canadian Hydrospatial Network [6 new regions]
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https://natural-resources.canada.ca/science-data/data-analysis/geospatial-data-tools-services/canadian-hydrospatial-network <-- shared data resource
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https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/ae385105-e48c-4b54-bd0f-dfb7303301cb <-- access the open data
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“The Canadian Hydrospatial Network (CHN) is a map-based dataset that includes Canada's lakes, rivers, watersheds and other water features and their connections to each other.
It's applications include:
🗺️ serving as a foundation for advanced hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, including for flooding and drought
🗺️ supporting water and watershed management
🗺️ providing essential base data for cartography…”
You can now explore six new regions …”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #CanadianHydrospatialNetwork #CHN #Canada #opendata #lakes #rivers #watershed #waterbodies #water #hydrospatial #hydrography #hydrology #planning #management #model #modeling #cartography #fedopendata #fedscience
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Surveying Lake Titicaca [2024]
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https://www.hydro-international.com/content/article/surveying-lake-titicaca <-- shared technical article
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[A very comprehensive hydrographic and shallow geophysical study and mapping effort of Lake Titicaca…]
“In October 2024, officers from the Category “A” Specialization Programme in Hydrography for Naval Officers of the Peruvian Navy conducted their complex multidisciplinary field project at Lake Titicaca at Puno in Peru, which is the highest navigable lake in the world (3,800 metres above sea level). The purpose of this survey was to address issues in the lacustrine environment due to hydrological processes that have occurred in recent years in this water body.…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrospatial #hydrology #hydrography #LakeTiticaca #Bolvia #Puno #Peru #PeruvianNavy #lake #remotesensing #survey #lacustrine #vertical #multibeam #echsounder #sonar #geomatics #cartography #QGIS
Surveying Lake Titicaca

In October 2024, officers from the Category “A” Specialization Programme in Hydrography for Naval Officers of the Peruvian Navy conducted...

Postfire debris-flow hazards | U.S. Geological Survey

Estimates of the probability and volume of debris flows that may be produced by a storm in a recently burned area, using a model with characteristics related to basin shape, burn severity, soil properties, and rainfall.Wildfire can significantly alter the hydrologic response of a watershed to the extent that even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows. The USGS conducts post-fire debris-flow hazard assessments for select fires in the Western U.S. We use geospatial data related to basin morphometry, burn severity, soil properties, and rainfall characteristics to estimate the probability and volume of debris flows that may occur in response to a design storm.

New USGS dataset uncovers the Santiam River’s underwater topography to aid in fish habitat and water flow management | U.S. Geological Survey

A new dataset for the Santiam River in Oregon, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, provides a highly detailed underwater 3D elevation map that will help support fish habitat restoration and flood modeling work. 

The Great Dismal Swamp has released millions of tons of carbon since the colonial era, research finds

A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey is a window into how changing conditions even in protected natural areas can speed up global warming in a vicious cycle.

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