...to informing restoration efforts in the Florida Everglades
...to tracking storm-related flood conditions through the South Atlantic...
...to investigating coral health in the Florida Keys & Caribbean...
...to assessing environmental contaminants on aquatic life in the Mississippi River Basin...
...USGS science spans the South Atlantic, Gulf States and Caribbean
The Southeast Region includes 13 states and two U.S. territories, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Southeast Region includes 13 states and two U.S. territories, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Southeast Region
We conduct impartial, multi- and interdisciplinary research and monitoring to address a broad range of natural-resource issues that affect the quality of life of citizens and landscapes in the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean region.
News
USGS Geologic Mapping Project Supports Critical Mineral Exploration, Enhances Public Safety in the Southeast
USGS Geologic Mapping Project Supports Critical Mineral Exploration, Enhances Public Safety in the Southeast
Ecological Thresholds, Abiotic Stress, and Climate Change: A Conceptual Framework
Ecological Thresholds, Abiotic Stress, and Climate Change: A Conceptual Framework
USGS Measures Flooding Across Texas
USGS Measures Flooding Across Texas
Publications
User’s guide for the National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR) User’s guide for the National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR)
The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR) is a scalable hydrologic geospatial fabric or framework, built from (1) the High Resolution (1:24,000-scale or better) National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), (2) nationally complete Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and (3) 1/3-arc-second 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) digital elevation model (DEM) data (at a 10-meter ground...
Computing discharge using the entropy-based probability concept Computing discharge using the entropy-based probability concept
This report describes the techniques and methods for computing the mean-channel velocity and discharge using the entropy-based probability concept (probability concept). The method is an alternative to or augments standard streamgaging methods adopted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Although sensor technology for measuring the mean velocity and discharge has advanced, standard...
Regional hydraulic geometry characteristics of stream channels in the Boston Mountains in Arkansas Regional hydraulic geometry characteristics of stream channels in the Boston Mountains in Arkansas
Many stream-channel infrastructure, habitat enhancement, and restoration projects are undertaken on streams throughout Arkansas by Federal, State, and local agencies as well as by private organizations and businesses with limited data on local geomorphology and streamflow conditions. Equations that relate drainage area above stable stream reaches to the basin characteristics, bankfull...
Science
Mobile River Basin Study
The Mobile River Basin in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee is one of the 59 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources, and to provide a sound...
USGS research on coastal and nearshore ecosystems informs wildlife and fisheries management
Coastal ecosystems are where the land and sea meet. USGS coastal science plays a critical role in supporting effective, science-based management of coastal ecosystems. USGS helps decision-makers navigate complex ecosystem challenges.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Western Fisheries Research Center, Western Geographic Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Flood-inundation mapping in Tar River Basin, North Carolina
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has created flood-inundation maps for selected streamgage sites in North Carolina. These maps depict the approximate area that would be inundated at selected water levels, ranging from approximately top-of-bank to the maximum observed water level. The inundated areas depicted on these maps are approximate, and accuracy of the maps is a function of the accuracy of...