Scientists from the USGS Nebraska Water Science Center currently are working on the projects listed below. A summary of the project is available by clicking the project title. In addition to the projects listed below, we monitor streamflow, groundwater and water-quality throughout the state. Our data and site information is available on NWISweb.
Abbreviation: NRD, Natural Resources District
Project Title | Cooperating Agency | |
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City of Scottsbluff Flood Inundation Map | City of Scottsbluff | |
Ecosystem Connectivity Effects on Productivity in Lower Niobrara-Missouri Deltas | ||
ELM Regional Groundwater Model | Upper Elkhorn NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD, Middle Niobrara NRD, Lower Platte North NRD | |
Groundwater/Surface-Water Interactions in the Loup River Basin | Upper Loup NRD and Lower Loup NRD | |
Homestead National Monument Water Quality Partnership | National Park Service and Niobrara Council | |
Missouri River Recovery Program Monitoring | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | |
Niobrara National Scenic River Base Flow | National Park Service and Niobrara Council | |
Productivity in the 59-mile reach of Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam and Ponca State Park | ||
Recharge Estimation across the Central Platte River Basin | Central Platte NRD | |
South Loup River/Holt Creek Water Budget Study | Upper Elkhorn NRD, Lower Elkhorn NRD, Upper Loup NRD, Lower Loup NRD, and Lower Platte North NRD | |
Tile Drain Delineation | Lower Elkhorn NRD | |
Understanding Cyanobacteria Blooms in Willow Creek Reservoir | Lower Elkhorn NRD, Nebraska Environmental Trust, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Nebraska Game and Parks, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Nebraska Department of Natural Resources | |
Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer, Republican River Basin, 2002-2015 | Middle Republican NRD |