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USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

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Water Resources of Massachusetts

TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT WATER RESOURCES IN RHODE ISLAND, PLEASE VISIT THE RHODE ISLAND WEB SITE

Welcome to the New England Water Science Center - Massachusetts Office web page. This is your direct link to water-resource information on Massachusetts's rivers and streams, ground water, water quality, and biology. Data collection and interpretive studies are done by the Center to support state-wide water-resource infrastructure and management needs and are part of the USGS science strategy to address the water-resource priorities of the nation and global trends in:

  • Ecosystem status and change
  • Climate variability and change
  • Energy and mineral management
  • National hazard risk and assessment
  • Environmental risk to human health
  • Water use and availability


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MA Water Sciences

The USGS Massachusetts Office monitors and analyzes surface-water, groundwater, water-quality and biological parameters throughout the state. Data collection and interpretive studies are done in cooperation with various local, State, or Federal agencies.

Surface Water

Massachusetts provides real-time water-stage and streamflow data at over 140 sites across the state. Flood prediction, stream low-flow characteristics and surface-quality are currently under investigation in 28 studies.

Groundwater

Twenty-two groundwater wells are monitored hourly by the USGS in Massachusetts. Over 30 current groundwater investigations evaluate groundwater-supply and groundwater-quality issues.

Water Quality

Water-quality conditions are continuously monitored by the USGS at 42 sites across the state of Massachusetts. Water-quality issues in groundwater and surface-water are addressed in over 30 current interpretive studies.

Water Use

Find out more about Massachusetts water-use data.

Mobile Information Center

USGS WaterAlert sends email or text messages when certain parameters measured by a USGS data-collection station exceed user-definable thresholds.

USGS sends email response with real-time stream stage and flow data for the USGS station (site) number in subject line of your email request.

iNWS provides text messaging alerts from the National Weather Service for weather and hydrology.


Highlighted Publications

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Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5172
Data Series 648

cover Savoie, J.G., LeBlanc, D.R., Fairchild, G.M., Smith, R.L., Kent, D.B., Barber, L.B., Repert, D.A., Hart, C.P., Keefe, S.H., and Parsons, L.A., 2012, Groundwater-quality data for a treated-wastewater plume near the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Ashumet Valley, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2006-08

Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5193

cover Armstrong, D.S., Richards, T.A., and Levin, S.B., 2011, Factors influencing riverine fish assemblages in Massachusetts

Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5192
Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5137
Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5125

Link to Full Bibliography

USGS Home Water Climate Change Core Science Ecosystems Energy&Env. Health Hazards

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