More than 10,000 U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) stream gauges continuously measure water depth and flow in streams and rivers across the United States. Ryan Rowland, data chief at the Utah Water Scien...

“We've all seen phragmites, that giant tall grass. It's widespread across the entire US,” said Pete Goodwin, a wetland ecologist with the Utah Geological Survey (UGS). He is working to map and model t...

Over the past 40 years, Great Salt Lake has shrunk dramatically. As water levels drop, more of the lakebed is exposed. “There's a lot more dried lakebed sediments that are prone to re-suspension durin...