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Geospatial PDF map of the compilation of GIS data for the mineral industries and related infrastructure of Africa
Water-quality trends in the Kansas River, Kansas, since enactment of the Clean Water Act, 1972–2020
Reduction of large vessel traffic improves water quality and alters fish habitat-use throughout a large river
Reach-scale mapping of surface flow velocities from thermal images acquired by an uncrewed aircraft system along the Sacramento River, California, USA
Total phosphorus and suspended-sediment concentrations and loads from two main tributaries to Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, 2014–20
Metal release from manganese nodules in anoxic seawater and implications for deep-sea mining dewatering operations
Quantitative microbial risk assessment with microbial source tracking for mixed fecal sources contaminating recreational river waters, Iowa, USA
Two-dimensional hydraulic model for the Chain of Lakes on the Fox River near McHenry, Illinois
Representation of surface-water flows using Gradient-Related Discharge in an Everglades Network
The Everglades Depth Estimation Network interpolates water-level gage data to produce daily water-level elevations for the Everglades in south Florida. These elevations were used to estimate flow vectors (gradients and directions) and volumetric flow rates using the Gradient-Related Discharge in an Everglades Network (GARDEN) application developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with