Flood- and drought-related natural hazards activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New England

Fact Sheet 2016-3008
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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has many ongoing and recent water-related natural hazard activities in New England that can be used to help mitigate the effects of natural hazards in cooperation with other agencies. The themes related to potential hazards and the tools and science to better understand and address them include the following:

Erosion and landslides
• Fluvial erosion (sediment transport, bridge scour, and bankfull channel geometry characterization)
• Current and historic landslide mapping

Flood documentation and assessment
• Flood high-water marks
• Flood modeling and frequency analysis
• Flood inundation mapping
• Peak-flow regression equations

Drought documentation and assessment
• Drought frequency analysis
• Low-flow frequency and flow duration statistics
• Water use and availability during drought

Hydrologic monitoring
• Streamflow monitoring network
• Groundwater monitoring network
• Tidal monitoring network
• Snow surveys and ice jam monitoring

Tools for natural hazard assessment and mitigation
• Light detection and ranging (lidar) remote sensing technology
• StreamStats Web-based tool for streamflow statistics
• Flood inundation mapper

Suggested Citation

U.S. Geological Survey, 2016, Flood- and drought-related natural hazards activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New England: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2016–3008, 4 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20163008.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Flood- and drought-related natural hazards activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in New England
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2016-3008
DOI 10.3133/fs20163008
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) New England Water Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country United States
Other Geospatial New England
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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