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  <dc:creator>Pamela J. Lombard</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2016</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has a long history of working with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State transportation agencies to provide data and information to address various issues related to water resources and the Nation&amp;rsquo;s transportation infrastructure. These issues include the following:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Streamgaging data networks&lt;br /&gt; &amp;bull; Flow frequencies and flow statistics &lt;br /&gt; &amp;bull; Water-quality investigations &lt;br /&gt; &amp;bull; Bridge scour and sediment transport &lt;br /&gt; &amp;bull; Hydrologic and hydraulic flood modeling&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In New England, the USGS is conducting investigations to improve flood flow estimation techniques, to define channel characteristics at bankfull discharge, and to document storm tide as a result of major coastal storms. Current locally focused investigations include examination of flow frequency in rural, urban, and small watersheds; documentation of extreme inland floods along with flood-frequency updates; examination of the effects of roadway blasting on groundwater quality; and determinations of the effects of road salting on the quality of runoff and receiving waters.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/fs20163009</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Transportation and Hydrology Studies of the U.S. Geological Survey in New England</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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