Despite a series of recent storms bringing snow and rain to Central Oregon, snowpack levels across the Central Cascades remain historically low, raising concerns about water supplies heading into ...

Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm-management decisions but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from Kans ...

Rivers are dynamic and complex systems shaped by interactions among flow regime, sediment transport, water quality, and ...

Pesticides can harm aquatic ecosystems and human health, so scientists need to understand how they move from farm fields into streams. A management tool commonly implemented is riparian buffers—strips ...

A single calculation, precipitation minus evapotranspiration, is reshaping how scientists understand the swing between flood ...

A key question in any discussion about climate is "How much rain fell?" But perhaps there is an even more important one. Like any household budget, the global water economy is based on "income," that ...

With breakthrough new technology that measures water isotopes on the move, Michigan Tech research scientist Ben Kopec and his team are driving, boating and snowmobiling around the Keweenaw to help ...

Market Demands Driving Innovation in Pipeline Pumps The global pipeline pump market has experienced steady growth over the ...

Wildlife experts agree that beavers are uncommon and unexpected in Southern Nevada. But wherever streams burble and woody trees grow, beavers can establish a home — and while much of the Las Vegas ...

Without snow in the mountains, the places that depend on the West’s rivers will hurt for water.

Water outlook The 2026 Upper Deschutes Basin Water Outlook was presented Feb. 6, by Jeremy Giffin, Deschutes Basin Watermaster, Oregon Water Resources Dept. Bad news for Deschutes River basin Giffin ...

Ogallala Life and Ogallala Commons, two nonprofit organizations whose missions are to educate about, conduct research on, and rehydrate the Ogallala Aquifer, have partnered to work on a new ...