Rivergages.com: Providing River Gage Data for Rivers, Streams and Tributaries
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides current and historic water level information for rivers and lakes in the central United States.
Why Part of The Mystic River Will Turn Red in May
The Department of Agriculture said a study will take place and is harmless. Read on for more information.
Trout Fishing Techniques for Rivers and Streams
Trout fishing techniques for small mountain rivers and streams.
Why Rivers Need Their Floodplains
Floodplain storage of water, nutrients, and sediment is critical to sustaining river ecosystems but has been reduced by human activities.
What atmospheric rivers actually mean for the Pacific Northwest
Atmospheric rivers are mostly long and narrow fluid streams; however, they still encompass a relatively large area. Some atmospheric rivers may reach 250 to 375 miles wide, which is enough to impac…
'Rivers On Rolaids': How Acid Rain Is Changing Waterways
Something peculiar is happening to rivers and streams in large parts of the United States — the water's chemistry is changing. Scientists have found
Researching the Q River to learn about foreign substances
HAMDEN--What is in the Quinnipiac River?<br>Well that's a loaded question. Researchers from the University of New Haven are finding how it the foreign things in the water impact what you eat and how you feel.<br>What they’re looking for are endocrine disruptors, which could lead to the increase of estrogen in the river.
What To Do with Fish When the River Runs Dry
When people come to the aid of stranded fish, are the salvaged truly saved?
How do rivers alter sea-level?
Model includes river outflow and Earth’s rotation to fine-tune sea-level projections
The Internet of Things: Creating water stability with streaming data
Africa is not devoid of water, but attempts to create water stability in African nations have suffered from a lack of understanding—that, in turn, caused by insufficient access to water data. By...
Cities Relearning Their Relationships with Rivers
As the country's industrial past fades, cities are finding new meaning in their rivers—from the meandering to the mighty.
Why are rivers so important? And what are we doing to protect them?
On World Rivers Day, we celebrate the world’s precious waterways. But across the world, and closer to home, rivers are under threat. Why are rivers so important? And what are we doing to protect them?
How can we reduce river pollution? Floating wetlands.
Visit a floating wetlands in the Charles River, an island created by Northeastern researchers, to learn how is serves as a model to support water ecosystems, including combating algae blooms.
See which of the world’s 10 longest rivers still run free
Only 37 percent of the longest rivers are free flowing—the rest are severely impacted by dams or other human influences.
This is why forecasts for river levels may differ
THE Environment Agency has provided an explanation as to why forecasts for river levels on its website may differ from information it has given to…
How Transparent, 'Vampire' Catfish May Travel Unseen Through the Amazon River
Candiru crave blood, but the strange fish may use their hosts in more ways than previously known.
There it goes! From toilet to river, what happens we flush
Yuck! Toilet stuff ending up as possible drinking water?
Why Irish rivers urgently require more swimmers in them
Ireland has no river bathing sites but encouraging them is one way to unpollute our waterways
Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected -- leaving many communities without access to safe drinking water, says legal scholar Kelsey Leonard. In this powerful talk, she shows why granting lakes and rivers legal "personhood" -- giving them the same legal rights as humans -- is the first step to protecting our bodies of water and fundamentally transforming how we value this vital resource.
Rivers in the Sky: How Deforestation Is Affecting Global Water Cycles
A growing body of evidence indicates that the continuing destruction of tropical forests is disrupting the movement of water in the atmosphere, causing major shifts in precipitation that could lead to drought in key agricultural areas in China, India, and the U.S. Midwest.
What are those unsightly green splotches in the Schuylkill River?
Expert: An abundance of duckweed has washed downstream
