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Average annual water consumption in each province of China
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Improved Understanding of Runoff Dynamics in the Yangtze River Basin

by Le Chang 2 May 202220 May 2022

Satellite data combined with in-situ observations on terrestrial water storage change and human water consumption provides a more accurate picture of runoff dynamics at sub-basin scale.

Netravati River in Karnataka, India
Posted inNews

A New Index to Quantify River Fragmentation

by Rishika Pardikar 27 April 202227 April 2022

Researchers have developed a new analysis based on a river’s catchment area as opposed its length.

A dog sits next to a backpack on a dirt road in a desert landscape.
Posted inFeatures

Incredible Journeys on the Crown of the Continent

by Mary Caperton Morton 15 April 202215 April 2022

Living in Geologic Time: The making, breaking, and backpacking of North America’s Continental Divide.

Satellite image of the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., with a false-color overlay
Posted inScience Updates

A Sharper Look at the World’s Rivers and Catchments

by Bernhard Lehner, Achim Roth, Martin Huber, Mira Anand and Michele Thieme 12 April 202220 May 2022

Digital hydrographic maps have transformed global environmental studies and resource management. A major database update will provide even clearer and more complete views of Earth’s waterways.

A conceptual model showing how phosphorous from individual household waste is transported to surface waters.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Water Quality Policy Must Consider Stored Watershed Phosphorous

by D. Scott Mackay 6 December 20213 December 2021

Phosphorous stored in watersheds and affects water quality for decades. A new model predicts phosphorus accumulation and depletion, and the consequences for water quality conservation measures.

River ice during the winter in the Little Southwest Miramichi River (Tooadook in Mi’kmaq) located in New Brunswick, Canada.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

River Ice Can Shape Watershed Ecology

by Sarah Derouin 29 October 202127 April 2022

As river ice cover decreases, the physical and biological changes to river ecosystems vary with the watershed characteristics and river size.

Map of the United States showing location of catchments classified using stormflow and baseflow characteristics derived from continuous rainfall-streamflow time series and their inferred streamflow generation mechanisms.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Analysis Reveals Patterns of Streamflow Generation Across USA

by K. McGuire 23 July 20219 May 2022

A new study transforms a classic conceptual framework into a quantitative classification of streamflow generation patterns.

Map of sites in USDA’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Big Benefits from Experimental Watersheds

by Terri Cook 18 February 2021

Scientific insights from the Agricultural Research Service’s long-term study sites underpin dozens of models and research methods that guide global land management and conservation practices.

A fish jumps out of the water as it heads upstream
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How River Capture Affects the Evolution of Aquatic Organisms

by David Shultz 28 September 202027 April 2022

River basins are dynamic environments that are always changing and reorganizing under geologic forces. New research investigates how this shape shifting influences aquatic speciation and extinction.

A stream in Sweden with tall green grass on either side
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Records and Risks of Legacy Phosphorus in Streams

by Elizabeth Thompson 23 September 202027 April 2022

A new study quantifies persistent phosphorus in a drainage basin in Sweden and points out risks and oversights to factor in to future stream management.

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