It sure was hot this past weekend in the #SAWSC! Many cooled off by "shootin' the Hooch" on the Chattahoochee River in Helen, GA. Remember to wave at our #HIVIS camera after going under the bridge. And check the USGS gage at ow.ly/3QCX50WgbvC. 😎

Peaceful start to another hot day in North Carolina. Picture of Cape Fear River at Lillington, NC, Water Quality monitor. Photo By Ryan Rasmussen. #FieldPhotoFriday #NCDEQ ow.ly/l75t50Why0c

Watch SAWSC Physical Scientist Marcie Cruz collect water-quality samples across a profile of Sope Creek near Marrietta, GA for the USGS National Water Quality Network program (#NWQN). Get all of the data from Sope Creek at ow.ly/ompg50WiAFN. #FieldPhotoFriday

Happy International Joke Day. Here is a little geology humor. 🤣 Carbon dating is a radiometric technique that is usually used to date organic material that is rich in carbon. ow.ly/czT350WjcWi

⛈️#HurricaneHelene debris removal continues in North Carolina. The USGS #HIVIS camera documented removal of trees and other debris in the French Broad River in Charlotte, NC. ow.ly/q5zs50WiBg1 #USACE #FEMA

💦Are you looking for water data? Start here, USGS Water Data for the Nation: ow.ly/VBax50Wk0Xa. USGS has been collecting high-quality water data at more than one million monitoring locations for over 135 years.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! As you admire the fireworks, you can ask yourself, "How did those colors get there?" And you can say to yourself, "I bet USGS knows". And you'd be right. Learn about it at ow.ly/25U650WiAf6.🎆

The USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, with 🤝 the NPS, Coconino County Emergency Management, and the NWS developed a new public safety alerting system for remote areas of Grand Canyon National Park. Sign up at usgs.gov/news/state-new…

July is National Lakes Month! We monitor water quality and levels at many lakes in the SAWSC, like Lake Johnson in NC. SAWSC Hydrologic Technician Lara Chapman is pictured. 📸 Sarina Little. Click the link to view the data. ow.ly/MTTr50WiEbl #TechTuesday #CityofRaleigh

🎆Fireworks weren't the only things shaking the earth in the #SAWSC last week. There was a 2.7 M earthquake 11 km ENE of Parksville, SC, July 5, 2025. Did you feel it? tell us at ow.ly/k2Cx50WmBW8. Visit the USGS interactive earthquake map at ow.ly/cgpz50WmBW9

Weston Lake in Congaree National Park, SC is an oxbow lake formed when the Congaree River changed course. And it's 1 of 55 nationally recognized geoheritage sites featured in the USGS Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Explorer. ow.ly/auk450WnWbq

Sope Creek near Marrietta, GA is sampled about 26 times per year as part of the USGS National Water Quality Network program (NWQN). Get all of the data from Sope Creek at ow.ly/PJga50WkGUB. #FieldPhotoFriday Pictured: #SAWSC Scientists Marcie Cruz and Chris Henry.

TS Chantal brought heavy rainfall across NC last weekend, and many of our USGS streamgages captured the impact. This week, SAWSC crews have been working hard collecting data and making repairs. Little R at SR1461 near Orange Factory, NC ow.ly/5ZeE50WoiZN.📸Lara Chapman

Meet SAWSC's newest Hydrologic Field Assistant Jenna Rivella. She is helping maintain the field sites and collect data around our Columbia office. And is looking forward to learning about the data we collect and the equipment we use. #SAWSC #FieldAssistant #USGS

Just released: The U.S. Geological Survey National Streamgage Network, 2024. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operated 12,165 continuous surface-water monitoring locations (streamgages) across the United States in 2024. Learn more at ow.ly/eVmU50Wqfek.

Parts of NC received up to 8 in. of rain from TS Chantal on July 6. Flooding occurred in the Cape Fear, Neuse, and Roanoke basins. USGS employees deployed on July 7 to make high flow measurements, flag high water marks, and install rapid deployment gages. ow.ly/jV1v50Ws8W7

New Pub Alert! SAWSC Hydrologist Casey Jones published USGS Report: “Assessment of water chemistry of the Coconino aquifer in northeastern Arizona.” Studies like this help find needed potable water sources in arid regions like Arizona. Find the report at ow.ly/Eruu50Wsgqs.

SAWSC Hydrologic Technician Lara Chapman compiled this video of 🌧️ Tropical Storm Chantal – NC Flooding Highlights. 🌊 Our field crews were collection critical data 📅July 6-7, 2025. ow.ly/IsLa50WsgmG #TechTuesday.

The Groundwater Conditions of Georgia website puts all USGS groundwater-level recorder data at your fingertips. The website pulls the latest data from the USGS database and was just updated for 2024 drought conditions. Check it out at ow.ly/W7jc50WtIaJ.

#SAWSC Hydrologic Technician Anna Lee collects discharge measurements in Lake Wateree Tailrace, above Camden, SC using a tethered boat. 🤝 #DukeEnergy. ow.ly/oVZQ50WshaC #FieldPhotoFriday #LakeWateree