A high-resolution groundwater map shows how underground water varies across the U.S., with new insights for agriculture and ...

How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time declining groundwater levels were generally recognized, a new ...

Earthquake hydrology investigates the complex interplay between seismic events and the behaviour of groundwater systems. Research in this area has revealed that both dynamic and static stresses ...

This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. It’s not hard to find groundwater. “It’s ...

David Keith Todd, a retired UC Berkeley professor and author of a landmark book on groundwater hydrology, spent most of his life teaching students about the ways of water and advising clients on how ...

There is more to freshwater resources than meets the eye. While fresh water is visible in the form of rivers, lakes and glaciers, fresh groundwater resources — hidden beneath the Earth — often go ...

Nearly all the freshwater in the world is under the ground — 99 percent. That's just an estimate, though, because nobody really knows. The U.S. Geological Survey calls groundwater hydrology an ...

The traditional hydrologic view of western mountains was constrained by the notion that the only significant natural water storage in mountains is snowpack, giving less attention to soil water storage ...

A new study modeled shrub encroachment on a sloping landscape and reached a startling conclusion: Shrub encroachment on slopes can increase the amount of water that goes into groundwater storage. The ...

AquiferWatch is an educational nonprofit based in Tallahassee that uses citizen science volunteers to monitor groundwater levels and quality. Director Rick Copeland and Assistant Director Gary Maddox ...