ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the U.S. Geological Survey to save more than 30 river and lake gauges in the Adirondacks, Champlain Valley and elsewhere from a planned closure in the spring ...

Previously, gauges used to measure changes in water level in the Amazon were not on the same reference level. This meant water levels could not be directly compared, limiting the use of the gauges in ...

I’M ARIEL BRUMFIELD, WDSU NEWS. RIGHT NOW, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ACTIVATED THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS FLOOD RESPONSE DUE TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEING ABOVE ITS NORMAL LEVELS. YEAH, THIS IS ALL ...

To keep boiler drum water level in an acceptable range is an important safety guideline for boiler operation. In recent years, accidents have occurred frequently due to boiler drum level measurement ...

New Orleans, La. -- As a Category 1, Hurricane Isaac beat up on the city for longer than many people expected. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Isaac provided a limited test of the multi-billion ...

The 2017 spring and summer flooding event along Lake Ontario garnered considerable media and community interest about how water levels in the Great Lakes are monitored, who does the monitoring, and ...

Remembering the Northfield flood of September 2010, the U.S. Geological Survey is installing new river gauges on the Cannon River near Northfield to improve flood forecasting and high water management ...

Accurate knowledge of the water level in any boiler drum application is an absolute necessity. While operating a boiler with low water level is one of the leading causes of boiler failure, operating ...

The whole project was developed on a friend’s request. Its purpose was to remotely monitor the water-level in a metal tank located in the attic by means of a very simple control unit placed in the ...

NASA's laser satellite, ICESat, has been used to make corrections to water level gauges that are critical in monitoring water flow in the Amazon, the world's largest river. The new study will improve ...