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Multi‑agency effort maps benthic cyanobacteria along North Fork Shenandoah, pairs USGS gauges with drone imagery
Summary
Virginia, USGS and academic partners are coordinating continuous gauging, benthic transects, rapid sampling and hyperspectral drone surveys to analyze benthic HAB extent and drivers along the North Fork Shenandoah; phase two will focus on watershed modeling and mitigation alternatives.
Interstate and state water partners described a coordinated monitoring effort on the North Fork Shenandoah River that pairs USGS continuous gauging and nutrient sensors with systematic benthic transects, lab analysis and hyperspectral drone mapping.
Mike Selkman of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) said USGS installed continuous meteorology and water‑quality sensors at Mount Jackson and…
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