NWDTW 2026

NWDTW 2026

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

1:00pm CDT

Water Data for the Nation Homepage: Introduction to Modernized Tools, Features, and Workflows BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Kammy Durham • Chris Hoard Hurricane Helene - Impact and Recovery Efforts at the Asheville Field Office BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)John Mazurek

1:30pm CDT

Alpha Coefficient Data Mining for Image Velocimetry from the USGS Database of ADCP Measurements BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)Elizabeth Nystrom

2:00pm CDT

Data Discovery Tools BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Chris Hoard • Kammy Durham

3:00pm CDT

USGS Water Data in Relation to the Fundamental Science Practices BCC - Nichols (21 Class / 40 Theater)Gary Burke Water You Waiting For? Dive Into the Latest Continuous Water‑Quality Updates BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)Kimberly Shaffer Go2: Training, Help, and Feedback Session BCC - Wilson (54 Tiered Class Only)Amber Jones • Sarah Queen • Waylon Marler • Amy Simonson Collecting Data in Moving-Bed Conditions and Understanding Test Results BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Justin Boldt

4:00pm CDT

Continuous Water-Quality Community Networking & Collaboration Session BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)Kimberly Shaffer Monitor every river, lake, and reservoir in the US with WaterMAP - An Online Portal for Remotely Sensed Water Data BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Rachel Sleeter • Chuck Hansen

4:30pm CDT

Surrogate Analysis and Index Developer (SAID) 2.0 Tool BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)Colleen Barr

8:00am CDT

USGS National Water Quality Network (NWQN-SW): Overview of Sample Collection, Data Reporting and Products BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)Melissa Riskin History and Current Activities of the Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project BCC - Nichols (21 Class / 40 Theater)Paul Diaz

8:30am CDT

WMA LIMS Status Update BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)Joseph Kalfsbeek • Jessica Marcusa Help Us Curate a Stronger National Groundwater Monitoring Network Hotel Capstone - Presidents (50 Theater/40 Classroom)Candice Hopkins Interactive ADCP game/quiz BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Justin Boldt Field Support & Research to Operations Team Overview and Panel Discussion BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)Paul Diaz • Lance Gruhn • Kimberly Shaffer • Heather Heckathorn • Travis Knight • Russ Lotspeich • David Coyle

10:00am CDT

Readying Superfly for LIMS Modernization and Other Updates BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)Spencer Wheeling • Erin Coenen USGS Signage Updates: Coordinating Across HIF, WSCs, and the Innovation Depot BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Kimberly Shaffer • Alicia Gearwar ICE-Edge: Computing Continuous Under-ice Discharge on the Edge BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)Brandon Waters (CO WSC) Groundwater Monitoring Essentials Hotel Capstone - Presidents (50 Theater/40 Classroom)Lance Gruhn What to do after you’ve measured the “big one”: USGS peak-flow data for Hydrologic Technicians BCC - Wilson (54 Tiered Class Only)Dan Wagner • Seth Siefken

10:30am CDT

Connecting the Triangle of Superfly - LIMS - and AQS BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)Dave Rus • Kate Norton Fluvial Sediment Monitoring in the USGS BCC - Nichols (21 Class / 40 Theater)Paul Diaz

11:00am CDT

Upcoming changes to the presentation of NWQL and Contract Laboratory data in AQUARIUS Samples BCC - Central Bank (39 Class / 60 Theater)Kate Norton • Leslie DeSimone • Christy VanCampen

2:30pm CDT

Upcoming changes to OneStop ordering BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Kate Norton Well Integrity Evaluations - Approaches, Use Cases, Data Management, and other Considerations Hotel Capstone - Presidents (50 Theater/40 Classroom)Lance Gruhn

3:00pm CDT

Streamflow Measurement Uncertainty: How do I rate this ADCP measurement? BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Justin Boldt

4:00pm CDT

Discrete Discharge from Multiple Platforms and Novel Algorithms: Fixed‑Mount and Portable Velocity Radars and Drone‑based Cameras BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)James Smith (CO WSC) Flow Photo Explorer: Using Trail Cameras to Estimate Streamflow Dynamics BCC - Mason (33 Class / 60 Theater)Annie Tucker

8:00am CDT

From Field Survey to Plotted Cross-Section: SVMobileAQ Data Collection and AreaComp3 Visualization BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Arthur Lilienthal An Introduction to Electromagnetic Methods and the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio technique BCC - Thames (21 Class / 40 Theater)Neil Terry • Annie Tucker • Eric White

8:30am CDT

HydroCorrect: a Tool for Automating Data Processing in AQTS BCC - Wilson (54 Tiered Class Only)Amber Jones • Amy Simonson • Wade Walker Continuous Water-Quality Data Corrections: Key Considerations BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Amanda Booth

9:00am CDT

Year in Review: Summary of Hydroacoustics in WY25 BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Justin Boldt

10:00am CDT

Unified Field Data Collection Application- Status Update BCC - Sellers (476 Class / 800 Theater)Laura Flight • Catherine Fargen From Issue to Insight: Troubleshooting Continuous Water-Quality Monitor BCC - Mobile (33 Class / 60 Theater)Kimberly Shaffer Go2: Training, Help, and Feedback Session - PART 2 BCC - Wilson (54 Tiered Class Only)Amber Jones • Sarah Queen • Waylon Marler • Amy Simonson

1:00pm CDT

Dremio for LDMs and Hydrologists BCC - Nichols (21 Class / 40 Theater)Michael Canova Mid-Section Measurements in QRevMS - Post-Processing and Measurement Review BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)John Mazurek

1:30pm CDT

Peak Precision from Your Desk: In-Office Validation of the Upper End of Stage-Discharge Rating Curves BCC - Lackey (54 Tiered Class Only)Arthur Lilienthal

2:00pm CDT

ADCP Greatest Hits BCC - Birmingham (65 Class / 100 theater)Justin Boldt