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Since 1967, Stroud Water Research Center has focused on one thing — fresh water.
We advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.

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Assessment of TOC analytical accuracy

L.A. Kaplan. 2004. American Water Works Association, Denver, Colorado.

Co-monitoring bacterial and dinoflagellates communities by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and SSU rDNA sequencing during a dinoflagellates bloom

Kan, J., and F. Chen. 2004. Acta Oceanologia Sinica 23:483–492.

A stream cascade in Lofty Creek, Pennsylvania.

Spatial patterns of turbulence kinetic energy and shear stress in a meander bend with large woody debris

Daniels, M.D., and B.L. Rhoads. 2004. In S. Bennett and A. Simon (editors). Riparian vegetation and fluvial geomorphology. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.

Spatio-temporal patterns of benthic invertebrates along the river continuum of a braided Alpine river

Arscott, D.B., K. Tockner, and J.V. Ward. 2003. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 158:431–460.

Contributions of microbial biofilms to ecosystem processes in stream mesocosms

Battin, T.J., L.A. Kaplan, J.D. Newbold, and C.E. Hansen. 2003b. Nature 426:439–442.

Sources and distribution of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Tagliamento River, Italy

Kaiser, E., D.B. Arscott, K. Tockner, and B. Sulzberger. 2004. Aquatic Sciences 66:103–116.

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Featured Initiatives and Partnerships

WikiWatershed® web tools offer watershed data visualization, geospatial analysis capabilities, and science-based predictions of human impacts on stormwater runoff and water quality.

The Water Quality mobile app is a water-monitoring data-collection and learning tool designed for use by educators and their students, citizen scientists, and researchers.

EnviroDIY™ is a community where members ask and answer questions and network within interest groups to develop do-it-yourself environmental science and monitoring devices.

The Society for Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification Program ensures skilled persons are providing aquatic invertebrate identifications in North America.

The Leaf Pack Network® is an international network of teachers, students, and citizen monitors using a simple experiment to determine the health of their local streams.

The Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds provides free technical assistance to Pennsylvania-based watershed and conservation organizations.