USGS Numbers
What year was the USGS founded
1879
What is you credit card purchase limit when using a construction service? (I hope your team has Nick Wander)
$2,000
What was the total funding for OKI FY2024?
23.8 million
What governing region is OKI a part of?
Midcontinent
What does SMIS stand for?
Safety management information system
How many people are employed at USGS nationwide? (within 100 or closest)
10,000
What are the titles of the 3 specialists in every center?
Water quality, surface water, and ground water
According to the national dashboard, how many streamflow, well, and QW stations does OKI have (within 20)?
832
What percent of the world's fresh water is in the 5 great lakes?
20%
What does GLRI stand for?
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
How much funding did the USGS use for its stream gaging program in 2024 (closest or within $10 million)
$214 million
What entity sets salary and locality adjustments for all federal employees?
OPM
Specific conductance is an indirect measurement of concentration of dissolved what in solution?
Ions
What state or territory has the stream gage with the lowest latitude?
Guam
RDGs stand for this, which are fully functioning stream gages installed during emergency situations?
Rapid Deployment Gages
In 100 plus years, the USGS has authored this many reports (within 1,000 or closest)?
82,000
With what USGS mission area is OKI part?
Water resources
449 gal/min equates to the popular unit of measurement we use to describe flow?
1 cfs
What state had the first established USGS stream gage?
New Mexico
This interface connects the public and USGS users to the extensive nationwide camera network?
HIVIS
Of the 2.21 billion requests for USGS water information, what percent was for stream flow data (closest)?
67%
Who is the director of the USGS?
David Applegate
This gage in Ohio will be the 1000th one hundredth USGS stream gage.
Chagrin River at Wiloughby
This state withdraws the 3rd most water behind California and Texas. Anyone want fries with that?
Idaho
What does PFAS stand for?
Polyflouroakyl substances