USGS Finds Climate Model-based River Data Fall Short for Upper Mississippi Planning
January 05, 2026
January 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that a widely used suite of climate model-driven hydrologic data products is not reliable enough to guide habitat and ecosystem restoration on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, according to a new Scientific Investigations Report, "Evaluating Hydrologic Data Products for Scientific and Management Applications Related to Potential Future Streamflow Conditions in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers." T . . .
