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A virtual tour of the Logan River Observatory, as part of the Utah Water Research Laboratory's 2025 60 year celebration.

A team of researchers from Utah State University, the University of Utah and the U.S. Geological Survey is looking at the journey of groundwater — from rain or snow to well and all the rock in between.

A new art installation at The Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City blends fine art photography and the hydrology of the Great Salt Lake.

Neilson showed how the observatory’s measurement efforts have clarified how water moves through a hydrologic system. She also shared numerous examples of how findings from the observatory were used to inform local leaders and to shape how decisions were m...

Utah State University researchers just released the results of a study that improves understanding of how water moves through the Great Salt Lake basin and helps identify where investments in stream and diversion flow gaging instruments are needed to bett...

Researchers from Utah State University and the Utah Water Research Laboratory recently published a new study that aims to help communities more accurately predict streamflow patterns in karst mountain watersheds.

Four water experts came together at Utah State University’s Research Summit on water to discuss the importance of collaboration, on every level, as everyone looks to the state’s future.

The Great Salt Lake Strike Team released a new report, “Great Salt Lake Data and Insights Summary,” to help decision-makers during the 2024 General Legislative Session.

The Logan River Observatory has been monitoring the Logan River watershed since 2013, with the goal of using data to forecast how changes in the amount of precipitation will impact future water availability.

Connecting the Dots between Snowpack and Streamflow in Mountainous Watersheds

The raging Logan River this spring was both a novelty and a potential hazard, but it was also an opportunity.

Simple mapping of beaver ponds can help land managers and conservationists in the west detect which ponds are sponging up nitrogen and which are releasing it.

UWRL Director David Tarboton and Professor Bethany Neilson helped complete the analysis, which includes a data repository, research, and policy options that will help return the lake to healthy levels

In this video, USU experts Bethany Neilson and Sarah Null discuss how water shepherding could work to translate conservation efforts into real benefits for Utah’s landscape.

Utah State University researchers are working to provide huge swaths of data about water supply and demand that are missing in the conversation about water conservation. Featured in Utah State Magazine

UWRL faculty member Kyle Moor is collaborating with the LRO to study microplastics in mountainous regions.

Researchers at Utah State University are creating a new hydrologic information system that will generate important new insight about the nation’s water resources.

Amid the flood of data being used to report current drought conditions in Utah comes a statistic of particular note to Cache Valley residents: The Logan River is at its lowest level for this time of year since 1992, during Utah’s second-worst recorded dro...

As the drought continues and water levels in Cache Valley’s major trout streams drop, the future of Utah’s most popular game fish seems to be uncertain this year.

For those who live in snowy mountainous regions like the Wasatch Front, much of the water used for irrigation and drinking comes from snow that accumulates in the mountains.

The Logan River Observatory was featured in the Utah Water Research Laboratory's 2019 Annual Report for their work's impact on Utah.

The LRO's Bethany Neilson gathered a team of 25 undergraduates, graduate students and Ph.D. candidates from universities throughout the state in Logan to collaborate on a scientific snapshot of the Logan River.

The LRO participates with multiple universities to conduct “synoptic sampling” — a snapshot study — all the way up to Franklin Basin, researchers hope to ultimately learn more about the hydrology, chemistry and biology of the Logan River.