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  2. Arkansas Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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    The Arkansas Geological Survey (AGS), formerly the Arkansas Geological Commission (AGC), is a government agency of the State of Arkansas. It is responsible for the investigation of the geology, geologic processes, and geologic resources within the state. It encourages the considered management and utilization of the state's mineral, fossil-fuel ...

  3. United States Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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    United States Geological Survey (USGS) / 38.9470; -77.3675. The United States Geological Survey ( USGS ), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879, to study the landscape of the United ...

  4. List of geoscience organizations - Wikipedia

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    Association of Applied Geochemists. Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society. Geochemical Society. International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. International Association for Mathematical Geosciences ( IAMG) International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. International Association of GeoChemistry.

  5. 2019 Arkansas River floods - Wikipedia

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    Six of seven streamgages along the Arkansas River surveyed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Arkansas recorded their highest streamflows on record. The flooding was considered a 1 in 200 year event near Van Buren, Arkansas , where the river reached a peak streamflow of 570,000 cu ft/s (16,000 m 3 /s).

  6. Geology of North America - Wikipedia

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    The geology of North America is a subject of regional geology and covers the North American continent, the third-largest in the world. Geologic units and processes are investigated on a large scale to reach a synthesized picture of the geological development of the continent. The divisions of regional geology are drawn in different ways, but ...

  7. Director of the U.S. Geological Survey - Wikipedia

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    The director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is responsible for direction and leadership of the agency. Within the director's office are the deputy director, who assists the director in coordination of the USGS; and eight associate directors, each overseeing a particular program, who report to the director. [3]

  8. Pinnacle Mountain (Arkansas) - Wikipedia

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    USGS Pinnacle Mountain. Pinnacle Mountain is a 1,011-foot (308 m) summit and the second-highest natural point in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States; it is also the primary attraction of the 2,356-acre (953 ha) Pinnacle Mountain State Park. [2] Located in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains approximately 13 miles (21 km) northwest of ...

  9. United States Geological Survey Library - Wikipedia

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    Today, the United States Geological Survey Library's users have access to over 1.7 million items: over 980,000 books and journals, over 600,000 maps, over 8,000 electronic media items (DVDs, CDs), and subscribes to over 113,000 electronic journal titles and eBooks. Materials include USGS publications, as well as those produced by state and ...