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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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... to expand our understanding of basic hydrologic mechanisms and their responses at the watershed scale and to provide information that serves as the basis for water and environmental management activities carried out largely by other governmental and private entities. The work of the USGS in this area is carried out by its Water Resources Division and occurs in three general program areas: basic research, regional and site assessments, and data collection.
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... An effective watershed research program for the USGS should consist ofthreemaincomponents:measurementandmonitoringforahierarchyof watersheds of various sizes; intense study of several small experimental watersheds to provide information on hydrologic processes for other major programs (e.g., the National Water Quality Assessment program) ; and a modeling program component to help interpret measurements macie at the large scale in terms of process understancling occurring at the smal ler scale.
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... Executive Summary 3 opportunity and has many benefits-both to the USGS and to students-and


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