Follow a drop of water to the ocean.

Sep 10

Using this amazing interactive visualization, students can click anywhere on the map and follow that drop of water to the ocean.

What places does it travel through? What chemicals will it encounter and bring to the ocean?

What social histories (stories and communities) are connected along the water’s path?

https://river-runner.samlearner.com/?fbclid=IwAR2OljDO9rINdAC41U4jbuBOeZHNxlGBjhjayVkFMQiDJIw3Y4kbpuzmVXQ

Visualization by Sam Learner.

Sources: The data used in this project comes from the USGS's NLDI API, along with additional NHDPlus data. Code and data for this project lives here.

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