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- 1USGS Details How Burned Watersheds Shed Water and Sediment●Hydrologic and Erosion Responses of Burned Watersheds [USGS] -- https://www. usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-r esources/sci
The US Geological Survey's research on how wildfire-scarred watersheds respond hydrologically and to erosion is drawing attention. Burned landscapes repel water, boosting runoff, flooding and debris flows while stripping soil. With wildfires intensifying across the American West, the findings matter for reservoirs and water suppliers such as Denver Water, whose Gross Reservoir depends on forested catchments.