The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites project seeks to better understand how the quantity of water in lakes is changing.

We are working with a network of citizen scientists who are reporting lake height by reading simple lake gauges.

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We are currently monitoring lakes in Alberta, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Illinois, Kenya, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nepal, North Carolina, Pakistan and Washington.

To View Lake Data or Add a Measurement, navigate to the region below.



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We send out a monthly newsletter with updates on our project expansion and what we're learning about lakes with the help of citizen scientists around the world. You can also sign up to receive an email the day before target monitoring dates when satellites pass over your region.

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