NH Water Resources Research Center

The NH WRRC is now under the new leadership of Adam Wymore, an associate professor in the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA).   Dr. Wymore began his new appointment as director of the NH WRRC on Sept. 1, 2024 taking over for UNH professor emeritus Bill McDowell, who served as director starting in 2000 and retired from UNH in 2023. The NH WRRC is well poised to continue and expand its legacy of innovation, advancing the monitoring and management of one of New Hampshire’s most important natural resources.   Read More

University of New Hampshire & WRRC researchers are working collaboratively with NOAA at Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and local managers to locate nonpoint nitrogen hot spots within the watershed, indentify sources of that nitrogen, and characterize how streams, rivers, and riparian buffers drive watershed-scale retention of nitrogen.  Their goal is to provide a clearer understanding of which sources of nitrogen pose the greatest threat.

The entire Lamprey River basin is referred to as the Lamprey River Hydrologic Observatory (LRHO) and serves as a platform to study the hydrology and biogeochemistry of a suburban basin. The LRHO is used as a focal point for student and faculty research, teaching and outreach in the Departments of Natural Resources & the Environment, Earth Science, Civil Engineering and the Climate Change Research Center.

The Water Quality Analysis Laboratory (WQAL) is a research facility within the Department of Natural Resources & the Environment at the University of New Hampshire. This facility provides high-quality, reasonably priced analyses in support of research projects conducted by scientists, students, government agencies, private companies, and watershed groups from throughout the University, state, and nation.