Unitit States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
	Seal of the United States Geological Survey
	Official identifier of the U.S. Geological Survey
	; Flag of the United States Geological Survey
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Formed	Mairch 3, 1879; 143 years ago
Jurisdiction	United States
Heidquarters	Reston, Virginia ; United States; 38°56′51″N 77°22′06″W / 38.9475194°N 77.3683075°WCoordinates: 38°56′51″N 77°22′06″W / 38.9475194°N 77.3683075°W
Employees	8,670 (2009)
Annual budget	$1.1 billion (FY2010)
Agency executive	Suzette Kimball, Director;
Paurent agency	United States Department of the Interior
Website	USGS.gov

The Unitit States Geological Survey (USGS, umwhile simply Geological Survey) is a scienteefic agency o the Unitit States govrenment. The scientists o the USGS study the laundscape o the Unitit States, its naitural resoorces, an the naitural hazards that threaten it. The organisation haes fower major science disciplines, concernin biology, geografie, geology, an hydrology. The USGS is a fact-findin resairch organisation wi na regulatory responsibility.

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↑ Moody, Joan (22 October 2009). "Secretary Salazar Applauds Senate's Confirmation of Dr. Marcia McNutt as Director of the U.S. Geological Survey" (Press release). United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 7 November 2009.