Links to Sources of Water Information

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and underground waters and disseminates the data to the public, State and local governments, public and private utilities, and other Federal agencies involved with managing water resources

The map to the left allows you to go to other USGS Water Science Center Web sites, or use the links below to further investigate water.

USGS Information

Water information

• Georgia Water Science Center
• Water Resources of the United States
• USGS home page
• Surface Water
• Ground Water
• Water Quality
• Water Use
• National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
• Other programs involving water

Other USGS information

• Earth Science Information Center - Ask USGS
• The USGS and Science Education
• USGS Publications and Data Products
• USGS Publications Warehouse
• USGS Information Products about Mapping and related subjects
• USGS Biological Resources Features

NWISWeb - National Water Information System

NWISWeb provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Learn About Water

• USGS Water Science for Schools
• The USGS and Science Education
• Science in Your Watershed
• Aquifer Basics
• National Atlas of the United States
• USGS Water Education Posters
• Glossaries of hydrology
• USGS Hydrology Primer
• Rain: A Water Resource

Other Georgia Information

• USGS Science in Your State
• Univ. of Georgia land-cover maps: County | Watershed
• Georgia Environmental Protection Division(GA EPD) - Water Resources Branch
• Conserve Water Georgia - GA EPD
• Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts
• County information from Georgia.gov