Office of Surface Water (OSW)

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USGS Surface Water Information

Office of
Surface Water

Mission Statement

Data
   WaterWatch
   Real-time Streamflow
   Historical Streamflow
   Suspended Sediment
   Benchmark Glaciers
   Instantaneous Data Archive - IDA

Programs
   Streamflow Info (NSIP)
   Flood Frequency (NFF)
   National Streamflow Statistics (NSS)
   StreamStats
   Global Change Hydrology
   Watershed Modeling
   Storm-Tide Monitoring
   Hydroacoustics

Facilities
   Instrumentation (HIF)

   Hydraulics Laboratory
   Sedimentation (FISP)
   Delaware River Master

Publications
   Fact Sheets
   Technical Memoranda
   Reports
   Bulletin 17B
   WR Glossaries

Techniques
   Hydrology
   Hydraulics
   Fluvial Sediment
   Bridge Scour
   Instrumentation
   Applications Software
   Hydro 21

Additional SW Info
   Photo Gallery
   Special Topics
   Other Sources

More Water Info
   Ground Water
   Water Quality
   Water Use
   Cooperative Program
   Water Resources Mission

Need more information about surface water? Contact the USGS Office of Surface Water at (703)648-5301.

Special Topics

Research

Changes in the timing of high river flows in New England over the 20th Century (Hogkins, Dudley, and Huntington, 2003)

A Step Increase in Streamflow in the Conterminous United States (McCabe and Wolock, 2002)

Streamflow Trends in the United States (Lins and Slack, 1999)

Data

Hydro-Climatic Data Network

Definition of Terms as used in the Annual Data Report

Techniques

New and Evolving Concepts in Indirect Discharge Measurements (A Workshop) Presentations

External Activities

International Standards Development

Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction

Global Water Cycle Program (USGCRP)

Public Private Partnership 2000

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