Water Resources Data

• NWISWeb (National Water Information System Web Site). Selected water-resources data for approximately 1.5 million sites across the United States from 1857 to present. Try the USGS National Water Information System Web site (NWISWeb) tutorial that includes step-by-step guides for the first-time user of NWISWeb.
  • Real-time Water Data — From the stream to your screen! See provisional data from over 8,000 on-line stations throughout the U.S.
  • Water Data for the Nation
    • Surface-Water Data
    • Ground-Water Data
    • Water-Quality Data
    • Site Information Inventory
• WaterWatch — Current water resources conditions.
  • Ground Water Climate Response Network
    
• National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Data Warehouse
  
• Water Quality -- Data and Information
  
• Water Use — Maps and searchable data by county and watershed. A great place for a school project!
  
• Acid Rain — On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition and precipitation chemistry.
  
• Suspended-Sediment Database — Transport of sediment and associated contaminants in streams is a water-quality issue of national concern. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a number of daily suspended sediment stations throughout the country, paid for through a variety of cooperative and federal programs. These daily gaging stations provide the best information on sediment flux in the Nation's rivers.
  
• Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN) Streamflow Data Set, 1874-1988 — WRIR 93-4076 by J. R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
• Water Resources Glossaries