Nebraska Water Science Center
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Water Resources of NebraskaReal-Time Streamflow SitesWelcome to the USGS Web page for the water resources of Nebraska. Here you'll find information on Nebraska's rivers and streams, ground water, water quality, and many other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the state, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems. The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, and ground-water levels for over 130 sites in Nebraska. Nebraska Water Science Center HighlightsUSGS Announces New Ground-Water Level NetworkThe Active Ground-Water Level Network contains water levels and well information from more than 20,000 wells (4,300 of which are in Nebraska) that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 365 days. This network includes all of these wells, regardless of measurement frequency, aquifer monitored, or the monitoring objective. The U.S. Geological Survey has a database/archive of about 850,000 wells across the Nation. Information about these wells is available to the world via NWISWeb. Through various ground-water programs, the USGS actively measures water levels in about 20,000 of these wells each year. These wells are measured for a variety of disparate purposes, such as statewide monitoring programs, or more local effects like monitoring well drawdown, hydrologic research, aquifer tests, or even earthquake effects on water levels. There also are a variety of networks among these actively measured wells; a National Climate Response Network for wells, Regional Networks like the High Plains Aquifer Monitoring Program that are designed to monitor storage changes in the High Plains Aquifer, state-based networks that are designed to monitor statewide ground-water conditions, and local networks designed to monitor pumping effects. The Nebraska portion of the Active Ground-Water Level Network. Water Data via GoogleMapsNebraska streamflows using GoogleMaps We recently added a Google-Map based Web page to deliver map-based current surface-water resources conditions in Nebraska. The maps utilize zoom and pan to allow you to focus in on the water-monitoring sites that interest you. The maps show current streamflow as compared to historical records. By hovering your mouse over a site, a popup box shows the most recent stage and streamflow. Highlighted PublicationsThe Nebraska Water Science Center produces publications about water resources. SIR 2008-5048 SIR 2007-5088 Current Streamflow ConditionsThe U.S. Geological Survey provides current ("real-time") streamflow (), water-quality (), and ground-water levels () for over 130 sites in Nebraska. USGS Nebraska Water News and NoticesSign up to receive a daily water conditions e-mail for selected streams and wells. Sign up to receive Nebraska water news and notices by e-mail. |