Alabama Water Science Center
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Water Resources of AlabamaWelcome to the new website for the USGS Alabama Water Science Center!Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web page for the water resources of Alabama; this is your direct link to all kinds of water-resource information. Here you'll find information on Alabama's rivers and streams. You'll also find information about 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 200 sites in Alabama. USGS Alabama HighlightsNew website for the USGS Alabama Water Science Center!This website is full of new and exciting information and also includes the information you have come to rely on. The Alabama Water Science Center strives to provide reliable, impartial, and timely information that is needed to understand Alabama's water resources. Should you have any questions/comments about the new website, please email dc_al@usgs.gov. Highlighted PublicationsThe Alabama Water Science Center produces publications about water resources. Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5260 Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5272 Featured ProjectWeeks BayThe USGS has worked to gather information about mercury cycling along the Gulf Coast through an integrated sampling effort in Weeks Bay and the Mobile River Delta in Alabama. Hypotheses about atmospheric loading, surface and groundwater cycling, and bioaccumulation of mercury are being tested. |