Data Archives

Links to Data Sources

This is a work in progress. Please help by sending me additional links!

Here are some links to various data archives that may be of interest to surface-water, watershed, and water-quality modelers. If you know of a link that should be added to this list, please send me the link.

Federal Geospatial One-Stop Data Services
 

USGS - U.S. Geological Survey

Streamflow and water-quality data:

• NWIS-Web

GIS data:

• EROS Data Center
• National Hydrography Dataset
• National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• National Elevation Dataset
• National Land Cover Dataset
• Seamless Data Distribution System
• Geographic Datasets
• STATSGO soils data

USEPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Water-quality and permit data:

• STORET database
• STORET Legacy Data Center
• Permit Compliance System

Data packaged for use with BASINS:
(see the BASINS data download page)

• Metadata for GIS packages
• GIS-referenced data, by 8-digit HUC
• Weather data, by state
• STATSGO soils data, by state

NWS - National Weather Service

Weather and climate data:

• National Climatic Data Center
• Regional Climate Centers

NRCS - Natural Resources Conservation Service

Various weather/snowpack data:

• National Water & Climate Center
• Snotel Data
• Climate Data
• PRISM Climate Mapping
• GEM Weather Generator

Soils data:

• STATSGO soils data

USBR - Bureau of Reclamation

Agrimet weather data for various regions:

• Great Plains
• Pacific Northwest

River/Reservoir operations data:

• Upper Colorado
• Lower Colorado

DataWeb Project

Other -

Hydrometeorological Networks (GAPP)