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USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Data / Information Request Policies

Inquiries / Questions / Requests we do not answer

• We won't write reports or answer test questions for students.  This service is not a substitute for studying or library research.


• We can't answer questions with financial impacts.


• We can't recommend products or companies.


• We do not answer questions best addressed by other agencies.  When inquiries are deferred to other sources, it is done to serve the optimum response.

Data Requests

The U.S. Geological Survey provides data on stream flow, ground-water levels, and water quality at sites throughout the United States. These data are published annually in Water Data Reports by state. Some historical and real-time water data are available at no cost via the World Wide Web. Specialized historical data can be retrieved upon request from computer databases at the cost of retrieval, reproduction, and distribution. These costs are also dependent on the size, urgency, restoration and review process of data (if necessary). The USGS is authorized to charge for requests for data not routinely provided through our Internet site, or requests requiring more than 30 minutes of time to fill. Near real-time hydrologic data are available online for about 688 stations in Texas. The most direct way to retrieve all the data for any station of interest to you is to use the Site Information search button here. This search will find all active and discontinued stations in Texas by several selection criteria including site name, number, location, and other identifiers. Unit values (data recorded in 15-minute increments) are only available from the web site for the past 31 days. At this time historical unit values must be requested via the Data Request Form here except for those stations that are the responsibility of the San Antonio staff.
UVs for those stations may be found at online at URL: http://ida.water.usgs.gov/ida/index_usgs.cfm
Peak flow data are also available online here. If you require information from a state other than Texas, please use the following web address to access USGS data nationally:http://water.usgs.gov/ For assistance in obtaining water-resources data in Texas, please contact the Public Information Officer directly at:gs-w-txpublicinfo@usgs.gov

Map Requests

For sources of USGS maps in your local area, consult the local telephone book's yellow pages for the nearest commercial map dealers that sell USGS maps and contact them directly for pricing and ordering information. The U.S. Geological Survey, Austin office does not provide maps to the general public. For a list of map dealers in Texas and other options for obtaining maps see:http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/findmaps.html Topographic, orthophotoquad, land-use, and land-cover maps pertaining to Texas are also available from: Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
Telephone: (303) 202-4200 FAX: (303) 202-4188
Email: infoservices@usgs.gov
For digital data from USGS topographic maps and other digital products-Consult information available through the USGS node of the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse at: http://nsdi.usgs.gov/ or the USGS Geographic data download Web site at: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html

Publications and how to order / obtain them