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Water quality
The chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of water, usually in respect to its suitability for a particular purpose.
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Ground-water quality (22 items)
Marine water quality (11 items)
Surface water quality (24 items)

Water-quality data (84 items)
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Upper Mississippi River basin: water quality, water elevation, and discharge [New Window]
Information on flood potential and water quality in the upper Mississipi River, including downloadable data and map images.
WaterQualityWatch -Continuous Real-Time Water Quality of Surface Water in the United States [New Window]
Maps and explanations of continuous real-time data collection methods and results, including water temperature, turbididty, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, and stream discharge values.
California Water-Quality Assessment [New Window]
Results of activities in California conducted under the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA): maps, publications and data.
Ecological studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program [New Window]
Description of cooperative ecological research associated with the National Water-Quality Assessment program with links to current projects, download data, publications, and publications on biological sampling, habitat and laboratory protocols.
Georgia Water-Quality Assessment [New Window]
Results of activities in Georgia conducted under the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA: maps, publications and data.
Georgia's Stream-Water-Quality Monitoring Network, 2006 [New Window]
USGS stream-water-quality monitoring network for Georgia represents an aggregation of smaller networks and individual monitoring stations, with map and link to data.
Missouri District Water-Quality Data & Analysis Section [New Window]
Homepage for the Missouri District Water-Quality Data & Analysis Section with links to data networks, projects, data availability, mobile laboratories, sampling boat, quality assurance practices, and real-time water-quality data.
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - Great and Little Miami River Basins [New Window]
The Great and Little Miami River Basins form a National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program study unit for studying the status, trends, and changes affecting the nation's water quality. Site links to data, publications, maps, and results.
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program: protocols for the analysis of algal samples collected [New Window]
Summary of protocols describing procedures for laboratory analysis of algae samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). Includes full document to be downloaded in PDF format.
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program: reconstructed trends national synthesis study. [New Window]
Program to compile data from the National Water-Quality Assessment Program study units to study national trends with links to sediment coring sites, video on Salt Lake City, study units identification, and publications.
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