DATA CENTER

• Streamflow
  • Real-time Data
  • Historical Data
  • USGS WaterWatch
    • Floods
    • Droughts
• Ground Water
  • Real-time Data
  • Historical Data
  • Ground-water networks
    • Active Water Levels
    • Climate Response
• Water-Quality
  • Real-time Data
  • Historical Data
  • Water-Quality Watch
• Precipitation
  • Real-time Data
• Other
  • Annual Data Reports
  • Instantaneous Data Archive

ABOUT THE ILLINOIS
WSC

• • Office information
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USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES

If you'd like more information about visiting with a USGS scientist, please contact Kelly Warner at (217)328-9739 or e-mail klwarner@usgs.gov.

USGS Videos and Slide Shows

• How does the USGS Collect Streamflow Data?
• Collecting Streamflow Data at the USGS--A Year-Round Job (courtesy of WCSH-Portland)
• USGS-Produced Videos
• USGS Natural Science Careers--Not Just Rocks
• Data Collection at U.S. Geological Survey Streamgaging Stations

USGS/USGS-Related Sites

• USGS Basic Hydraulic Principles of Open-Channel Flow
• UIUC Civil Engineering 498FM Class Notes and Photos
• Ask USGS
• How Does the USGS Collect Streamflow Data?
• Water Science for Schools
• The Water Cycle
• The USGS Learning Web
• Terraserver Aerial Photos and USGS Maps
• Topozone USGS Maps

National Center for Atmospheric Research/ University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Sites

• NCAR Education and Outreach
• Watersheds: Connecting Weather to the Environment
• Windows to the Universe
• NCAR's High Altitude Observatory
• Space Environment Center
• SOHO, Exploring the Sun
• STARCHILD, for young astronomers
• Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum
• Doppler Radar Examples

Other Atmospheric Sites

• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lightning
• Color images of lightning
• Lightning Detection from Space
• The Online Guide to Meteorology

FREE INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FROM THE USGS ILLINOIS WATER SCIENCE CENTER

To receive your FREE information (while supplies last), please contact Donna Ayers through e-mail or by phone at (217)328-9707.

Bookmarks

Various bookmarks are available.

Video -- "Not Just Rocks": Natural Science Careers at the USGS

This 14-minute VHS video highlights numerous careers throughout the U.S. Geological Survey. Background information and interviews give a personal perspective to working for the USGS. This video is intended for grades 5-12 but can be used by anyone wanting to spark a child's interest in the Natural Sciences.

Limited supply available; we reserve the right to limit the number of videos requested.