USGS Washington Water Science Center

Water Science Center Information

As the Nation's largest earth-science research agency, the U.S. Geological Survey maintains a long tradition of providing accurate and impartial informattion to all, and to publish and disseminate the information needed to understand, to plan the use of, and to manage these resources. The USGS Washington Water Science Center provides information on Washington's water resources for the overall benefit of the State and the Nation. The activities of the USGS Washington Water Science Center fall into five broad categories:

• Collection of hydrologic data
• Water-resources investigations and assessments
• Basic and problem-oriented hydrologic research. An integral part of the Survey's mission is to conduct investigations of the Nation's land, mineral, and water resources
• Acquisition of information useful in predicting and delineating water-related natural hazards
• Scientific and technical assistance in hydrologic studies

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