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Water Resources of the United States

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Science In Your Watershed

 

Of Current Interest...

Quality of Water from Domestic Wells Across the United States

Mercury Sensitive Streams — Higher levels of mercury are found in fish and stream water where watersheds contain abundant wetlands (Summary) (Publications)

Selected Podcasts about water

 

NWISWeb Water Data

Access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites throughout the Nation.


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Regional Studies

 

Water Resources Programs

New!: A-Z Index of hydrologic terms

   
       

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