USGS Washington Water Science Center
The USGS publishes a series of nontechnical publications and posters about geology, hydrology, topographic mapping, and related Earth Science topics. Single copies of listed publications and posters are free of charge.
Mail your requests to:
USGS Branch Of Distribution
P.O. Box 25286
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
The following water posters are available for lower school or middle school grades. They can be ordered by title.
How Do We Treat Our Wastewater?
Wetland: Water, Wildlife, Plants & People!
Ground Water: The Hidden Resource!
Water Quality...Potential Sources of Pollution
The publications below can be ordered by title and/or catalog number.
SP = Spanish
B&W = Black & White
G/S = Grade School
M/S = Middle School
Alaska From Space | B-93-0045 |
The Antarctic & Its Geology | B-93-0050 |
The Big Five | B-94-0015 |
Building Stones of Our Nations Capital | B-94-0030 |
Cartography at the USGS | B-94-0035 |
Catalog of Maps | B-93-0060 |
Collecting Rocks | B-93-0070 |
Deserts: Geology & Resources | B-94-0010 |
Earth Science Information Center | B-93-0010 |
Earthquakes | B-94-0050 |
Elevations & Distacnes in the U.S. | B-93-0090 |
The EEZ: An Exciting Frontier | B-94-0240 |
Finding Your Way With Map and Compass | B-93-0105 |
Fossils Rocks & Time | B-94-0054 |
Fossils Through Time (Flat) | B-96-0100 |
Geographic Information Systems | B-93-0122 |
Geologic History of Cape Cod, Massachusets | B-93-0090 |
Geologic Maps: Portraits of the Earth | B-93-0126 |
Geologic Time | B-94-0121 |
Geology of Caves | B-93-0135 |
Geology of Radon | B-94-0015 |
Geysers | B-93-0140 |
Glaciers: A Water Resource | B-93-0150 |
Glaciers: clues to Future Climates | B-94-0105 |
Gold | B-93-0160 |
The Great Ice Age | B-93-0170 |
The Great Salt Lake | B-94-0125 |
Ground Water | B-93-0175 |
Ground Water & the Rural Homeowner | B-94-0055 |
Ground Water: The Hidden Resource (B&W) | B-96-0457 |
Ground Water: The Hidden Resource (G/S) | B-96-0458 |
Ground Water: The Hidden Resource (M/S) | B-96-0459 |
Ground Water: An Under-Valued Resource | B-96-0475 |
Ground-Water Contamination- No Quick Fix In Sight | B-95-0470 |
Help Your Children Learn Geography | B-94-0131 |
Help Your Children Learn Geography (Spanish) | B-94-0131 |
How Do We Treat Our Wastewater (B&W) | B-96-0463 |
How Do We Treat Our Wastewater (G/S) | B-96-0464 |
How Do We Treat Our Wastewater (M/S) | B-96-0465 |
How Much Water In A 12 OZ Can? | B-95-0190 |
How To Obtain Aerial Photographs | B-93-0176 |
The Hydrologic Cycle | B-93-0180 |
The Interior of the Earth | B-93-0200 |
John Wesley Powell's Exploration of the Colorado River | B-94-0135 |
Landforms of the US | B-93-0210 |
Map & Mapping: A Selected Bibliography | B-93-0500 |
Map Projections | (Folded) B-96-0200 |
Map Projections | (Flat) B-96-0200 |
Map Scales | B-93-0240 |
Map Separates | B-93-0240 |
Maps Can Help You Trace Your Family Tree | B-94-0073 |
Maps of the US | B-93-0250 |
Maps of the World | B-93-0255 |
Marine Geology: Research Beneath the Sea | B-94-0072 |
Monitoring Active Volcanos | B-94-0075 |
Mountains & Plains: Denver's Geologic Setting | B-93-0272 |
The National Aerial Photography Program | B-96-0235 |
National Atlas maps | B-93-0260 |
Natural Gemstones | B-94-0080 |
Natural Steam for Power | B-93-0290 |
NAWDEX: A Keyt to Finding Water Data | B-93-0305 |
Our Changing Continent | B-93-0330 |
Permafrost | B-93-0340 |
Professional Challenges In Water Resources | B-97-0950 |
Propsecting for Gold in the United States | B-93-0380 |
Rain: A Water Resource | B-93-0330 |
Rain: A Water Resurce (Spanish) | B-93-0405 |
Recreational Opportunities Outdoors | B-96-0236 |
River Basins of the US The Colorado | B-93-0410 |
River Basins of the US The Columbia | B-93-0420 |
River Basins of the US The Delaware | B-93-0430 |
River Basins of the US The Hudson | B-93-0440 |
River Basins of the US The Potomac | B-93-0450 |
River Basins of the US The Suwanee | B-93-0465 |
River Basins of the US The Wabash | B-93-0460 |
Safety & Survival In An Earthquake | B-93-0470 |
Safety & Survival In An Earthquake (Spanish) | B-93-0480 |
State Hydrologic Unit Maps | B-93-0513 |
Steps to the Moon | B-94-0185 |
Submarine Landslides | B-95-0450 |
Suggestions for Prospecting | B-94-0200 |
The San Andreas Fault | B-94-0182 |
Save Water-Save Money | B-93-0495 |
Topographic Mapping | B-94-0190 |
Tree Rings: Timekeepers of the Past | B-93-0550 |
Types of Maps | B-93-0560 |
Understanding Color-Infrared Photographs & False-Color Composites | B-93-056 |
US Geodata Digital Cartographic and Geographic Data | B-96-0400 |
USGS: Earth Science in the Service | B-93-0085 |
USGS's Library | B-93-0585 |
USGS's Photographic Library | B-93-0585 |
Volcanic Hazards at Mt. Shasta California | B-94-0198 |
Volcanic Seismic Hazards of Hawaii | B-94-0197 |
Volcanoes of the US | B-93-0610 |
Water Dowsing | B-93-0625 |
Water in the Urban Environment | B-93-0640 |
Water: The Resource That Gets Used & Used for Everything (B&W) | B- |
Water: The Resource That Gets Used & Used for Everything (G/S) | B-96-0461 |
Water: The Resource That Gets Used & Used for Everything (M/S) | B-96-0462 |
Agua Poster B/W (SP) | B-96-0040 |
Agua Poster Elem-SP | B-96-0041 |
Water Quality: Potential Sources of Pollution B/W | B-96-0471 |
Water Quality: Potential Sources of Pollution G/S | B-96-0469 |
Water Quality: Potential Sources of Pollution M/S | B-96-0470 |
WATSTORE: A Water Data Storage and Retrieval System | B-93-0680 |
Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants and People (B/W) | B-96-0466 |
Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants and People (G/S) | B-96-0467 |
Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants and People (M/S) | B-96-0468 |
What is Water? | B-93-0690 |
What is Water? (Spanish) | B-93-0695 |
Why is the Ocean Salty? | B-93-0705 |
Why is the Ocean Salty? (Spanish) | B-93-0705 |