Minnesota Water Science Center
DATA CENTER
ABOUT THE Minnesota
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Water Resources of MinnesotaWelcome to the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center. These pages are your source for water-resource information collected and interpreted by the U.S. Geological Survey in Minnesota. Minnesota Water Science Center activities include:
MinnesotaMonitoring NetworksThe USGS Minnesota Water Science Center continuously monitors surface water, ground water, and water quality parameters across the state. Monitoring sites are operated in cooperation with various local, State, or Federal agencies. Surface WaterMinnesota provides real-time water-stage, streamflow and precipitation data at 149 sites across the state. Ground Water33 ground-water wells are monitored by the USGS in Minnesota. These wells record data on hourly intervals. Water QualityWater-quality conditions are continuously monitored by the USGS at 11 sites across the state of Minnesota Data via GoogleMapsNew Maps Deliver Current Streamflow ConditionsWe recently added a Google-Map based Web page to deliver map-based current surface-water resources conditions in Minnesota. The maps utilize zoom and pan to allow you to focus in on the water-monitoring sites that interest you. The maps show current streamflow as compared to historical records. By hovering your mouse over a site, a popup box shows the most recent stage and streamflow. Current IssuesFlooding in the Red River of the North Basin and in western Minnesota.A heavier than normal snowpack this past winter followed by a rapid warmup beginning in mid-March followed by rain events March 22nd through the 24th on frozen soils have resulted in record to near-record flooding in the upper Red River of the North basin and some tributaries in the upper Minnesota River basin. Click the following links to learn more: Featured PublicationGround-water recharge in Minnesota: USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3002, by Delin, G.N. and Falteisek, J.D. This report, prepared in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, summarizes findings from recent research papers, but is presented in a form for a broader audience.
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