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This is your direct link to all kinds of water resource information. Here you'll find information on Washington's rivers and streams. You'll also find information about ground water, water quality, and many other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of stream-gaging stations in the state, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems.

Water Science in the News

REGISTER NOW -- Pacific Northwest Regional Roundtable On Water Issues, Sep. 2-3, Tacoma
Members of the water community in the Pacific Northwest are invited to the Pacific Northwest Regional Roundtable. Local, state, tribal and federal officials, water leaders and other stakeholders will gather with USGS representatives to discuss cooperative water-data and science programs.

Salazar Releases Long-Term Report Detailing Glaciers Shrinking in Alaska and Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report on long-term glacier measurements released today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar shows that glaciers are dramatically changing in mass, length and thickness as a result of climate change...

Scientists To Study Chehalis Basin Groundwater
A groundwater study that will look at wells in the Chehalis River Basin is set to begin next week, and well owners are asked to play an important part in the study....

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