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USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.
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Additional Sources of Information
Neighboring USGS Water Resources Websites
Water Resources of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and
Oklahoma
Water
Resources of all other States
Water Data
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Lake and reservoir information from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Kansas
City District (Federal water agency)
Tulsa
District (Federal water agency)
NADP
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program
USGS
Suspended-Sediment Data Base--Suspended sediment and ancillary data
USGS Geospatial
Data Clearinghouse
Science in
Your Watershed - Scientific information on a watershed basis
U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation (Federal water agency)
Water-use
information
Water Well Completion Records (WWC5) Database
WIZARD - Kansas Geological Survey Water Information Storage and Retrieval Database
Maps
The National Atlas of the United StatesTM
- This atlas is an interactive on-line map browser intended to provide a comprehensive, map-like view into the enormous wealth of data collected
by the Federal Government. The URL is: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/
Online access to USGS topographic maps
- USGS and Microsoft have combined their expertise and resources to provide the general public with online access to USGS topographic maps.
Digital versions of the maps are available online by accessing the Microsoft TerraServer at the following URL: http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com
USGS topographic maps or basin maps of Kansas
- Topographic and other USGS maps can be purchased from the Kansas Geological Survey at (785) 864-3965, which is the USGS map outlet in Kansas. If
you want to obtain topographic maps or information about maps directly from the USGS National Mapping Division, call 1-888-ASK-USGS
(1-888-275-8747) or from the Internet, the URL is:
http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/to_order.html
Flood-plain maps
- Contact FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) at 1-800-358-9616, or in Kansas City, Missouri, call (816) 283-7002, or from the Internet,
the URL is: http://www.fema.gov/
Generate an online hazard map for your area of interest. The URL is: http://www.esri.com/hazards/makemap.html
TIGER maps - U.S. Census Bureau topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing
system
USGS Map dealers in other states
Local Weather
National Weather Service Forecast Lawrence, Kansas
National Weather Service Radar Image Topeka, Kansas
Climate
National Climate Data Center - World's largest archive of weather data, a part of NOAA
Precipitation, snowfall, and temperature data for
cities in Kansas
Precipitation, snowfall, and temperature data for
cities throughout the U.S.
Weather forecasts, warnings and radar - from NWS
Earth Sciences & Environmental Information
Geological
studies in the Middle Missouri Basin (USGS Geological Division)
National
Geophysics Data Center - Repository for geophysical data
National
Wetlands Inventory; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS
Geologic Hazards Information
Earthquakes - New Madrid, MO
Earthquake Hazards Program
State & Local Agencies
KACEE Kansas
Association for Conservation and Environmental Education
Kansas
Data Access and Support Center - Geographic data base for Kansas
Kansas
Department of Agriculture - Division of Water Resources (State agency)
Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (State agency)
Kansas
Geological Survey (Oil, gas, water information, and basic geology)
Kansas
Groundwater Management Districts
Kansas Water Office
(State water agency)
Other Government Sites
Ask USGS -
Earth Science Information Center
Ask-A-Geologist
FirstGov - A
source for all government online resources
Midcontinent Herbicide Project
NASA -
National Aeronautical & Space Administration
EOS
Project Science Office - NASA's Earth Observing System
NOAA -
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National
Geodetic Survey
nowCoast
National Park
Service
NSIP -
National Streamflow Information Program
NAWQA
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program
Summary of the key findings in the first decade of studies by NAWQA
Toxics -
Toxic Substance Hydrology Program
USGS
Sites and other sources of information
Biological Resources - Biological activities in Kansas
Geographic
Names Information System
USGS
Library
USGS
National Elevation Data Set
USGS
Recreational Website
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas
City District - Federal water agency
Tulsa
District - Federal water agency
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Federal water and environment agency
U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
The White
House
Other Sites
The
Disaster Center - News, weather, and directory of on-line information
Video tapes of water issues from television programs
Water
Resources Research Institutes located at universities
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