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Hydrology

Branch of earth science that deals with water as it occurs in the atmosphere, on the surface of the ground, and underground.

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Hydrodynamics (3 items)

Hydrologic maps (27 items)

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Hydrology of Johnson Creek Basin, a Mixed-Use Drainage Basin in the Portland, Oregon, Metropolitan Area [More info]: Study of a small stream that has had a history of persistent flooding and water-quality problems.
Hydrology primer [More info]: General information on the science of hydrology with information on ground water, surface water, water use, the work of hydrologists, and hydrology as a career.
Global Change Hydrology Program (hydroclimatology) [More info]: Review of the Global Change Hydrology Program components relating to hydroclimatology and studies of the biogeochemistry of greenhouse gases with links to research activities, datasets, fact sheets, and other publications and websites.
Integrated Science: Florida Manatees and Everglades Hydrology [More info]: Description of research and monitoring work proposed for 2008 to combine hydrologic models with manatee distribution and movement models near and within Everglades National Park.
Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska [More info]: Information on the Interagency Hydrology Committee for Alaska, an organization of technical specialists at the federal, state, and local levels who are coordinating the collection and implementation of water resources related data in Alaska.
Hydrologic unit maps [More info]: Overview of hydrologic unit maps adapted from USGS Water-Supply Paper 2294 giving description of hydrologic units, link to list of hydrologic units, paper maps and digital spatial data sets.
Annual hydrologic data report of Pennsylvania [More info]: Online annual reports (since 1999) documenting hydrologic data for Pennsylvania gathered from USGS surface water and ground water data-collection networks and information on ordering paper copies of previous years.
Cascades Volcano Observatory - Mount St. Helens real-time hydrologic monitoring [More info]: Real-time and historic data from gaging stations for water and mudflow detection in the Mount St. Helens, WA vicinity with data tables and plots, interactive location map and station descriptions.
Effects of brush management on the hydrologic budget and water quality in and adjacent to Honey Creek State Natural Area, Comal County, Texas, 2001--10 [More info]: Comparison of water in two adjacent watersheds before and after implementing a brush management strategy in one of the watersheds helps us see what water resource characteristics are sensitive to brush management and how.
End-of-month hydrologic condition reports for New York State [More info]: Site to locate most recent or archive reports for end-of-the-month hydrologic conditions with descriptions, data, charts, and maps giving an overview of water conditions during the month for the state of New York.

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