Tutorials
Do you need help finding USGS data about your watershed? These tutorials includes step-by-step guides for the first-time users of the USGS Water Data for the Nation site, as well as refreshers for returning users. These guides represent only one way to access some of the data.
Overview
- Navigating USGS Water Data for the Nation
- How to navigate the USGS Water Data for the Nation Site
- A primer on downloading data
- What is the USGS National Water Data for the Nation?
Current Conditions Data
- How do I access current conditions streamflow data?
- How do I access current conditions groundwater data?
- How do I access current conditions water-quality data?
Site information
- What is my watershed address and how will it help me find USGS data? (or What is a Hydrologic Unit?)
Surface-Water data
- How do I access current conditions streamflow data?
- How do I access historical streamflow data?
- How do I interpret gage height and streamflow values?