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USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Additional Sources of Information

These sources of information are from the USGS and other government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies. Placement of any of the links on this page does not imply endorsement or maintenance of these sites by the U.S. government but are intended for informational use only.

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USGS Resources

USGS programs that involve or impact North Carolina

• USGS home page
• Water Resources
• Surface Water
• Ground Water
• Water Quality
• Water Use
• Water Programs

• North Carolina
North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
North Carolina Regional Coastal Erosion Studies
• Coastal Change Hazards: Hurricanes and Extreme Storms
North Carolina Earthquake Information
North Carolina's Volcanic Past
North Carolina State Minerals Information
North Carolina: Science In Your Backyard

• Regional
Appalachian Blue Ridge Project
Center for Earthqake Research and Information (CERI - Central U.S. Earthquake Monitoring)
Leetown Science Center (Biology)
Southeast Climate Science Center

Federal Agencies

Federal agencies with water-related activities in North Carolina

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• Department of the Interior (DOI)
• Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
  • Flood Hazard Mapping
  • Map Service Center
• Fish and Wildlife (FWS)
  • North Carolina Field Offices
    • Ecological Services
  • National Wetlands Inventory
• National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NOAA in North Carolina (.doc)
  • National Weather Service (NWS)
    • North Carolina Infomation
    • North Carolina Weather, Forecasts, and Warnings
    • Forecast Offices
      • Raleigh, NC · Newport/Morehead City, NC · Wilmington, NC
      • Wakefield, VA · Blacksburg, VA
      • Morristown, TN · Greer, SC
    • River Forecast Centers
      • Southeast River Forecast Center (Central/Eastern NC)
      • Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (French Broad and Western NC)
    • National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
      •   Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC)
    • Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS)
      • North Carolina DCPs (will need IDs from this list to search HADS)
  • National Geodetic Survey
  • National Ocean Service (NOS)
    • Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) (tides, water levels, ocean currents)
• National Parks Service (NPS)
  • NPS Geology Resources
    • Geology in the Parks (with USGS)
  • NPS Water Resources
    • NPS/USGS Water Quality Partnership
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Wilmington
  • Water Management Unit
  • Recent Stages, Flows and Elevations
  • Recreation Program
  • Regulatory Permit Program: Wetlands and Streams
• U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office - Wilmington
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - North Carolina
    • Soil Climate Analysis Network - North Carolina
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Office of Water
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds
  • Region 4 (Southeast Region)
    •   Research Triangle Park Office (air pollution research)
  • Surf Your Watershed
    •   North Carolina State Profile
  • Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET)
    •   Site Location Map (4 active NC sites)
  • EnviroFacts

North Carolina Resources

North Carolina agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies with water data.

• North Carolina - Official Web Site of the State of North Carolina
  • Agency Directory
• Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
  • Agronomic Services Division (Soil sampling)
• Department of Commerce
  • NC Community & Site Data
• Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR)
  • All Divisions (with contact information)
  • Water Resources
  • Water Quality
    • Aquifer Protection
    • Ambient Monitoring System
  • Coastal Management
    • Coastal Reserve & Estuarine Research Reserve
    • Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
  • Land Resources
    • Geological Survey
    • Land Quality (includes Sedimentation control and Dam safety)
    • Geodetic Survey
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Data, Statistics, Reports, and Maps
• 
  Department of Transportation
• 
  Division of Emergency Management
  • Floodplain Mapping Program
• 
  Geographic Information Coordinating Council (GICC)
• Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA)
  • NC One Map
• 
  State Climate Office
• 
  Wildlife Resources Commission

North Carolina Universities

• Appalachian State University
  • College of Arts and Sciences -- Geology
• Duke University
• East Carolina University
• N.C. State University
  • GIS Data
  • RIVER NET (Neuse River)
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Water Resources Research Institute
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• Wake Forest University
• Western Carolina University
• North Carolina Colleges and Universities on the Web

North Carolina rivers non-profit organizations and recreational groups

• Clean Water Education Partership
• Nature Conservancy (Rivers and Lakes)
• Cape Fear River: Cape Fear River Watch
• Catawba River: Catawba Riverkeeper
• Dan River: Dan River Basin Association
• Ellerbe Creek: Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
• South Ellerbe Creek: Friends of South Ellerbe Creek
• Eno River: Eno River Association
• French Broad River: RiverLink, Western North Carolina Alliance (French Broad Riverkeeper sponsor)
• Haw River: Haw River Assembly
• Hiwassee River: Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition
• Morgan Creek: Morgan Creek Valley Alliance
• Neuse River: Neuse River Foundation
• Upper Neuse River: Upper Neuse River Basin Association
• New River (coast): New River Foundation
• New River (mountains): National Committed for the New River
• Pamlico-Tar River: Pamlico-Tar River Foundation
• Pigeon River: Haywood Waterways Association
• Roanoke River: Roanoke River
• Tuckasegee River: Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River (WATR)
• Yadkin River: Yadkin Riverkeeper
• Watauga River: Western North Carolina Alliance (French Broad and Watauga Riverkeepers)
• White Oak River: White Oak-New Riverkeeper Alliance

Lake/Reservoir Levels

USGS

Hyco · Afterbay · Falls · Jordan · W. Kerr Scott · Logan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District

John H. Kerr · Philpott · Jordan · Falls · W. Kerr Scott

Dominion

Roanoke Rapids · Lake Gaston

Alcoa

High Rock · Tuckertown · Badin (Narrows) · Falls

Duke Power

Catawba, Nantahala, Yadkin-Pee Dee, and Pigeon River lakes

Tennessee Valley Authority (by map) · (by pull-down menu)

Fontana · Hiwassee · Appalachia · Chatuge