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  • USGS Water-Quality Data for the Nation - National Water Information System (NWIS)

    Metadata Updated: August 24, 2015

    The USGS compiles online access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date September 11, 2014
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2014
    Metadata Updated Date August 24, 2015
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2014 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update EVERY DAY

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Water NSDI Node Spatial Datasets

    Graphic Preview

    Image of the National Water Information System NWIS web interface

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 11, 2014
    Metadata Created Date October 6, 2014
    Metadata Updated Date August 24, 2015
    Reference Date(s) January 1, 2014 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Geological Survey (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data., Access Constraints: None
    Bbox East Long -64.780
    Bbox North Lat 70.281
    Bbox South Lat 17.731
    Bbox West Long -164.168
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update EVERY DAY
    Graphic Preview Description Image of the National Water Information System NWIS web interface
    Graphic Preview File http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/browse/nwis_water_quality.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Guid
    Harvest Object Id b9c04f48-2a88-4b2d-9f00-df16c7cb80a7
    Harvest Source Id e11eb0c1-b794-4812-9369-1bd7306336cd
    Harvest Source Title Water NSDI Node Spatial Datasets
    Licence Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data, software, or related materials. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
    Metadata Language
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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