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USGS maintains a network of active wells to provide basic statistics about groundwater levels.

[Image: USGS active water level wells location map.]

New & Noteworthy

*  New!: Report: Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008)

*  new: MODFLOW-USG: An Unstructured Grid Version of MODFLOW

*  new: USGS Threatened and Endangered Stations

*  Report to Congress: Progress Toward Establishing a National Assessment of Water Availability and Use

*  Fact Sheet: Understanding and Managing the Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow

*   Annotated List of Classic Pre-1980 USGS Groundwater Papers on Quantitative Groundwater-Flow Analysis

*   WaterNow: Get current water conditions by text or email

*   Circular: Streamflow Depletion By Wells: Understanding and Managing the Effects of Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow

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USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

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Other USGS Water Science Areas

*  Water Resources

*  Water Quality

*  Water Use

*  Surface Water

USGS Recognizes "National Groundwater Awareness Week" > Twitter Chat

USGS Recognizes National Groundwater Awareness Week: Twitter Chat

Tweet with us!

Ever wanted to ask a USGS groundwater scientist a question?

Want to know what it's like to study groundwater at the USGS?

Want to know more about what kind of groundwater studies the USGS does?

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Then tweet with us! Join us for a live Twitter chat with USGS hydrologists as part of our recognition of National Groundwater Awareness Week. We'll tell you a little bit about the science we do and what being a USGS hydrologist is like. We'll respond to as many of your questions as we can.

Date: Wednesday March 13, 2013
Time: 3:00 to 3:30PM Eastern
Where: Twitter. Follow @USGSLive and use #AskUSGS

How it works:
Join us on Twitter at the designated time. USGS scientists will be tweeting live from our @USGSLive account. Tweet your groundwater questions to our scientists using the hashtag #AskUSGS. Follow @USGSLive, or track #AskUSGS to see the whole conversation.

For more ways to connect with USGS, see a complete listing of USGS social media accounts.

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