USGS collects data at the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway

Noteworthy

National & Regional Science:

•  Press Release: Acid Rain Study Show Substantial Decreases, But More Progress Is Needed
  • – National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program Report to Congress 2011
•  Acidification of Earth: An assessment across mechanisms and scales
  • – Journal Article
  • – News Interview

Local Science Features:

•  Arkansas: Determining Potential Effects of Fayetteville Shale Gas Extraction on Water Resources

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Water Quality Data

National Water Information System (NWIS)

• NWIS provides current and historical water-quality data.

Today's Water Conditions

• Water-Quality Watch provides continuous real-time water-quality measurements.
  

Water-Quality Web Services

• Web services automate the sharing of USGS and USEPA water-quality monitoring data.

For More Data

• Additional water-quality data resources are available.

USGS in Your Area

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

Water Quality Interdiscipline Links

Contents:

• Biology/Ecology
• Chemistry/Geology
• Geophysics
• Hydraulics/Hydrology
• Sediment
• National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA): Collects and analyzes data and information in multiple river basins and aquifers, and aquatic ecosystems
• USGS National Research Program: Encompasses a broad spectrum of scientific investigations, including and integrating hydrological, geological, chemical, climatological, and biological information related to water resources and environmental hazards

Biology/Ecology

• USGS Biological Resources

Chemistry/Geology

• Toxics Substances Hydrology Program
• USGS Geochemical Software
• Surface-water quality and flow modeling interest group (SMIG)
• Geologic Division Scientific Capabilities
  • Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Tracer Studies
  • Chemical Analyses

Geophysics

• Borehole Geophysics Applied to Geohydrology Project Page
• Office of Ground Water, Branch of Geophysics - Surface, Borehole, and Marine/Water-Borne Geophysics
• Geologic Division Scientific Capabilities -- Geophysical Analyses

Hydraulics/Hydrology

• Office of Ground Water -- Climate Response Network; Water Use; USGS National Aquifer codes; Geophysics; Ground-water models
• Office of Surface Water -- Real-time and historical streamflow data, suspended sediment, benchmark glaciers, hydraulics laboratory, flood frequency, global change, watershed modeling
• Surface-water quality and flow modeling interest group (SMIG)

Sediment

• Office of Surface Water
• Geologic Division Scientific Capabilities --Sedimentologic Analyses