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Latest Earthquakes Map and List

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Flood Watch

View flood and high-flow conditions.

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Wildfire

Maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the conterminous 48 States and Alaska.

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Current Water Conditions

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Volcanoes

There are 161 potentially active volcanoes in the U.S.

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Landslides

Monitoring is essential to predicting the behavior of landslides and forecasting which storms can trigger landslides.

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Droughts

Where in the Nation are droughts or very low flows occurring now?

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Our scientists gather information through periodic or continuous measurement in the field to provide a view of current conditions. In some instances, observations may not be subject to rigorous review before release; this will be noted in the documentation accompanying the data.

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Real-time Data

Our scientists gather information through periodic or continuous measurement in the field to provide a view of current conditions. In some instances, observations may not be subject to rigorous review before release; this will be noted in the documentation accompanying the data.

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Lake-level data for Wisconsin

Real-time water levels and long-term statistics for lakes and reservoirs in Wisconsin. Lake data are collected and stored as continuous time-series data from automated recorders.

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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Mohawk River at Cohoes NY Webcam

USGS 01357500 Mohawk River at Cohoes NY View of the Falls. Webcam updated 4 times daily.

Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklingville NY

USGS 01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklingville NY Great Sacandaga Lake Surface Elevations year-to-date

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New York Water Science Center

Orient Harbor at Orient NY

USGS 01304200 Orient Harbor at Orient NY --Water elevation, astronomical-tide elevation, and residual water level. Graph updated every 15 minutes.

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New York Water Science Center

Mohawk River Ice Jam Cam

The Mohawk River between New York State Barge Canal Locks 7 and 8 near Schenectady, NY is susceptible to ice jams during periods of river-ice break-up. Ice jams in this reach typically form at channel constrictions, bridge piers, lock and dam structures, and sections with a reduced floodplain.

Hydrologic Data Mapper (NYWSC)

Hydrologic conditions based on data obtained from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) http://nwis.usgs.gov

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New York Water Science Center

Find and Access Data at EROS

The EROS data archive contains a vast array of satellite imagery, aerial photos, digitized maps, elevation and land cover products, and much more. Most are easily downloadable via the internet.

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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Sea Level Rise Animation

The animations are not a prediction of sea level rise, but rather illustrate areas of low elevation by a blue color simulating coverage by water. The numbers of people in those areas are tabulated.

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New York Water Science Center

Wisconsin Real-Time Groundwater-Level Network

The Real-Time Groundwater Level Network contains data typically recorded at 15-60 minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to USGS offices every 1 to 4 hours, depending on the data relay technique used. Recording and transmission times may be more frequent during critical events. All real-time data are provisional and subject to revision.

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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Volcano Monitoring Data

Many volcanoes in the U.S. are monitored by arrays of several instruments that detect subtle movements within the earth and changes in gas and water chemistry. The Volcano Hazards Program streams this data to its Volcano Observatories and makes it available on volcano-specific websites.
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Volcano Hazards Program

Water-Quality Summaries for Several Major River Basins in Colorado

Summaries of water-quality monitoring data are now available for several major river basins in Colorado. For each basin, current data from a network of sites are compared to previously collected data and instream standards. Lowess curves are provided on plots for selected constituents where a sufficient period of record and limited censored data are available.

Alaska Volcano Observatory - Is Ash Falling?

Reports of ash fall are important to us; we use your observations to assess the character and size of an eruption plume. We report these data to the National Weather Service so they can keep their Ashfall Advisories current. Additionally, reports of NO ashfall during an eruption with expected ashfall are also important to us.