Hot Spots and Cold Snaps
Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021
Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021
Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the U.S.
The U.S. is producing more food - without increasing nutrient pollution
National Water Availability data available now through the Data Companion
Explore, download, and use new datasets related to integrated water availability, supply and use.
Explore, download, and use new datasets related to integrated water availability, supply and use.
USGS releases a comprehensive look at water resources in the United States
New National Water Availability Assessment offers critical insights into water supply, demand, and quality across the Nation.
New National Water Availability Assessment offers critical insights into water supply, demand, and quality across the Nation.
Water Resources Mission Area
Water information is fundamental to national and local economic well-being, protection of life and property, and effective management of the Nation’s water resources. The USGS works with partners to monitor, assess, conduct targeted research, and deliver information on a wide range of water resources and conditions including streamflow, groundwater, water quality, and water use and availability.
Message from the Associate Director
Message from the Associate Director
Learn more about the Mission Area from the Associate Director for Water Resources.
Water Data for the Nation
Water Data for the Nation
Water data collected at approximately 1.9 million sites across all 50 states.
News
Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021
Hot spots and cold snaps: Daily stream temperature data across the U.S. from 1979-2021
New User’s Guide to Updated Hydrographic Framework
New User’s Guide to Updated Hydrographic Framework
Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the U.S.
Elevated geogenic contaminants common in drinking water aquifers across the U.S.
Publications
How to accelerate advances in ecological forecasting How to accelerate advances in ecological forecasting
Ecological forecasting offers critical insights for managing natural resources and safeguarding public well-being. Despite growing demand for these forecasts, progress is hindered by fragmented systems, redundant workflows, and limited interoperability. Drawing lessons from weather forecasting and recent successes like the NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge, shared cyberinfrastructure...
Treatability study to evaluate bioremediation of trichloroethene at Site K, former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 2020–22 Treatability study to evaluate bioremediation of trichloroethene at Site K, former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, Arden Hills, Minnesota, 2020–22
Executive Summary Chlorinated solvents, including trichloroethene (TCE) and other chlorinated volatile organic compounds (cVOCs), are widespread contaminants that can be treated by bioremediation approaches that enhance anaerobic reductive dechlorination. Reductive dechlorination can be enhanced either through the addition of an electron donor (biostimulation) or the addition of a known
Characterizing operational signatures of reservoirs with the SWOT satellite by comparing natural lake and reservoir dynamics Characterizing operational signatures of reservoirs with the SWOT satellite by comparing natural lake and reservoir dynamics
Due to a lack of management operations data, hydrological models may represent reservoirs as natural lakes, leading to poor discharge predictions in regulated basins. To parse seasonal operational signatures, we compare the dynamics of natural lake and reservoir systems across North America using Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite observations and derived discharge...
Science
The Rusting of Arctic Rivers: Freshwater Ecosystems Respond to Rapidly Uptaking Metals
The water quality of streams and rivers in the Arctic is sensitive to rapid climate change and altered disturbance regimes.
US Geological Survey/Environment and Climate Change Canada International Gauging Stations
For more than a century, Canada and the United States have maintained a system of monitoring streamflow and water levels for shared waters. Today, the USGS and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) maintain a network of International Gauging Stations and International Support Gauging Stations that are determined to be mutually beneficial to both agencies.
Alaska Science Center Weekly Findings
Recent findings by USGS Alaska Science Center staff and their collaborators.