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The USGS Water Resources Mission Area provides water information that is fundamental to our economic well-being, protection of life and property, and effective management of our water resources. Listed below are discrete data releases and datasets produced during our science and research activities. To explore and interact with our data using online tools and products, view our web tools.

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Passive and Active Seismic Data Collected Near Beaver Pond Locations in Storrs, CT; Willington, CT; and Gunnison County, CO in 2025 Passive and Active Seismic Data Collected Near Beaver Pond Locations in Storrs, CT; Willington, CT; and Gunnison County, CO in 2025

This data release documents seismic data collected immediately adjacent to beaver ponds and in their surrounding floodplain environments using active and passive seismic measurements at three sites. These sites are located in the University of Connecticut (UConn) Forest in Storrs, Connecticut; Fenton-Ruby Park in Willington, Connecticut; and in Gunnison County, Colorado. Horizontal-to...

Digital orthophotographs and field measurements of flow velocity and depth from the Yukon and Tanana Rivers, collected July 1-3, 2025 Digital orthophotographs and field measurements of flow velocity and depth from the Yukon and Tanana Rivers, collected July 1-3, 2025

This data release includes digital orthophotos acquired from a fixed-wing aircraft and field measurements of flow velocity and depth from the Tanana and Yukon Rivers, Alaska, obtained July 1 - 3, 2025. This parent data release includes links to child pages for the data sets produced during the study (see child item links below): 1. Digital orthophotos of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers in...

Historical Flood Typing Classifications for Select River Basins across the Conterminous United States Historical Flood Typing Classifications for Select River Basins across the Conterminous United States

This metadata record describes historical flood type classifications and causal attribution data for the FEMA-funded joint U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mixed Populations Flood Frequency Project. The data listed here include classifications of historical flood peaks based on causal mechanisms determined using manual and semi-automated methods at select locations...

ScienceBase river bathymetry surveys in GeoPackage format ScienceBase river bathymetry surveys in GeoPackage format

At present, 2026, USGS river bathymetry surveys in ScienceBase lack a consistent, standardized organizational structure which impedes discovery and use of these datasets. Standardization of USGS bathymetry surveys allows these data to be more easily identified, queried, and incorporated into any number of science applications across a range of spatial scales. This data release includes...

Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data Laboratory Experiments with Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts and Wildfire Ash from the Tubbs, Kincaid, and Walbridge Fires (2017-2020) in the Russian River Watershed, Sonoma County, CA: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data

This data release contains results from wildfire ash samples collected in burn areas within the Russian River watershed in Sonoma County, California, as well as results produced in laboratory experiments using the ash to assess the mobility of the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum (C. parvum) and other contaminants. Ash was collected in 2017, 2019, and 2020 following the Tubbs...

Paired Water Surface Elevation Data in the United States and Canada from the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite and In Situ Gage Data from 2023 to 2025 Paired Water Surface Elevation Data in the United States and Canada from the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Satellite and In Situ Gage Data from 2023 to 2025

This dataset contains paired in situ and satellite-derived water surface elevation (WSE) observations compiled to evaluate the accuracy of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission water surface elevation data over rivers and lakes. In situ WSE measurements were obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Environment and Climate Change...

Baseline Flow Resistance Parameters for Remote Sensing River Discharge (RSQ) from River Morphology Characteristics in the United States Baseline Flow Resistance Parameters for Remote Sensing River Discharge (RSQ) from River Morphology Characteristics in the United States

This dataset contains discharge measurements derived from acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) observations collected at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stream gage locations that are observable by the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. ADCP measurements were compiled for the period 2015 through December 1, 2025 and paired with reach-scale median SWOT-observed water...

Crosswalk of Waterbody Identifiers between National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution, National Hydrography Dataset Plus V2, and Hydrolakes datasets for the Contiguous United States Crosswalk of Waterbody Identifiers between National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution, National Hydrography Dataset Plus V2, and Hydrolakes datasets for the Contiguous United States

Overview: There are multiple systems for mapping waterbodies within the conterminous United States. Prominent among them are the "High Resolution" and "Version 2" editions of the National Hydrography Dataset Plus. The National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlusHR, Moore and others, 2025) uses "Permanent Identifiers" to identify waterbodies, while the National Hydrography...

GAGES 3: Environmental Setting of USGS Stream Gage Locations in the Conterminous U.S. GAGES 3: Environmental Setting of USGS Stream Gage Locations in the Conterminous U.S.

The US Geological Survey has collected daily streamflow data at more than 20,000 locations within the conterminous United States (CONUS). Although these data are publicly available, there is little to no information about the environmental setting under which the data were collected. Specifically, users of the data have no readily available means to determine whether the observed...

Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with discrete chlorophyll-a measurements in Oregon, Ohio, and Florida in the United States from January 2016 through September 2023 Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery paired with discrete chlorophyll-a measurements in Oregon, Ohio, and Florida in the United States from January 2016 through September 2023

Aquatic reflectance data from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery is paired with discrete chlorophyll measurements across Oregon, Ohio, and Florida in the United States. The dataset contains a csv data file (CyAN_S2_Matched_WQ_S2.csv), a csv data dictionary file (CyAN_S2_Matched_WQ_S2_data_dictionary.csv) that describes each of the columns in the data file, and a zip file of python scripts...

Water Quality of Terminal Lakes Across the Great Basin of the Western United States, 2023 – 2026 Water Quality of Terminal Lakes Across the Great Basin of the Western United States, 2023 – 2026

The Great Basin of the Western United States hosts dozens of terminal lake systems that provide critical, abundant, and diverse ecosystems that support migratory bird species, local wildlife, and nearby communities. Water quality varies across terminal lakes in the region depending on basin geology, anthropogenic water use, climate, hydrology, and water quantity. Seasonal and long-term...

Major, Minor, and Trace Element Results from Sequential Extractions of Sediment Cores Collected from the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2014 to 2019 Major, Minor, and Trace Element Results from Sequential Extractions of Sediment Cores Collected from the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, 2014 to 2019

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release contains chemical analysis information on sediment core and oil samples collected at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota, USA. Following a crude-oil spill in 1979, biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the contaminated aquifer has formed distinct zones of pH and/or redox...
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