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Water Data


These resources are only available on computers in the Government Publications Library on the third floor of Norlin Library.

Streamflow Data  |  Water Quality Data  |  Precipitation Data


Streamflow Data
Title Description of contents
USGS Daily Values
  • Central (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, OH, TN, WI & WV)
  • Northeast (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, & VT)
  • Southeast (FL, GA, NC, SC & Puerto Rico)
  • West I (Colorado, AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT & WY)
  • West II (AK, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, OK, OR, SD, TX, WA & Pacific Islands)
 Daily data from more than 100 years of observations of stream flow data. Contains daily statistics, daily data, monthly statistics, monthly data, and station rewards, including station history and period of record.
USGS Peak Values Daily data from more than 100 years of observations of peak stream flow data. Contains daily statistics, daily data, monthly statistics, monthly data, and station rewards, including station history and period of record.

Streamflow Data  |  Water Quality Data  |  Precipitation Data


Water Quality Data
Title Description of contents
USGS Quality of Water, Ground Water
  • West I (AZ, CA, Colorado, NM, NV, UT, & WY)
  • West II (AK, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, OK, OR, SD, TX, & WA)
  • Central (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, OH, TN, WI, & WV)
  • East (CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC, VA, & VT)
 This disc contains over 16 million water quality observations taken at over 257,000 analysis sites throughout the United States. It covers data from 1875-2003.
USGS Quality of Water, Surface Water
  • West I (AZ, CA, Colorado, NM, NV, UT, & WY)
  • West II (AK, HI, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, OK, OR, SD, TX, & WA)
  • Central (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, OH, TN, WI, & WV)
  • East (CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC, VA, VI, & VT)
 This disc contains over 51 million water quality observations taken at over 78,000 analysis sites throughout the United States. It covers data from 1867-2003.
EPA STORET
  • Region 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
  • Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, VI)
  • Region 3 (DE, MD, PA, DC, VA, WV)
  • Region 4 (FL, NC, SC, AL, GA, KY, MS, TN)
  • Region 5 (IL, OH, IN, MI, MN, WI)
  • Region 6 (NM, OK, TX, AR, LA)
  • Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)
  • Region 8 (Colorado, UT, WY, MT, ND, SD)
  • Region 9 (CA, AZ, HI, NV, PI)
  • Region 10 (AK, WA, ID, OR)
 These disks contain over 200 million water quality analyses taken at over 800,000 sampling sites throughout the United States. It covers data from 1900-1998.

Streamflow Data  |  Water Quality Data  |  Precipitation Data


Precipitation Data
Title Description of contents
NCDC 15 Minute Precipitation
NCDC Hourly Precipitation
  • East
  • West
 Contains hourly data, daily data, monthly data, storm statistics, and events data.

For additional information and data, check out the Water Resources page on the Government Information Library Homepage.