usgs data: resources and access usgs west virginia water science center

USGS Data:Resources and Access

USGS West Virginia Water Science CenterUSGS West Virginia Water Science Center

USGS—Who we are

• Department of Interior

• Nation’s largest earth, water, biological, and mapping agency.

• Most work in cooperation with another agency; federal, state, or local

• Nationally consistent techniques for water resources investigations

• Nationally consistent databases

U.S. Geological Survey

Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by

providing reliable scientific information to

describe and understand the Earth;

minimize loss of life and property from

natural disasters; manage water,

biological, energy, and mineral resources;

and enhance and protect our quality of life.

http://wv.usgs.gov

http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/

LinksUSGS Water main page• http://water.usgs.gov/

USGS WaterWatch• http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/?m=real&r=wvWest Virginia Water Science Center page• http://wv.usgs.govNational Water Information System WEB (NWIS_WEB)Surface Water• http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/sw/Water Quality• http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/qw/Ground Water• http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/gw/

Contacts

• USGS West Virginia Water Science Center,11 Dunbar Street, Charleston, WV 25301

• 304 347-5130

• Doug Chambers dbchambe@usgs.gov

• Ron Evaldi rdevaldi@usgs.gov

• Mark Kozar mdkozar@usgs.gov