usgs data: resources and access

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