Water Resources of the Western U.S. - Other Sources

U.S. Geological Survey Sources

• Water Resources of the United States
  • USGS Surface Water Information Pages
  • USGS Ground Water Information Pages
  • USGS Water Quality Information Pages
  • Real-Time Hydrologic Data
  • Historic Surface Water Data Retrieval - now including peak flows
  • Water Resources Publications
  • U.S.G.S. Hydrologic Applications Software
  • U.S.G.S. National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program
  • Selected Water Resources Abstracts
  • Water Science for Schools

• Biological Resources Division Field Stations in California and Nevada
  • Box Springs Field Station
  • Canyon Crest Field Station
  • Channel Islands Field Station
  • Davis Field Station
  • Dixon Field Station
  • Golden Gate Field Station
  • Kern Field Station
  • Las Vegas Field Station
  • Nevada Field Station
  • Piedras Blancas Field Station
  • Point Reyes Field Station
  • Redwood Field Station
  • San Diego Field Station
  • San Francisco Bay Field Station
  • Estuary Field Station
  • Santa Cruz Field Station
  • Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field Station
  • Yosemite Field Station

• USGS Publications
• ESIC - the USGS Earth Science Information Center
• Western Region Geologic Information Server
• National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
• Natural Resources Library - from the Department of the Interior

• The Learning Web - pages for K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning
• FAQ about the USGS - Choose a discipline to find or ask questions
• Ask-A-Geologist A way to get answers to general questions on earth sciences

• Earthquake Information

• U.S.G.S. Western Region Information

Sources other than the U.S. Geological Survey

Earth Science Information

• California Cooperative Snow Survey ,
• Terra, NASA’s premier Earth Observing System Satellite
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• The EOS Project Science Office
• National Atlas Information Service of Canada
• National Biological Information Infrastructure
• National Geodetic Survey , a division within NOAA's National Ocean Service providing current river discharge, hydrographs, river forecasts, etc.
• National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, Boulder, CO
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• NASA information services
• Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission

Miscelaneous Information

• The Hubble Space Telescope - A Decade of Discovery
• Federal Employment Opportunities
• The White House

Administrative and Personnel Information

• Vacancy announcements