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This beta version of the Atlas brings together science, data and knowledge on biodiversity, climate change impacts, and equity to help inform and inspire land, water, and wildlife conservation and restoration efforts of individuals, land managers, policymakers, and communities.
Surface water, like rivers and lakes, as well as groundwater have flows that change all the time. The USGS maps and measures water to help understand the environment and how water moves through it. Maps are important tools in understanding water resources, conditions, and issues.
USA Rivers and Streams. This layer presents the linear water features of the United States.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Streamer application allows users to explore where their surface water comes from and where it flows to. By clicking on any major stream or river, the user can trace it upstream to its source (s) or downstream to where it joins a larger river or empties into the ocean.
The search tool allows the user to find sites by street address, location name, site number, state/territory, and watershed region. The sites are sorted into five main categories: Surface water, including lakes, streams and rivers. Groundwater, including wells.
18 wrz 2020 · The representation of drainage network features such as rivers, creeks, or canals show how water flows in the landscape. Living Atlas includes USA data from the USGS and Global data from GEOGloWS. USA National Hydrography Dataset – High Resolution; USA National Hydrography Dataset Plus Version 2.1; USA Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD)
22 lut 2018 · We analyze the urban energy-water nexus on annual, intra-annual, and spatial scales, providing an important first step in cataloging the trends of U.S. urban water resources and evaluating the effectiveness of urban water conservation and sustainability policies across the country.
