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Surface water (non-marine)

Open bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, or streams. All non-marine waters on the surface of the earth, including fresh, brackish, and salt water.

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River systems (34 items)
Surface-water level (7 items)

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National Streamflow Information Program: Implementation Status Report [More info]: Describes and explains why and how USGS and its cooperators operate about 7,500 stream gages nationwide, the types of information we obtain from them, and the problems that can be addressed as a result.
North Dakota River Basin map for current streamflow conditions [More info]: Links by geographic area in North Dakota or by gaging station number to hydrographs, downloadable data, and site description of streamflow stations.
Relations among geology, physiography, land use, and stream habitat conditions in the Buffalo and Current River systems, Missouri and Arkansas [More info]
Rio Grande data project [More info]: Water-resource related projects on the Rio Grande ongoing or completed by Federal, state, local, or other agencies, to facilitate sharing of data related to the Rio Grande.
Streamflow statistics for US states [More info]: Streamflow statistics and basin characteristics for most streams in specific US states using the Streamstats program. Data for areas can be selected from interactive maps and by an automated process. Includes a tutorial.
Summary of Bed-Sediment Measurements Along the Platte River, Nebraska, 1931-2009 [More info]: Studies of the size of bed sediment along the length of a river through time show how the river channel will be affected by development or management efforts.
Taking the Pulse of a River System: Research on the Upper Mississippi River System [More info]: Short summaries of long-term research projects concerning the biological health of this section of the Mississippi river.
Terrestrial essential climate variables (ECVs) at a glance [More info]: Explains 16 distinct types of scientific information that are needed to understand climate change, including the specific parameters measured, why they are needed, who measures them, and the type and amount of information that are not yet available.
The Cottonwood Lake study area, a long-term wetland ecosystem monitoring site [More info]: Here we study effects of climate and groundwater on surface-water levels, the hydrological effects on wetland water chemistry, and the combined effects of climate, hydrology, and water chemistry on plant and animal communities of prairie pothole wetlands.
The Great Flood of 1993 [More info]: Photos, publicatons and recordbreaking flood peaks from the flood that included 9 states, the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and completely inundated 75 towns.

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