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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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Water use trends in Washington, 1985-2005 [More info]: Summary of water use by major category through the last few decades in the state.
Water-related scientific programs in Hawaii and Pacific islands [More info]: Overview of water-related scientific programs in Hawaii and Pacific islands (Northern Marianas, Guam, Palau, and American Samoa). Links to programs on hydrologic data collection, ground water availability, and surface runoff.
WaterSMART-The Colorado River Basin focus-area study [More info]: Explains the strategy that USGS will use to estimate the distribution and abundance of freshwater resources, evaluate factors affecting availability, estimate undeveloped potential resources, and forecasting likely changes due to other factors.
Watershed modeling [More info]: Description of the development and use of models to study watersheds supporting a broad range of applications and user skills. Includes links to related memos, training, software, projects, and references

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