Central Midwest Water Science Center

About

Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Central Midwest Water Science Center (CMWSC) Web page for the water resources of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Here you'll find information on rivers and streams, groundwater, water quality, and many other topics.

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Director's Message

The USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center primarily addresses water issues; maintaining long-term and extensive data-collection networks, and research of water, mapping, biology and geology issues in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.