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The USGS Washington Water Science Center currently operates over 380 data-collection sites in Washington. The sites collect surface water, groundwater, water quality and meteorological data that are available in real time. Current and historic data can be retrieved from the National Water Information System (NWIS) database and the National Water Dashboard.

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Colville River - Station #12409000 - Kim Cesal

Streamflow measurements are vital to understanding stream conditions. We monitor rivers & streams throughout Washington.

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Monitoring water quality is important for protecting human and ecosystem health. We monitor rivers, streams, and lakes around the state.

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The USGS monitors groundwater levels throughout Washington. The data are used to determine sustainable pumping rates for irrigation and domestic supplies.

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November 1, 2016

Sediment chemistry and sediment toxicity in wadable streams across the Midwestern United States, 2013 Sediment chemistry and sediment toxicity in wadable streams across the Midwestern United States, 2013

These data present chemistry and toxicity results from freshwater stream sediments collected from 99 wadable stream sites across eleven states in the Midwestern U.S. as one component of a larger USGS study in the summer of 2013. This data presents a selected suite of chemistry collected at these sites (PAHs, Organochlorines, PCBs, Trace Elements, and current use pesticides) used in...

Washington Water Science Center

August 3, 2016

Trace elements concentrations in pore water and surface water near the sediment-water interface in the Upper Columbia River, Washington (2015) Trace elements concentrations in pore water and surface water near the sediment-water interface in the Upper Columbia River, Washington (2015)

Smelter slag containing copper and other trace elements is widespread in riverbed sediment of the upper Columbia River (UCR) of the United States. To evaluate potential risk to aquatic life concentrations of copper and other trace elements were measured in shallow pore-water and in river water samples collected near the sediment-water interface. Samples were collected using an in-situ...

Washington Water Science Center