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The USGS Water Resources Mission Area provides water information that is fundamental to our economic well-being, protection of life and property, and effective management of our water resources. Listed below are discrete data releases and datasets produced during our science and research activities. To explore and interact with our data using online tools and products, view our web tools.

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Using wildfire tracer molecules to investigate the role of eolian dust and aerosols on pedogenesis and watershed chemistry in the Colorado Front Range Using wildfire tracer molecules to investigate the role of eolian dust and aerosols on pedogenesis and watershed chemistry in the Colorado Front Range

This data release compiles concentrations of biomass-burning biomarkers, including the monosaccharide anhydride levoglucosan and its stereoisomers mannosan and galactosan, measured in water samples collected during the summer of 2018 in the Green Lakes Valley (GLV) watershed of the Colorado Front Range (Table_1_Site_Locations.csv and Table_2_Constituents_Analyzed.csv). Sampling sites are...

Collection of Hydrologic Models, Reanalysis Datasets, and Remote Sensing Products Aggregated by Ecoregion over the CONUS from 1900 to 2018 Collection of Hydrologic Models, Reanalysis Datasets, and Remote Sensing Products Aggregated by Ecoregion over the CONUS from 1900 to 2018

This is accompanying data produced for the study "Implications of Model Selection: Inter-Comparison of Publicly-Available, CONUS-Extent Hydrologic Component Estimates". These datasets were converted from their primary structures (rasters and shapefiles) to EPA Ecoregions Level I. Conversion was performed by averaging timestep layers via mean area weight to produce a single vector of...

A summary of CMIP3 and CMIP5 climate change projections for the conterminous U.S. A summary of CMIP3 and CMIP5 climate change projections for the conterminous U.S.

This dataset includes model projections of seasonal temperature (T), precipitation (P), and runoff (R) from 214 climate simulations from coupled model intercomparison project (CMIP) 3 and CMIP5 scenarios for 19-year periods centered on 2030, 2060, and 2090. The summaries of the climate model projections are presented as percentiles (5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th) of seasonal (October...

Data set used to develop a conceptual framework for effectively anticipating water-quality changes resulting from changes in agricultural activities Data set used to develop a conceptual framework for effectively anticipating water-quality changes resulting from changes in agricultural activities

Agricultural activities can impact water quality and the health of aquatic ecosystems. A conceptual framework was developed that combined generalized concepts on the movement of water, the environmental behavior of chemicals and eroded soil, and the designed functions of various agricultural activities. The framework addresses the impacts on water quality of a broad range of agricultural...

Machine Learning Methods for Downscaling Stream Temperature Predictions, Tested in Eight Watersheds of the Conterminous United States Machine Learning Methods for Downscaling Stream Temperature Predictions, Tested in Eight Watersheds of the Conterminous United States

This model archive provides all data, code, and model outputs used in the corresponding manuscript (Barclay and others, 2026) to test machine learning (ML) methods for downscaling and multi-scale modeling of stream temperature to combine an ML model and/or input data at coarse spatial resolution with an ML model and/or input data at fine spatial resolution to predict stream temperatures...

Water use data for various spatial scales in the United States, 1985-2015 Water use data for various spatial scales in the United States, 1985-2015

This data release package contains water-use estimates from 1985 to 2015 aggregated to 8-digit Hydrologic Unit (HUC8), county, and aquifer level for the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is responsible for estimating water-use in the United States. In cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies, the USGS has published estimates of water use in the United States...

Horizontal-to-Vertical Seismic Ratio (HVSR) Passive-Seismic Data Collected in Select Subwatersheds and Arroyos Near Los Planes, Mexico May 2022 to August 2023 Horizontal-to-Vertical Seismic Ratio (HVSR) Passive-Seismic Data Collected in Select Subwatersheds and Arroyos Near Los Planes, Mexico May 2022 to August 2023

Between May 2022 and April 2023, 57 passive seismic measurements were collected in select subwatersheds and arroyos near Los Planes, Mexico. The horizontal‑to‑vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method is a passive seismic technique that uses a three‑component seismometer to measure the vertical and horizontal components of seismic noise in the range of ~0.3 to 40 Hertz (Hz). Common sources...

Thematic coding of news media on water availability in the Upper Colorado (2000 - 2024) Thematic coding of news media on water availability in the Upper Colorado (2000 - 2024)

News articles which described issues of water availability in the Upper Colorado River Basin were retrieved from the Lexis Nexis database. Articles covered the period January 1, 2000 to March 2, 2024. Thematic coding was used to assess how media described risks associated with water availability, the consequences of and responses to those risks. These data support a multidisciplinary...

Fiber-optic distributed temperature data collected along a reach of the Tuolumne River, CA, February 2026, adjacent to restored and agricultural floodplain areas Fiber-optic distributed temperature data collected along a reach of the Tuolumne River, CA, February 2026, adjacent to restored and agricultural floodplain areas

Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing (FO-DTS) measurements were collected along the Tuolumne River within the Dos Rios Ranch area of River Partners restored floodplain properties, located downstream of Modesto, California. The deployment site was selected because the river at this location flows between a restored riparian floodplain on the left bank and an rip-rap bank stabilized

Data underlying analysis of the relationship between actual and potential evapotranspiration in the conterminous U.S. Data underlying analysis of the relationship between actual and potential evapotranspiration in the conterminous U.S.

This data release provides spreadsheets of slope values between actual evapotranspiration and 13 equations for potential or reference evapotranspiration, evaluated at annual or daily time scales. The data release also provides the data underlying supporting tables and figures in the associated paper.

Monthly Natural and Observed Streamflow Predictions for Five Priority Ecosystem Studies Large Landscape Regions in the United States Monthly Natural and Observed Streamflow Predictions for Five Priority Ecosystem Studies Large Landscape Regions in the United States

This data release contains prepared input attributes, monthly streamflow observations (minimum, mean, and maximum of the daily mean streamflow within each month), model outputs (predicted mean), and the code used to fetch and process these data. Code is also provided to generate confidence intervals for the mean, and prediction intervals using the built Random Forest models. Random...

IVyTools discharge and uncertainty results for eight benchmark image velocimetry videos IVyTools discharge and uncertainty results for eight benchmark image velocimetry videos

This data release contains image velocimetry results derived from the publicly available Video Globe Challenge 2020 (VGC2020) dataset, processed using the U.S. Geological Survey's IVyTools software application (version 1.4.0.0). The original VGC2020 dataset includes eight videos of riverine flow conditions, each accompanied by reference discharge values and associated uncertainties. In...
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