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Listed below are discrete datasets produced to support national-scale water availability science. To explore and interact with water availability data using online tools and products, visit our Web Tools section.
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Monotonic Trends in Modelled Water Supply for Select Outputs from NHM-PRMS models for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands Monotonic Trends in Modelled Water Supply for Select Outputs from NHM-PRMS models for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands
This dataset contains the Mann-Kendall p value, Theil - Sen slope estimate, summary statistics for eleven modelled water budget components simulated by the National Hydrologic Model Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (NHM-PRMS) (Markstrom and others, 2024). The trend analyses are created from aggregated outputs from three separate models, each of which was forced with Daymet Version 4...
Monotonic Trends in Modelled Water Supply for Select Outputs from NHM-PRMS, WRF-Hydro, and CONUS404-BA, 1983-2021 and 2000-2020 Monotonic Trends in Modelled Water Supply for Select Outputs from NHM-PRMS, WRF-Hydro, and CONUS404-BA, 1983-2021 and 2000-2020
This dataset contains the Mann-Kendall p value, Theil - Sen slope estimate, summary statistics for eleven modelled water budget components simulated by the following modeling applications: the National Hydrologic Model Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (NHM-PRMS) version 1.1 (Markstrom and others, 2024), the Weather Research and Forecasting hydrological modeling application (WRF-Hydro
Nitrate and Chloride Data for evaluating Decadal Changes in Groundwater Nitrate and Chloride Data for evaluating Decadal Changes in Groundwater
The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Network (NWQN) is the primary source of data to monitor trends in contaminants in groundwater in the United States. However, other data sources are available to evaluate trends. The Water Quality Portal (WQP) and the National Groundwater Monitoring Network (NGWMN) portal provide data that can be used for groundwater quality trends in...
Monthly ensemble outputs from the National Hydrologic Model Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System and the Weather Research and Forecasting model hydrologic modeling system for the conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for water years Monthly ensemble outputs from the National Hydrologic Model Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System and the Weather Research and Forecasting model hydrologic modeling system for the conterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for water years
The Integrated Water Availability Assessment uses an ensemble of outputs from two hydrologic models to assess water supply conditions. Results from the two models, the National Hydrologic Model Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (NHM-PRMS) and Weather Research and Forecasting model hydrologic modeling system (WRF-Hydro) were averaged to create a single model ensemble. A unique instance...
Exposure to surface water supply and use imbalance during spawning months for 214 fish taxa across the conterminous United States Exposure to surface water supply and use imbalance during spawning months for 214 fish taxa across the conterminous United States
This data release contains the output from an ecological analysis modeling the exposure of 214 fish taxa across the conterminous US (CONUS) to an index of surface water supply and use imbalances (SUI), a metric of monthly gross average water supply available after accounting for climate variation and consumptive use, during their spawning months, hereafter referred to as spawning...
Crosswalk table between 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC12) and hydrologic region boundaries Crosswalk table between 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC12) and hydrologic region boundaries
This data release contains a crosswalk between subwatersheds (12-digit hydrologic unit codes; hereafter, HUC12s) and hydrologic regions (sometimes called "Van Metre regions"). This crosswalk allows for data at the HUC12 scale to be summarized regionally. Hydrologic regions are boundaries of hydrologically distinct areas modified from hydrologic subregions (4-digit Hydrologic units; HUC4s...
Water budget results for a water availability assessment across the conterminous United States Water budget results for a water availability assessment across the conterminous United States
This data release contains results from a simple monthly water budget that includes water supply and consumptive use for thermoelectric, irrigation, and public supply for 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC12) across the conterminous United States for water years 2010-2020. These results were produced using an analysis pipeline that ingests water supply, consumptive use, and routing...
Intersectional weights between two different 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 12(HUC12) boundaries Intersectional weights between two different 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 12(HUC12) boundaries
This data release contains fractional intersectional weights used to crosswalk data from the National Water Use Program to the National Integrated Water Availability Assessment (IWAAs) projects. The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD; https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset) is a companion dataset to the National Hydrography Dataset and contains polygons that...
Long-term water-quality trends for rivers and streams within the contiguous United States using Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) (ver. 1.1, March 2025) Long-term water-quality trends for rivers and streams within the contiguous United States using Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) (ver. 1.1, March 2025)
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area (WMA) is working to address a need to understand where the Nation is experiencing water shortages or surpluses relative to the demand for water need by delivering routine assessments of water supply and demand. It is also improving understanding of the natural and human factors affecting the balance between supply and demand. A key...
Public supply water use reanalysis for the 2000-2020 period by HUC12, month, and year for the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, August 2024) Public supply water use reanalysis for the 2000-2020 period by HUC12, month, and year for the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, August 2024)
The U.S. Geological Survey is developing national water-use models to support water resources management in the United States. Model benefits include a nationally consistent estimation approach, greater temporal and spatial resolution of estimates, efficient and automated updates of results, and capabilities to forecast water use into the future and assess model uncertainty. The term...
Thermoelectric-power water use reanalysis for the 2008-2020 period by power plant, month, and year for the conterminous United States Thermoelectric-power water use reanalysis for the 2008-2020 period by power plant, month, and year for the conterminous United States
Previous work by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed models to estimate the amount of water that is withdrawn and consumed by thermoelectric power plants (Diehl and others, 2013; Diehl and Harris, 2014; Harris and Diehl, 2019 [full citations listed in srcinfo of the metadata file]). This data release presents a historical reanalysis of thermoelectric water use from 2008 to 2020...
Monthly crop irrigation withdrawals and efficiencies by HUC12 watershed for years 2000-2020 within the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, September 2024) Monthly crop irrigation withdrawals and efficiencies by HUC12 watershed for years 2000-2020 within the conterminous United States (ver. 2.0, September 2024)
The USGS has published United States water-use data every five years since 1950. To increase the temporal and spatial availability of water use estimates using nationally consistent methods, the USGS is developing national water-use models for each major water-use category. This data release publishes crop irrigation withdrawals for the conterminous United States (CONUS) that are...