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USGS Data: Resources and Access . USGS West Virginia Water Science Center. USGS—Who we are. Department of Interior Nation’s largest earth, water, biological, and mapping agency. Most work in cooperation with another agency; federal, state, or local
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USGS Data:Resources and Access USGS West Virginia Water Science Center
USGS—Who we are • Department of Interior • Nation’s largest earth, water, biological, and mapping agency. • Most work in cooperation with another agency; federal, state, or local • Nationally consistent techniques for water resources investigations • Nationally consistent databases
U.S. Geological Survey Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
Links USGS Water main page • http://water.usgs.gov/ USGS WaterWatch • http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/?m=real&r=wv West Virginia Water Science Center page • http://wv.usgs.gov National Water Information System WEB (NWIS_WEB) Surface Water • http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/sw/ Water Quality • http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/qw/ Ground Water • http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wv/nwis/gw/
Contacts • USGS West Virginia Water Science Center,11 Dunbar Street, Charleston, WV 25301 • 304 347-5130 • Doug Chambers dbchambe@usgs.gov • Ron Evaldi rdevaldi@usgs.gov • Mark Kozar mdkozar@usgs.gov