Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources
Landsat and Water - Case Studies of the Uses and Benefits of Landsat Imagery in Water Resources
Published:
January 1, 2014U.S. Geological SurveyU.S. Department of the Interior
The majority of the case studies in this report focus on the use of Landsat data in the area of water resource management, including both U.S. and international uses and benefits. The report begins with a broad examination of laws and policies supporting the Landsat program and best available...Read more
Groundwater: Wells
Published:
January 1, 1982U.S. Geological Survey
This resource provides an overview of the different types of wells and their purposes. It also goes into a bit of detail about the way in which aquifer water levels affect wells.Read more
USGS National Water Information System (NWIS)
Published:
November 2, 2016U.S. Geological Survey
Provides access to water-resources data collected at over 1.5 million sites in the 50 States and selected other areas. Data are organized by: o Current conditions—sites with real-time or recent surface-water, groundwater, or water-quality data.
o Site information—descriptive site information for...Read more
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