Integrated Water Resource Management

As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.

Integrated Water Resource Management Resources

Mapping High and Low Lake Level Impacts

Publication date:
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This web-based tool creates visuals that capture lake level changes that range from six feet above to six feet below historical long-term average water levels in the Great Lakes. Potential shoreline and coastal impacts are also provided. This information can be used to determine appropriate...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Significant River Flood Outlook

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This Flood Outlook is intended to provide a general outlook for significant river flooding.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Assessing Coastal Community Exposure to Flood Hazards

Publication date:
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This online visualization tool supports communities that are assessing their coastal hazard risks and vulnerabilities. The tool creates a collection of user-defined maps that show the people, places, and natural resources exposed to coastal flooding. The maps can be saved, downloaded, or shared to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Coastal County Snapshots- Flood Exposure

Publication date:
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This online tool provides managers and citizens with easy-to-understand charts and graphs that describe complex coastal data. Users select a county of interest and the website does the rest, creating a helpful educational tool for governing bodies and citizen groups. Current snapshot topics include...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Coastal Inundation Mapping- Training

Publication date:
September 14, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This course provides baseline information about the various types of flooding and teaches methods for mapping current flooding and potential coastal inundation scenarios using a GIS. Hands-on exercises will help participants understand and apply the spatial methods covered in this course. Students...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

NOAA nowCOAST

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
nowCOAST is a GIS-based web mapping portal displaying near real-time observations, analyses, tide predictions, model guidance, watches/warnings, and forecasts for the coastal United States.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

USGS WaterWatch

Publication date:
November 2, 2016
U.S. Geological Survey
Display National and State maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States including locations where floods and droughts are occurring. (Real-time data, in most cases, are transmitted once every 1 to 4 hours.) Also, you can select USGS...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America
United States

USGS WaterQualityWatch and National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Data Warehouse

Publication date:
June 9, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tap into a network of near real-time water-quality data from over 1,700 surface-water sites in the United States. Data are available for temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and (or) nitrate depending on the site. Data also are available for discharge.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

USGS Groundwater Watch

Publication date:
September 1, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Find more about groundwarer levels and statistical charecteristics of well networks. Active Water Level Network-- wells measured at least once within the past 13 months. Climate Response Network-- wells that monitor effects of climate variability such as droughts. Real-time network-- wells measured...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

USGS StreamStats

Publication date:
March 24, 2016
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Obtain a variety of flow statistics, basin characteristics, and other information for both gaged and ungaged stream sites by using a mapping application. Streamstats is not operational for all States at this time. See a map at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/ssonline.html to determine if...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

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