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Water Data for the Nation

High-quality and discoverable water data for everyone
Over 135 years of water data from more than one million monitoring locations

Monitoring locations

A water monitoring location is a geographic location where data measurements are recorded. Monitoring locations are central to the organization of data within Water Data for the Nation. All data recorded at a monitoring location are accessible through its associated Monitoring Location Page.