Repository details

USGS National Water Information System

Name of repository
USGS National Water Information System
Additional name(s)
  • NWIS
  • USGS Water Data for the Nation
Repository URL
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
Subject(s)
Description
Central data management of the USGS for water data that provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Includes data on water use and quality, groundwater, and surface water.
Contact
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • other
Mission statement for designated community
https://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/faq/about-the-usgs-water-data-for-the-nation-site
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
  • service provider
Institution name
United States Geological Survey
Additional name(s)
  • USGS
Identifier(s)
  • ROR:035a68863
Contact(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Policies and Important Notices

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
other

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
Public Domain

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • MySQL
Data citation guideline
https://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/faq/miscellaneous/how-to-cite-usgs-water-data-for-the-nation-waterdata.usgs.gov-in-a-publication
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
REST

Remarks

Entry date
2014-08-29
Last update
2022-03-18
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re3data.org: USGS National Water Information System; editing status 2022-03-18; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3S333 last accessed: 2024-10-15