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USGS IN YOUR STATE

USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.

North Carolina Ground-Water Natural Effects Network

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ground-water natural effects network for North Carolina is a cooperative program between the USGS and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Water Resources (DWR). Additional support is provided by Brunswick County, the NCDENR Division of Water Quality (DWQ), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Observation wells for this program are located so that the most significant climatic effects data are obtained from the fewest number of wells. The objective of the network is to measure the effects of natural stresses on ground-water storage in unconfined aquifers, including the effects of climate (such as rainfall and the duration of the growing season), as well as topography and surficial geology.

There are a total of twenty five (25) wells in the climatic effects network, with each well recording a water-level measurement every hour. Twenty four (24) wells transmit water-level data “real-time” every 4-hours using satellite telemetry while one (1) well stores data at the well head where data are retrieved at least bi-monthly.

The USGS Ground-Water Climate Response Network provides additional statistics for selected wells in North Carolina and the United States.

• NC Climate Response Network
• NC Real-time wells
• NC Active well network
• USGS Ground-Water Climate Response Network
• NCDENR DWR Drought Indicator Wells

Continuous Water-Level Monitoring Sites: