Water Resources of Indiana
Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web page for the water resources of Indiana; this is your direct link to all kinds of water-resource information. Here you'll find information on Indiana's rivers and streams. You'll also find information about , water quality, and many other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of streamgaging stations in the state, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems.
The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow, water-quality, ground-water levels, precipitation, and lake-stage for over 200 sites in Indiana.
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Indiana Data Highlights
The 2008 USGS Water Data Report ( ) is now available to provide a snapshot of water conditions for a given year. The report includes text and map interfaces that can be used to identify and access an area of interest, locate sites where water data were collected for various Water Years

The Instantaneous Data Archive( ) makes available as much intra-day streamflow data and historical instantaneous data continuous (measurements from every 5 to every 60 minutes), as possible, often several years' worth of data.
Featured Projects
Investigations and Monitoring of Mercury in Indiana

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Investigations and Monitoring of Nutrients in Indiana

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Beverly Shores, Indiana Water Monitoring Network

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Of Current Interest
Stray Gas Workshop November 4-6, 2009
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mixed News on Mercury in Indiana's Water

Rain and snow falling in Indiana contains less mercury than it did in years past. Yet some of the state's major waterways have mercury levels that could be harmful to humans and wildlife. The USGS, in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, has released new reports about mercury in streams and precipitation in Indiana. The full press release can be found in the USGS Newsroom at:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2099 |
Recent Publications
The Indiana Water Science Center produces publications about water resources.
Update of Watershed Regressions for Pesticides (WARP) for Predicting Atrazine Concentration in Streams
Scientific Investigations Report 2009–1122
Biological-Community Composition in Small Streams and its Relations to Habitat, Nutrients, and Land Use in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes in Indiana and Ohio, 2004, and Implications for Assessing Nutrient Conditions in Midwest Streams
Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5055
Processing, Analysis, and General Evaluation of Well-Driller Logs for Estimating Hydrogeologic Parameters of the Glacial Sediments in a Ground-Water Flow Model of the Lake Michigan Basin
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5184
Occurrence and Distribution of Algal Biomass and Its Relation to Nutrients and Selected Basin Characteristics in Indiana Streams, 2001-2005
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5203
Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Indiana Streams, August 2004–September 2006
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5176
Mercury in Precipitation in Indiana, January 2004–December 2005
Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5148
Flood of June 7–9, 2008, in Central and Southern Indiana
Open-File Report 2008–1322
See other recent reports and search our other publications
Cooperators
Ball State University
Bartholomew County Soil and Water Conservation District
Boone County
City of Anderson, Office of Emergency Management
City of Carmel
City of Fort Wayne
City of Indianapolis, DPW
City of Indianapolis, DPW Department of Capital Assest Management
Hamilton County
Hancock County
IUPUI
Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of Water Quality
Indiana Department of Environmental Mgmt, Office of Air Quality
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana Department of Natural Resources - Division of Nature Preserves
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclamation
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water
Indiana Department of Transportation
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Kankakee River Basin
Little Calumet River Basin
Maumee River Basin Commission
Miami County EDA
National Parks Service
ORSANCO
Sanitary District of Michigan City
Shelby County Soil & Water Conservation District
South Bend Water Works
Tipton County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Louisville
US EPA OW
USAEC, Aberdeen Proving Ground
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc Drinking Water Laboratory
Additional funding for streamgages and hydrologic investigations provided by:
AES Corporation
ARCADIS G&M of Michigan, LLC
Citizens Energy Group
Duke Energy
Hoosier Energy
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Veolia Water North America
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