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This
United
States
Geological
Survey
site
focuses
on
water
and
its
properties.
The
site
contains
activities
for
teachers
and
students,
along
with
pictures,
data,
maps,
and
an
interactive
center
where
users
can
give
opinions
and
test
their
water
knowledge.
Unique
aspects
of
this
site
include
the
sections
that
contain
student
work
and
a
picture
gallery.
There
are
links
to
other
resources
for
students,
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This set of summary data tables shows information about water use in the United States, by state. Categories include total water use, public use, domestic use, irrigation, industrial, mining, and livestock uses. There is also a table showing thermoelectric power withdrawals. All information is for the year 2000.
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This summary data table shows the total land area of each state, the area covered by water, and the percent of total area that is covered by water. The data represents only inland water, that is, surface water bodies surrounded by lands of the United States. Areas such as the Great Lakes are excluded.
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This
map,
produced
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey,
the
Geological
Survey
of
Canada
and
the
Mexican
Consejo
Recursos
de
Minerales,
combines
geology
and
topography
of
the
North
American
continent.
The
map,
woven
from
a
geologic
map
and
a
shaded
relief
image,
reveals
the
geologic
history
of
North
America
through
the
interrelation
of
rock
type,
topography
and
time
to
highlight
regional
surface
...
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The
National
Map
is
an
online,
interactive
map
service
published
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
Users
can
create
and
print
high-resolution
shaded
relief
maps
of
a
local
area,
a
state,
or
the
entire
U.S.
A
variety
of
data
layers
are
available,
including
administrative
boundaries,
geographic
names,
geology,
and
land
use/
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This
database
contains
an
extensive
selection
of
digital
data
and
imagery
of
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area.
Products
include
Digital
Elevation
Models
(DEMs),
Digital
Line
Graphs
(DLGs),
Digital
Raster
Graphics
(DRGs),
Digital
Orthophotos
(DOQs),
and
historical
maps.
Most
of
these
items
are
available
at
a
scale
of
1:24,000;
other
scales
are
available
for
some.
Metadata
and
links
to
documents
outlining
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This
map
shows
Earth's
tectonic
features,
volcanoes,
earthquakes,
and
impact
craters.
Smaller
inset
maps
are
included
to
depict
the
North
and
South
Poles.
The
back
of
the
map
provides
additional
information,
highlighting
examples
of
fundamental
processes;
and
providing
text,
timelines,
references,
and
other
resources
to
enhance
understanding.
The
main
and
polar
maps
feature
online
interactive
versions.
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This
interactive
map
allows
users
to
find
their
local
watersheds
and
access
a
variety
of
information
on
conditions
in
them.
Search
hierarchy
is
based
on
region
(the
largest),
subregion,
accounting
unit,
and
hydrologic
unit
(the
smallest).
The
information
includes
streamflow
data
(real-time
and
archived),
water
quality
data,
water
use
data,
groundwater
sites
by
county,
and
links
to
regional
studies
...
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This
portal,
published
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
Water
Resources
Program,
provides
access
to
information
on
national
water
use.
There
are
links
to
a
set
of
reports
and
data
on
U.S.
water
use
from
1985
to
2000.
Other
links
access
a
map
comparison
of
consumptive
use
and
renewable
water
supply
by
water-resources
region,
introductory
material
on
the
National
Water-Use
Information
Program,
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This
website
provides
an
overview
of
the
San
Andreas
Fault
Observatory
at
Depth
(SAFOD)
project,
an
initiative
to
drill
into
the
fault
in
one
of
its
most
predictively
active
segments
near
Parkfield,
California.
Information
accessible
at
the
site
includes
a
discussion
of
drilling
methods,
an
introduction
to
the
structure
of
the
fault
zone
as
it
appears
at
Parkfield,
and
a
discussion
of
earthquake
prediction.
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