This site serves as a portal for information pertaining to the coasts of the U.S. The coast page offers an introduction to the nature and importance of our coasts followed by a section that spells out their mission. The site contains a host of active links to other pages which include quick access to coastal information, immediate graphical and tabular water level and meteorological data from NOAA water level stations located at various U.S. coastal locations, real-time water levels, currents, and other oceanographic and meteorological data from bays and harbors, links to U.S. coastal observing systems, NOAA Restoration Center, and NOAA photo galleries. The site also has links to current topics, products such as publications and data bases, and seventeen organizations that are either a part of NOAA or closely aligned.

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Publisher: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration