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    • USGS Surface-Water Data for the Nation - National Water Information System (NWIS)

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2025

    The USGS compiles online 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.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-586f3f13-0b31-4ed7-b9bd-786385f813c8
    Data Last Modified 2020-11-17T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff "Arctic","Permafrost and Arctic Landscapes","Ecosystem Vulnerability","Atmospheric, Earth and Ocean Sciences","Energy Infrastructure","Water"
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/usgs-data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -164.168, 17.731, -64.780, 70.281
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1d99fe5c74d44d516d2569199e130bd5d443a687e8f12adda1418c8e7bdd6f0c
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -164.168, 17.731, -164.168, 70.281, -64.780, 70.281, -64.780, 17.731, -164.168, 17.731}

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