U.S. Water News Online RESTON, Va. -- After more than 100,000
individuals last year "visited" the World Wide Web sites of the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the amount of water resources
information available on the Internet will be expanded, said the
chief hydrologist of USGS. "In terms of costs, speed,
convenience, and availability, the benefits of using the World
Wide Web for distributing data and reports are compelling," said
Robert Hirsch. "User feedback about our sites has been very
positive and the growth of usage spectacular," added Hirsch. "We
intend to continue expanding and improving this service to the
public as fast as our resources allow." The water resources home
page of USGS can be found at http://h2o.usgs.gov/ and includes
historical and real-time streamflow data for selected locations
along with on-line reports and abstracts. In addition, the web
site features Geographic Information System (GIS) data sets of
basins and streams, and fact sheets on water resources issues.
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