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    • USGS Water Data for the Nation

    Metadata Updated: August 11, 2025

    The U.S. Geological Survey maintains national data bases of water-use information. The data are collected and compiled every five years for each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

    County, state, and national water-use estimates may be downloaded from the National Water Information System Web (NWISWeb) interface, Water Data for the Nation, by selecting the Water Use button or data category pull-down. Data on NWISWeb represent the current best estimates, and may have been revised from previous publications. Data available from the USGS County Water-Use generally reflect the published report, and may have been revised in subsequent analyses.

    Note: State-level data from 1950-1980 and watershed data are not available on NWISWeb, but they can be downloaded USGS County Water-Use Data link.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 11, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from OpenEI data.json

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 11, 2025
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    Data First Published 2020-08-06T06:00:00Z
    Data Last Modified 2020-12-07T04:48:23Z
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