The length of these records ranges from more than a century to just a few years. The availability of more than 400,000 station years of streamflow records is an incredible resource to planners and managers of our nation's water resources. This service allows users to download daily flow records from any of these USGS stations to their own computers.
People are now able to go into the data base on their own and download the needed information.
In the past, retrievals took several days from initiation to data delivery. Now, retrievals only take a few minutes from start to finish and require no intervention from USGS staff. The USGS has been developing this information delivery capability over the past several years and earlier versions of this service already have been providing data to about 7,600 customers per month. This new online delivery service provides extra features for the customer and includes additional data. Evaluate streamflow conditions for aquatic habitat, water quality, recreation or navigation.