Data sources for hydrologic modeling

• National Elevation Dataset (NED)
  • Viewer: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer
  • NED 1 arc second download for extent (-www+1, nn-1) - (-www, nn): ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/NED/1/IMG/nnnwwww.zip
  • Reference: USGS, Year. U.S. Geological Survey. National Elevation Dataset (NED). http://ned.usgs.gov, accessed in Month Year.
• Daily streamflow
  • Viewer: http://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/index.html
  • List of USGS sites: http://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/nwisquery.html?URL=http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/inventory?state_cd=tx&data_type=rt&format=sitefile_output&sitefile_output_format=xml&column_name=agency_cd&column_name=site_no&column_name=station_nm&list_of_search_criteria=state_cd%2Cdata_type&column_name=site_tp_cd&column_name=dec_lat_va&column_name=dec_long_va&column_name=agency_use_cd
  • USGS site information: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory?agency_code=USGS&site_no=site_no.
  • Daily mean discharge: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/dv?cb_00060=on&format=rdb&site_no=site_no&referred_module=sw&period=&begin_date=YYYY-MM-DD&end_date=YYYY-MM-DD.
  • Reference: USGS, Year. U.S. Geological Survey. Surface-Water Daily Data for the Nation. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis, accessed in Month Year.
• Daily precipitation
  • http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/webservices/v2
  • Reference: NOAA-NCDC, Year. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-National Climatic Data Center. Surface Data, Daily US. http://ncdc.noaa.gov, accessed in Month Year.
• Boundaries
  • http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html?openChapters=chpbound#chpbound