Welcome to the California Water Science Center
The California Water Science Center (CAWSC) is one of 48 Water Science Centers in the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Water Science Center's mission is to collect, analyze and disseminate the impartial hydrologic data and information needed to wisely manage water resources for the people of the United States and the State of California.
Science Features
New Report: Reservoir Storage - New Methods to Measure Capacity, Sedimentation
New Report: Northern California Coast Groundwater Quality Study
USGS Video: Lake of the Sky - USGS Tahoe Basin Science
New Report: Pharmaceutical Compounds Found at Low Levels in Some California Aquifers
New Report: Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Major California Streams
Central Valley Hydrologic Model
WaterWatch Streamflow Conditions
