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Map Resources: Hydrology and Water

Online Resources:

  • National Geologic Map Database    (USGS)
    Search by place name and limit by "water."
  • Publications Warehouse   (USGS)
    "Advanced Search" allows for search by series, while "Contents" shows items online by series.
  • SAGE  (CSU Library)
    Identifies maps owned by the library.  Ask for assistance at the Information Desk if you can't identify a map in the collection.
  • Map Resources: Geology   (CSU Library)
    Hydrology and water maps represent a subset of a more thorough listing at this site.

Print Index: 

  • Guide to USGS Publications.    Z6034 .U49G943  Reference Desk
    This volume is shelved at the Information Desk and provides listings of important series to 1998.

USGS "Packet" Maps: 

  • Hydrologic Investigations.   I19.89:  Map
    A wide range of hydrologic data and maps of regional and national interest.
  • State Hydrologic Unit Maps.  I19.89/2:  Map
     Each map covers an entire state and shows hydrologic units and major streams.

Other Important USGS Water Series:

  • Water Resources Investigations.   I19.42/4:  Doc
    Separate maps are sometimes a component of this series, which deals with local hydrologic information.
  • Water Supply Paper   I19.13:  Doc
         Separate maps are sometimes a component of this series, which deals with all aspects of hydrology.

Other Resources: 

  • Ground Water Atlas of Colorado.   QE91 .A24 #53   Atlas Case
    This publication of the Colorado Geological Survey is an overview, with maps, text, and references.
  • Ground Water Atlas of the United States   (USGS)
    Maps, text, and references arranged by state and region and especially useful for aquifers.
  • Ground Water Atlas of the United States.   I19.89:HA-730  Map
    This is the print set of the item listed just above.
  • Atlas of Ground Water Quality in Colorado (Colorado Geological Survey Map Series #16)
    G4311 .C5 SVAR C64a #16  Map
    A series of maps and accompanying references published in 1980.