Peter E. Black's website: the Science of
Watershed Hydrology

Links to Other Educational
and Informational Websites

Direct internet links to water-managing government agencies, non-government organizations, and hydrometeorological instrument companies.

Books & Courses
Software
Definitions
Article reprints
Water Drops
Links

These links are provided to friends and former students, as well as to companies and government agency websites that provide useful information to those involved in watershed hydrology and related topics.
(You might also try "googling it.")

Educational Websites:

Brian McGlynn's riparian zone, hillslope and hyporheic zone hydrology; and spatial and temporal scaling of hydrological processes (Montana State University).

David L. Rosgen's Practical Approach to Stream Analysis & Restoration (Fort Collins, CO).

Jeffrey J. McDonnell New ways of measuring, understanding, and predicting runoff generation in gauged and ungauged watersheds (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR).

Suzanne P. Wechsler Programs and Courses in GIS related to hydrology (Long Beach State University, Long Beach, CA).

Government Websites:

Natural Resources Conservation Service Formerly the Soil Conservation (1935 to 1994), the NRCS partners for management of water and related land resources.

Corps of Engineers The oldest and broadly-mandated federal agency for managing water resources in the United States, dating from 1774.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Created in 1970from many agencies, NOAA watches over oceans, atmosphere, and space environments.

Geological Survey Started in 1869, the USGS conducts research on all aspects of water.

Forest Service Existed prior to its 1905 creation as the Bureau of Forestry, and manages National Forests, conducts research, and cooperates with federal, state, and international organizations.

National Park Service Created in 1916, NPS manages recreation and preservation of water and related land resources.

Watershed Initiative Information and Equipment Websites:

National Association of Conservation Districts The organization that promotes communication among the 3,000 county- and watershed-based local units of government and their 17,000 employees, all involved in plant, soil, and water conservation; lobbies in their -- and their partners' -- interests.

EPA's Surf Your Watershed A service of the Environmental Protection Agency to help you locate, use, and share environmental information about your state and watershed.

Know Your Watershed Conservation Technology Information Center at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Stevens Water Monitoring Systems, Inc. Founded in 1911 as a division of Leupold & Stevens, Inc., and design and manufacturer of hydrology monitoring equipment (Portland, OR)

 
 
There are lots of others, too!
© 2006 Peter E. Black   Updated 5/17/08