Examples

USGS Water Web Services Showcase

This page features examples of public sites and applications that use services on this site. Some applications must be purchased. See USGS disclaimer below.

SmartPhone Apps

River Guide for Kayakers (iPhone) *
Floodwatch (iPhone and iPod) *
FishHead (iPhone and iPod) *
Fly Fishing Reporter (iPhone, iPod and iPad) *
Riverflows (Android) *
River Reader (iPhone, iPod and and iPad) *
River Weather (Android) *
River Data (iPhone and iPad) *
Stream Gauges Map (Android) *
Rivercast (iPhone and iPad) *
Streamflow Plus (iPhone and iPad) *

Windows

GetRealtime (Windows 98 or better) *
Pisces * - Pisces is a desktop application that graphs and analyzes time series data. Pisces is designed to organize, graph, and analyze natural resource data that varies with time: gauge height, river flow, water temperature, etc.
Fluvium (Windows 8 only) * - Fluvium provides a simple way to monitor the stream flow, gage height, surface temperature, and other characteristics of rivers and streams in the US. Using data collected by the US Geological Survey (USGS) from thousands of sites around the country, Fluvium provides a close to real-time view of current conditions.

Tools

dataRetrieval - An R package designed to simplify the retrieval of NWIS data into the R environment (R 3.0 and greater). All services can be utilized using this program. Optional Feedback/Support is available at Feedback to dataRetrieval. Detailed information on additional USGS R tools and developments can be found at USGS-R

NWIS Snapshot - The web wervices Snapshot Add-In gives ArcGIS users the ability to query USGS water web services and download a "snapshot" of its data from the web services to a geodatabase. Developed by the USGS Texas Water Science Center in cooperation with the USGS Community for Data Integration. Support is available via a web form or a user voice page .

Web sites

Jim's Kayaking Weather Forecast

* Links to non-USGS sites - Links and pointers to non-USGS sites are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement by the USGS, U.S. Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government, of the referenced organizations, their suitability, content, products, or services, whether they are governmental, educational, or commercial. Some of the documents on this server may contain live references (or pointers) to information created and maintained by other organizations. Please note that the USGS does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of these outside materials.

Showcase your site or application

Do you have an example web site, tool or application using USGS water web services that you want to share? If so, you may wish to send us your information for future inclusion.

Caveats

The site or application must use services described on this site (waterservices.usgs.gov).
Please note that this site is updated irregularly, usually only several times a year, so there may be a significant lag time before your application appears on this page.
The USGS reserves the right to remove information for sites or applications where the web page links no longer work or where the site or application no longer appears to be maintained.

Information requested

Please provide the following information in your email using this form:

The official name or names of your site or application
A brief description of your site or application
A link to a web page where someone can learn more about your site or application
Describe the services you are using on this site (instantaneous values service, site service, daily values service, etc.)
Any particular operating system or hardware requirements (examples: requires Windows 7, iPhone or Android device)
Support policies, if any
Optional: any feedback you have on the usefulness and reliability of USGS Water web services.