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Wizard - Water Levels

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WWC5 - Water Well Logs

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Maps and Information

Maps

A collection of our most current hydrogeologic maps

Ogallala-High Plains

Information and reports concerning the western Kansas (Ogallala) portion of the High Plains aquifer

Completed Studies

WRAPS/CREP Info

The High Plains Aquifer
Information Network

Our collection of links to information, data, and resources related to the High Plains aquifer

KGS Bibliography

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South Dakota

Organizations > National/Regional

• Bureau of Land Management (US Department of the Interior)

  manages surface activities on 261 million acres of public land, located primarily in the 12 Western States.

  • BLM Montana/Dakotas
• Bureau of Reclamation (US Department of the Interior)

  managing water in the American west.

  • Great Plains Region

    encompasses nine western states,and hundreds of irrigation projects, dams, and other water-supply related facilities.

• High Plains Regional Climate Center

  climate data and maps for High Plains area.
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • NRCS South Dakota
  • National Water and Climate Center
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • ARS, Northern Plains Area
  • Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

    research projects in agriculture, nutrition, technology, the environment and other topics.

  • South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service

    agricultural crop and animal statistics.

• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Region 8

    serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations.

  • STORET Database Access

    water quality data.

  • Surf Your Watershed

    watershed data search.

  • Water-South Dakota
• US Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Fact Sheets (Listed by State)
  • Ground Water Atlas of the United States: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

    text and maps on High Plains aquifer in these states.

  • National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program - High Plains Regional Ground Water Study
  • Water Data for South Dakota (NWISWeb)
  • Water Resources Publications
  • Water Resources of South Dakota
  • Water-Quality Data for South Dakota