High Plains/Ogallala Aquifer Information

The High Plains Aquifer Information Network

Links for South Dakota

Organizations > National/Regional

Bureau of Land Management, Montana/Dakotas
manages surface activities on 261 million acres of public land, located primarily in the 12 Western States
Bureau of Reclamation, 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 South Dakota
National Water and Climate Center
Agricultural Research Service, Northern Plains Area
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 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
from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fact Sheets (Listed by State)
from U.S. Geological Survey
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 of South Dakota
from U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Quality Data for South Dakota
from U.S. Geological Survey