Additional Sources of Information

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Agency

USGS

• North Carolina
• North Carolina Drought Information
• Appalachian Region Science
   
  
• Biological Resources in North Carolina
  • Vegetation Mapping Project
  
  
• Geologic Information about North Carolina
  • North Carolina State Minerals Information
  • Coastal Sedimentary System
  • Duck 1997: Fundamental Nearshore Processes
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geologic Mapping Project
  • North Carolina Seismicity
  • North Carolina's Volcanic Past
  
  
• Topographic Maps of North Carolina

• Surrounding States
• Georgia
  • Center for Spatial Analysis Technologies
  • Biological Resources · Geologic Information
• South Carolina
  • Biological Resources · Geologic Information
• Tennessee
  • Biological Resources · Geologic Information
• Virginia
  • Biological Resources · Geologic Information

• Regional
• Southeastern Region Office (Water)
• Leetown Science Center (Biology)
• Geology in the Eastern Region

• Additional Indexes
• Ask USGS - Index of USGS data products
• USGS Products and Publications - Index of USGS webpages
• EROS Data Center - Index of remotely sensed land data, with download and/or purchase options
• Recreation - Index of USGS data and information organized by recreational activity

Federal Agencies

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Office of Water
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds
  • Region 4 (Southeast Region)
    •   Research Triangle Park Office (air pollution research)
  • Surf Your Watershed
    •   North Carolina State Profile
  • EnviroFacts
  • North Carolina Biological Indicators
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  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NOAA in North Carolina
  • National Weather Service (NWS)
    • North Carolina Weather, Forecasts, and Warnings
    • Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
    • NWS Forecast Offices
      • Raleigh, NC · Newport/Morehead City, NC · Wilmington, NC
      • Wakefield, VA · Blacksburg, VA
      • Morristown, TN · Greer, SC
    • Southeast River Forecast Center
      • Western North Carolina · Eastern North Carolina
    • Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
      • Western North Carolina (French Broad River)
    • National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
      •   Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC)
    • Hydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS)
      • North Carolina DCPs (will need IDs from this list to search HADS)
  • National Geodetic Survey
  • National Ocean Service (NOS)
    • NOS MapFinder
    • Office of Coast Survey
    • Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) (tides, water levels, ocean currents)
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  Fish and Wildlife (FWS)
  • North Carolina Field Offices
    • Ecological Services
    • Law Enforcement
  • National Wetlands Inventory
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  Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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  National Parks Service (NPS)
  • Geology in the Parks (with USGS)
    • Plate Tectonics
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  USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - North Carolina
  • Soil Climate Analysis Network - North Carolina
  • Watershed Boundary Dataset (HUCs)
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  US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Wilmington
  • Water Levels
  • Weekly Situation Report (.doc)
  • Recreational Activities
  • Wetlands/Permits
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  U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office - Wilmington
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  Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
  • Flood Hazard Mapping
  • Map Service Center
  • Generate Online Hazard Map (FEMA and ESRI - covers floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.)
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  National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Goddard Space Flight Center
  • EOS Project Science Office
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  Department of the Interior (DOI)
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  First Gov
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  Recreation.Gov

North Carolina Agencies

• Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR)
  • All Divisions (with contact information)
  • Water Resources
  • Water Quality
    • Ground Water Section
    • Basinwide Information Management System (BIMS)
  • Coastal Management
    • The North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
    • Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
  • Land Resources
    • Geological Survey
    • Land Quality (includes Sedimentation control and Dam safety)
    • Geodetic Survey
  • Parks and Recreation
  • GIS
    • Topo Map Viewer
    • Image Server
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  State Climate Office
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  Geographic Information North Carolina
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  Emergency Management
  • Floodplain Mapping Program
  • Hurricane Status
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  Department of Transportation
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  Department of Agriculture
  • Agronomic Division (Soils)
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  Wildlife Resources Commission
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  Statistics and Economic Data
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  NC @ Your Service
  • Agency Directory

North Carolina Universities

• Appalachian State University
  • College of Arts and Sciences -- Geology
• Duke University
• East Carolina University
• N.C. State University
  • GIS Data
  • RIVER NET (Neuse River)
  • Neuse River Education Team
• University of North Carolina at Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • Lower Cape Fear River Program
• Wake Forest University
• Western Carolina University
  • College of Arts and Sciences -- Geology
  
   
  
• North Carolina Higher Education web sites

North Carolina Non-Profits and Recreational organizations

• New River Community Partners (mountains)
• RiverLink (French Broad River)
  • French Broad River Learning Center
• Neuse River Foundation
• Roanoke River
• Eno River Association
• Catawba Riverkeeper
• Haw River Assembly
• Haywood Waterways Association (Pigeon River)
• Friends of South Ellerbe Creek
• Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
• Cape Fear River Assembly
• New River Foundation(coast)
• Pamlico-Tar River Foundation

Subject Resources

Benchmarks

National Geodetic Survey · Search for a data sheet

North Carolina Geodetic Survey · Search for a data sheet

Biologic Information

USGS Biological Resources

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

Center for Biological Informatics (CBI)

Dictionaries

Water Words Dictionary

Hydrologic Glossary

Ground Water Glossary

Digital Maps and Data

Earth Resources Observation System (EROS) Data Center

Earth Explorer

Ask USGS: Digital maps and data

TerraWeb - Terrestial Remote Sensing

Elevation

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Elevations Booklet

Geologic Informaiton

USGS Geologic Resources

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Hazards

Geologic Hazards Information

Landslide Information Center

Volcano Information

Earthquake Hazards Program

Earthquake Information

North Carolina Seismicity

Lake/Reservoir Levels

USGS

• Hyco · Afterbay · Falls · Jordan · W. Kerr Scott · Logan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District · (old page)

• John H. Kerr · Philpott · Jordan · Falls · W. Kerr Scott

Dominion

• Roanoke Rapids · Lake Gaston

Progress Energy (formerly CP&L)

• Blewett · Tillery

Yadkin-AGPI

• High Rock · Tuckertown · Narrows (Badin) · Falls

Duke Power

• James · Rhodhiss · Hickory · Lookout Shoals · Norman · Mountain Island

Duke Power - Nantahala Area (Nantahala Power & Light)

• Bear Creek · Cedar Cliff · Nantahala · Glenville (Thorpe)

Tennessee Valley Authority (by map) · (by pull-down menu)

• Fontana · Hiwassee · Appalachia · Chatuge

Libraries

USGS Library

Linda Hall Library (Science, Engineering, and Technology)

Mapping Information

USGS Mapping Resources

Mapping Applications Center

Topographic Maps · Topographic Map Symbols

Maps

Earth Resources Observation System (EROS) Data Center

Earth Explorer

Ask USGS: Maps and other products

The National Map

The National Atlas

Natural Resources

Energy Resources Program

Minerals Resources Information

North Carolina Mineral Resources

Global Change Research Program

Radon

Radon in Earth, Air, and Water

Recreation

USGS Recreation site

Recreation.gov

Topographic Maps covering NC State Parks

Species Identification

NBII Species Search

Bird identification Info Center

Butterflies of North America

Moths of North America

Water

USGS Water Resources

• Surface water · Ground water · Water Quality · Water Use

Ground Water Atlas of the US

Coastal and Marine Geology Program Internet Map Server

Toxic Substances Hydrology Program

Real-Time Water Data for the United States

Wetlands

Office of Wetlands (EPA)

National Wetlands Inventory (Fish & Wildlife)

Wilmington Regulatory Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

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