Source Water and Watershed Protection Web map

Groundwater is an important source of drinking water stored in the earth beneath our feet, in spaces between sand, soils, and fractured rock known as an aquifer. Layers of aquifers […]

Water, Weather and Closed Basins

Story map depicting the history and hydrology of Washoe County’s closed basins, covering topics such as the water cycle, the water year, and lake levels.

National Water Dashboard

The National Water Dashboard shows provisional real-time water data collected at U.S. Geological Survey observation stations in context with weather-related data from other public sources.

Modeling Software – SeriesSEE

Modeling software developed by the Nevada Water Science Center. SeriesSEE is a spreadsheet add-in for viewing time series and modeling water levels that was developed in Microsoft Excel 2010.

Modeling Software – MT3D-USGS

Modeling software developed by the Nevada Water Science Center. MT3D-USGS is a groundwater solute transport simulator for MODFLOW.

Modeling Software – FLASH

Modeling software developed by the Nevada Water Science Center. FLASH (Flow-Log Analysis of Single Holes) is a computer program for the analysis of borehole vertical flow logs.