6 days ago · Notice (4/6/25): See Flood Inundation Maps here. Rendering issues with detailed maps are being addressed. Click HERE for help with NWPS or our NEW Flood Mapping Services.

Explore the NEW USGS National Water Dashboard; interactive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide.

Flood Map shows the map of the area which could get flooded if the water level rises to a particular elevation. Sea level rise map. Bathymetric map, ocean depth.

Mar 28, 2024 · A new, dynamic and seamless national map with flexible options and expansive layers available to help analyze water conditions anywhere in the country. Improved hydrographs that are frequently updated, depict water level observations over the past 30 days and provide river flood forecasts up to 10 days in advance.

Mar 20, 2023 · The Map was created by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with Utrecht University and Esri to identify water availability hotspots, visualize global freshwater supply and demand, and tell the story of how people use water.

World Water Map Insights helps us understand where and why water gaps arise, how climate change might aggravate them-and even how they might be managed.

Mar 19, 2025 · Launched in December 2022, the satellite measures the height of water on nearly all of Earth’s surface, including the ocean, lakes, reservoirs, and rivers. Researchers can use these differences in height to create a kind of topographic map of the surface of fresh- …

The original World Water Map, launched in 2023, will remain available as a tool to promote learning about water science with an emphasis on compelling stories by National Geographic Explorers, who are covering water issues and stories of hope in communities worldwide.

Zoom in on the world map here to see how great the demand for water is and how large the gap is between demand and renewable supply in a water province (an area within a country that belongs to a single watershed), or increasingly smaller sub-basins.

Our fall issue focuses on levees, what they make possible, their drawbacks, and what it might take to reimagine our relationship to flood protection and water. Use this map to explore the levee and drainage system, landmarks, and also evacuation routes and other related data layers.