Research Resources for Water and Weather

The ISWS Librarian Recommends...

...selections from the University Library catalog

Bibliographies

• Bibliography of Illinois Waters
• Boneyard Creek Bibliography
• Climatology and Meteorology Bibliography
• Groundwater Bibliography
• Library Resources for Illinois State Water Survey Staff
• Reference Resources (from the University Library's Geology Librarian)

Digital Collections

• Boneyard Creek Collection in Illinois Harvest
• Critical Trends Assessment Program (CTAP) Regional Watershed Assessments
• Illinois State Water Survey Publications Online
• Illinois Water Resources Center Research Reports
• Illinois Waters Collection in HathiTrust

Maps

Illinois Floodplain Map Modernization

Researchers at the Illinois State Water Survey are part of a nationwide effort to create digital floodplain maps using GIS technology.  Follow Illinois progress and view the digital maps.

Illinois State Water Survey Maps Catalog

Major Watersheds of Illinois (2011 update) now available!

Data

Illinois State Climatologist's Office

• Averages and Records for Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
• Illinois Climate Normals (1981-2010) from 300 Illinois weather stations
• Monthly Data, 1901-2011 from 117 stations

Midwest Regional Climate Center

The Midwestern Regional Climate Center is a cooperative program between the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign, Illinois.  Datasets are available to subscribers.

National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)

• National Trends Network Data - Trends in precipitation chemistry, including acids, nutrients, and base cations
• Mercury Deposition Network Data 
• more...

National Climatic Data Center

• Local Climatological Data
• Storm Data
• more...

Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program (WARM)

• Illinois Groundwater Well Data - monthly and daily depth-to-water data
• Illinois Climate Network - Daily and monthly data from 19 Illinois weather stations (including Champaign)
• Illinois Rivers and Streams -
  • Provisional Monthly Streamflow
  • In-Stream Sediment
• Illinois Water and Climate Summary - monthly illustrated publication of temperature, precipitation, streamflow, and groundwater data, 1998-date available online.  Older issues available in the University Library.

Water Quality Database (Illinois Rivers Decision Support System)