Online Mapping Resources

It is important to look beyond your monitoring site and gain a broader understanding of your watershed. The chart and list below serve as a guide to user-friendly mapping applications that can help you delineate your watershed, identify potential and actual pollution sources, and explore historical and present land uses. These helpful tools can also be used to complete the annual Watershed Assessment .

To learn more about these mapping applications, watch the Online Mapping Webinar posted on the AAS YouTube page. 

 

Comparison Mapping Tools Chart

Tools & Resources 

USGS Streamstat Delineated Watershed Resized 2

• USGS StreamStats -  a web-based mapping application that provides basin and streamflow characteristics for a selected point

  • StreamStats overview

  • Watershed delineation tutorial

 

 

EPA Geoviewer Delineated Watershed

• EPA WATERS GeoViewer - a web-based mapping application linked to a variety of water quality datasets; includes an upstream/downstream search for a selected point 

  • WATERS GeoViewer tutorial 

 

 

 

Hows My Waterway Watershed

• EPA How's my Waterway - a mobile compatible web application that provides information about the condition of local waters based on zip code or locality 

  • Introductory webinar

 

 

 

 

 

Google Earth Augusta Watershed

• Google Earth Pro - a downloadable desktop application that can import and export GIS data and go back in time with historical imagery 

  • Google Earth Pro short tutorials 

  • Import GIS data tutorial (e.g. import watershed boundary file from StreamStats into Google Earth Pro)

  • Save file as .kmz tutorial (e.g. save watershed boundary file in a format that will import into Google My Maps)

 

 

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• Google My Maps - a desktop and Android mobile application that can import map features and create customizable maps 

  • Import map features tutorial (e.g. import watershed boundary kml file into Google My Maps) 

 

Other Mapping Resources

Other Mapping Resources

• Web Maps

  EPA EnviroAtlas Interactive Map - an interactive mapping application that provides ready access to 400+ maps and multiple analysis tools

  • EnviroAtlas Overview

  • EnviroAtlas Tutorials and Guides 

  USGS National Map Advanced Viewer - a mapping application with numerous layers that can be used for many purposes ranging from recreation to scientific analysis

  • The National Map Overview and Training Videos 

  USFWS Wetlands Mapper - a mapping application that provides detailed information on the abundance, characteristics, and distribution of US wetlands

  • Wetlands Mapper Overview and Instructional Video

  Esri World Imagery Wayback - a digital map archive of world imagery dating back to February 20, 2014 

  
• Layers

  WATERS KMZ (Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results System) - a KML file that provides surface water information such as designated use(s) of a waterbody, assessments of water quality, causes and sources of impaired waters, and location of dischargers 

  • WATERSKMZ Tutorial 

  • Viewing WATERS data using Google Earth

  Wetlands Data - a KML file of the national wetland inventory, compatible with Google Earth

  
• Data portals

  EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) - a website used to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations 

  • ECHO Video Tutorials

  Water Quality Portal (WQP) - the nation's largest source for water quality monitoring data; over 380 million water quality data records from 900 federal, state, tribal and other partners, including GA EPD and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 

  • WQP User Guide

   

  

Confluence Mapping Sessions

Confluence Mapping Sessions

Adopt-A-Stream has hosted several online mapping sessions at Confluence, our annual volunteer conference. These sessions, including Mapping Your Watershed Online and Exploring and Analyzing Your Watershed with Web Maps, can be found on AAS's Youtube page.