Laboratory Information:
North Carolina Water Science Center
Water Resources Discipline
3916 Sunset Ridge Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
Website: http://nc.water.usgs.gov/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. Steve Strader
Phone: 919-571-4092
Fax: 919-571-4041
Email: sstrader@usgs.gov
Mission of the Laboratory:
The North Carolina Water Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific
information to describe
and understand water resources issues of interest to people of North Carolina and the nation. The Center
accomplishes this through data collection and dissemination, hydrologic investigations, and water-resources
research.
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Topography
- Soils
- Streamflow data
- Tides and nautical charts
- Water quality standards
- River stage forecasts
- Water-resources research
- Wetlands
- Aerial photography
- Climate
- Data collection and dissemination
- Earthquakes
- Flood conditions
- Floodplains and floodplain maps
- Hurricanes
- Hydrologic investigations
- Natural hazards
- Public water supply
