Great Salt Lake Basin Hydrologic Observatory

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Existing Infrastructure

A great deal of data and infrastructure exist within the Great Salt Lake Basin and provide a rich context for water related research. The existing infrastructure, coupled with the extensive list of past and ongoing research within the basin, provide a means to evaluate the additional infrastructure required to tackle the imposing knowledge gaps regarding the volumes, fluxes, and residence times of water in the various compartments of the mountain-basin system.

Online Data Tools

Great Salt Lake Basin Interactive Map Viewer - View and interact with geographic data for the Great Salt Lake Basin.
Time Series Data Viewer - View, plot, and download time series data for climate, streamflow and water quality.

Climate

MesoWest - Download current weather observations for stations located throughout the Great Salt Lake Basin.
USDA NRCS SNOTEL - Access data for SNOTEL sites in the Great Salt Lake Basin.
Additional Climate Links

Streamflow

USGS Daily Streamflow - View, plot, analyze, and download daily streamflow data for gages in the Great Salt Lake Basin
USGS Real-Time Streamflow - Access real-time streamflow data for gages in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Additional Streamflow Links

Water Quality

Real-Time Water Quality Stations - Access real-time water quality monitoring data for stations in the Great Salt Lake Basin.
Additional Water Quality Links

Great Salt Lake Levels

USGS Real-Time Water Levels - Access real-time surface water level data for the Great Salt Lake

Groundwater

USGS - Groundwater Data for the Nation
USGS - NAWQA Groundwater Data
USGS - Utah Climate Response Network

Biology

Utah Conservation Data Center - Central repository for Utah biodiversity information (includes GIS data)
USGS Gap Analysis Program - Data and analysis for assessing habitat for native species
Additional Biology Links

GIS and Mapping

Great Salt Lake Basin Interactive Map Viewer - View GIS data for the Great Salt Lake Basin
GIS Data Downloads - Download GIS datasets for the Great Salt Lake Basin
Interactive Data or Map Servers - Interactive map servers that host Great Salt Lake Basin related data and information
Static Maps of the Great Salt Lake Basin - View printable maps for the Great Salt Lake Basin
NASA Satellite Imagery - View lake changes, 3-D topography, and city landscapes in these virtual tours created for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games.

PARTNERSHIPS. The region presents great opportunity for partnering of academic and non-academic research interests, since several universities, the USGS, USDA, USFS, NOAA, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Water conservancy districts, and others, are actively conducting research in the basin.