National Weather Service Hydrologic Information Center - Current hydrologic conditions, flood summaries, river forecasts, & related information for the U.S. Also links to other hydrometeorological information resources. Go

EUROCAT European Catchments & their Impact on the Coast - An EU-funded project that aims to achieve integrated catchment management & sustainable use of water resources at a catchment scale. Focuses on three coastal seas (Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, North Sea) & six associated river catchments (Vistula, Elbe, Rhine, Humber, Po, & Axios). Go

European Rivers Network: RiverNet - Mainly European information on river-basins, ecological projects, organizations working on rivers, & threats to rivers. Clear? Includes comprehensive page of European river links. Multilingual site. Go

WWF Fresh Waters - About this organization's river basin conservation activities & the concerns that motivate them. Go

Patapsco River Conservation Project - A conservation effort cleaning this Maryland river. Includes a brief history, timeline, famous events, environmental news, updates, photos, & pictures. Go

British Columbia (BC) & Yukon River Levels - Real time river level information in British Columbia & Yukon Territory, from Environment Canada. Go

EPA's Surf Your Watershed - Environmental Protection Agency's service to help citizens locate environmental information about their local regions. Clear? Includes atlas of watersheds, how to adopt your local watershed, & watershed indicators. Go

Nujiang Hydrogeography - Spatial & temporal analysis of precipitation, temperature & potential evaporation in the Yunnan Upper Salween (Nujiang) River Basin. Go

Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) - Award-winning, international education program that involves young people in hands-on river education, conservation, & restoration projects. Go

The National Rivers Website - The National Rivers Website gives information on canoeing, kayaking, fly-fishing, rafting, river conservation, river access, & river navigability law. Go

Collective Betterment Environmental - Scientists are working on issues related to the geomorphic & ecological effects of dam removal. Listserv offers information on recent dam removals. Go

River Network - Committed to solving river problems through grassroots citizen action. Works with private land owners & public agencies to acquire & conserve critical areas. So... Site includes resources for local groups, grants for local projects, & details of the River Conservancy conservation project. Go

UK Rivers Network - Network of river groups in the UK & Ireland. Site includes regularly up-dated news & a message board for the UK rivers community. Go

American Heritage Rivers - U.S. government program to protect & restore America's rivers & their watersheds. Clear? Includes information to help local communities become involved in river projects. Go

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Real-Time Water Data - Links to USGS sites across the United States serving data on real-time streamflow via satellite & modem. Go

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cableway Safety Training Class - Web-based class describes how cableways are used for measuring stream flow & how to inspect a cableway before it's used. Go

River World - Dedicated to the conservation & improved management of waterways worldwide. News bulletins & pictures. Go

U.S. Geological Survey Surface-Water Field Techniques Training Class - Online course gives a basic understanding of techniques the USGS uses to collect streamflow data. Go

Freshwater Data Tables: World Resources Institute - Definitive statistical tables from World Resources 2000-2001 covering Freshwater Resources & Withdrawals, Groundwater & Desalinization, & Major Watersheds of the World. (Tables are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format only.) Go

Stream Systems Technology Center - USDA Forest Service organization that develops & implements methdologies for study of stream hydrology. Site gives information about physical aspects of wildland streams, especially fluvial geomorphology. Go

Regulated Rivers: Research & Management - International journal of interdisciplinary research into river management, including the effects of major dams, weirs, canalization, & water transfers. Free access to abstracts of back issues. Go

The Nile River - Provides facts, maps, photos & information on the Nile river & Cairo. Go

Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center - About the Upper Mississippi River System - General description of & information about the 1,300-mile Upper Mississippi River System. Includes heritage, economic, & environmental information & details of current threats faced by the river. Go

River Thames: Floating Down the River - Wide range of information about the River Thames in England. Includes geology, geography, statistics, navigation, history, pollution, locks, origins of place names, & boat mooring information. Go

Australian Conservation Foundation: Rivers & Water Campaign - ACF's Healthy Rivers & Waters campaign aims to improve the quality of rivers & return them to their natural state. Includes information about restoring the Murray Darling & Snowy rivers & campaigns against dams in Australia. Go

American Rivers - American Rivers is a national non-profit conservation organization dedicated to protecting & restoring America's rivers & to fostering a river stewardship ethic. Go

Rivers of the Earth - Rivers of the Earth ranked by river length, river system length, drainage basin area, & average discharge rate. Go

The Watershed Management Council - Non-profit educational organization dedicated to watershed management with members in 28 US states & 3 countries. So... Site includes newsletters, conference reports, & educational information. Go

Riparian Buffer Systems - Riparian buffers are established & managed to reduce the impact of adjacent land use. Features information from the Wye Research & Education Center at the University of Maryland. Go

Montana Water Trust - A private, nonprofit trust that works cooperatively with landowners to increase tributary flow to benefit Montana's native fish species. Go

River Revival - Directory of some grassroots activists & non-governmental organizations engaged in dam decommissioning & river restoration activities, with notes on their particular interests. Go

NSADP: Northern Sinai Agricultural Development Program - Examines political & environmental issues surrounding a proposed irrigation project in Egypt, the effect on the River Nile, and the possibility of 'water wars' between Egypt & other countries who depend on the Nile. Go

American Whitewater - American Whitewater aims to conserve & restore America's whitewater resources & to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely. Activities include education, conservation, events, safety, & river access. Go

Rivers of the World: Their Beauty & Majesty - Provides comparative ecological & other information about 16 of the world's major rivers: Congo, Mississippi, Columbia, Blackstone, Volga, Ganges, Pawtuxet, Connecticut, Colorado, Amazon, Missouri, Murray-Darling, Hudson, Nile, Euphrates, & Housatonic. Go

Dr. Robert N. Crittenden - Essays on the management of land & water sheds in Western Washington State. Go

Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Freshwater Systems - The World Resources Institute reports that the world's freshwater ecosystems are dangerously degraded. Provided as HTML & PDF. Go

International Rivers Network - IRN campaigns for sustainable development practices & conservation of rivers & their watersheds throughout the world. Go

River Research & Applications - International journal of basic & applied scientific research on biological, ecological, geomorphological, hydrological, engineering & geographical aspects of rivers. Free access to abstracts. Go