United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water and Climate Center

The website https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ belongs to the Water and Climate Center (WCC) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The NRCS is a federal agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and other land managers to help conserve soil, water, and other natural resources. Agency Structure The NRCS is a subsidiary agency under the USDA. The WCC is a division within the NRCS that focuses on providing water and climate-related data, products, and services to support conservation planning and natural resource management. Data and Products The WCC website provides access to various water and climate-related data and products, including:

• Snow survey data (% SWE in region)
• Soil moisture data
• Reservoir and water supply information
• Climate forecasts and outlooks
• Drought monitoring and early warning

WTEQ and AWDB

Colorado SWE percentage MAP REST API

URL: https://wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov/reportGenerator/view_csv/customMultipleStationReport/daily/start_of_period/345:CO:SNTL%7C913:CO:SNTL%7C408:CO:SNTL%7C607:CO:SNTL%7C673:WY:SNTL%7C1015:WY:SNTL%7Cnetwork=%22SNTL%22%20AND%20element=%22WTEQ%22%20AND%20huc=%2214050001*%22,%2214050002*%22,%2214050003*%22,%2214050004*%22,%2214050005*%22%20AND%20outServiceDate=%222100-01-01%22%7Cname/0,0/stationId,state.code,network.code,name,elevation,latitude,longitude,county.name,huc12.huc,huc12.hucName,inServiceDate,outServiceDate,WTEQ::pctOfMedian_1991?fitToScreen=false

Be warned:

• This website is only available during USA working hours!

Watershed Boundary Dataset

• Use this to determine watershed boundaries in which to overlay % data

• HU2 = Region

• HU4 = Subregion

• HU6 = Basin

• HU8 = Sub-Basin