Stanford Woods Institute Water Data
Stanford University's Water in the West program and Woods Institute for the Environment produce datasets and tools for western US water management, including groundwater sustainability and drought analysis.
waterinthewest.stanford.edu
At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- Regional
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
What's inside
- Groundwater
- Drought Analysis
- Water Policy
- Western US Water
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: Groundwater
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: Drought Analysis
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
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