Did you know? You can view monitoring data in many different ways through the website.

The Sites screen displays a quick overview of your event data:

Click an individual graph for a more detailed view:

Mouse over a point to view its value, and click it to view its datapoint in context:

You can graph a parameter's statistics (in green) as well as state thresholds (in red):

You can graph two parameters together, in order to see relationships between them.

Click the first parameter, and Ctrl-click the second:

From the Data Views menu, you can view parameter averages for a county, city, watershed, or water plan region.

By default, you'll see data covering the past 365 days, defined as Active Sites:

Uncheck Active Sites, and you'll see historical averages:

You'll see links to the individual groups and sites, along with the number of events covering the past year or historically (depending on whether Active Sites is checked):

You'll see the sites on a map. Sites with more than five events are colored green.

This is an interactive map, so you can zoom in and out, as well as change the terrain:

Click a marker for links to its group or site, or to view it in a different Data Views context:

In Watershed Surveys, readings are taken from multiple sites over the course of a day or two.

From the Data Views menu, choose a Paddle Georgia map. Markers show parameter levels in graduated colors, so you can quickly pick out hot spots:

While Paddle Georgia generally covers different watersheds in different years, the Rottenwood Creek survey covers the same watershed at approximately the same time each year. This allows you to see trends over time:

You can also view watershed survey data in table or graph form, which is another good way to pick out hot spots:

Google Earth is a browser plug-in, which allows you to view multiple geographic layers interactively. Your browser will prompt you to install the plug-in if needed.

Select Google Earth Views from the Data Views menu:

When viewing a Sites layer, click a droplet for details and for links to its group and site:

The HUC8 Watersheds layer gives a quick overview of the Georgia watersheds:

The USGS Topo Layer displays the topography of an area, which is especially useful at low zooms. But be patient, because this layer takes a while to load from the USGS servers: