Environmental Needs Index

Waterways

The datasets on the left represent streamflow and gage height data for Indiana County waterways

— including the Conemaugh River and Blacklick Creek — sourced from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System. USGS has monitored these waterways for decades, providing real-time and historical data on water levels and flow conditions

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River stage and flood threshold data for the Conemaugh River at Seward, sourced from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Monitor current water levels against action, minor, moderate, and major flood stages in real time

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Local Data from NOAA

The EPA's How's My Waterway tool provides a community-level overview of local water quality for the Indiana, PA area. It pulls from federal and state databases to show the assessed condition of nearby streams, lakes, and waterways — including which are impaired, what pollutants are present, and what's being done to restore them. It also covers drinking water system information and watershed health.

EPA How's My Waterways

The tabs above contain data related to the demographics of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Select the buttons on the left to take you to each resource on Mining and Land in Indiana County

PA DEP's Mine Map Atlas

A digitized collection of historical underground mine maps for Pennsylvania maintained by PA DEP, covering Indiana County's extensive coal mining history including mine workings, shafts, and entries.

PA Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Penn State's Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access portal providing downloadable GIS datasets from PA DEP including abandoned mine land inventory, mined-out areas, and environmental data specific to Indiana County.

Annual maps of active underground bituminous coal mining operations in Pennsylvania required under Act 54, showing current mine boundaries and permit areas relevant to Indiana County.

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EPA Envirofacts

General

MyEnvironment

A tool to view local data on air quality, water quality & environmental permits.

EPA Grants

Brownfields

Air Quality

SDWIS

Sfe Drinking Water Information System

Radnet

Enforcement & Compliance History Online

ECHO

ICR

Information collection Rule - 1996 initiative requiring large water systems to monitor for pathogens and disinfection byproducts to inform future drinking water standards.

The Center for Community Growth, Indiana PA

Environmental Needs Index

To view Daily, Weekly, or Monthly data, select an option under the 'Week' button in the graph above

Waterways

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