This is a picture of the new location for Council Bluffs water field office.
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This is a picture of the new location for Council Bluffs water field office.
Group selfie during wrap-up discussion at Effigy Mounds National Monument. (EFMO)
Group selfie during wrap-up discussion at Effigy Mounds National Monument. (EFMO)
Picture of Lee's Summit office in Lee's Summit, Missouri. This is being used for location picture on Central Midwest Science Center.
Picture of Lee's Summit office in Lee's Summit, Missouri. This is being used for location picture on Central Midwest Science Center.

Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, prepares to lower an acoustic doppler current profiler device into the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. This device uses sound waves to measure streamflow. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, prepares to lower an acoustic doppler current profiler device into the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. This device uses sound waves to measure streamflow. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.

Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, guides an acoustic doppler current profiler device across the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
Randi Owens, a USGS hydrologic technician, guides an acoustic doppler current profiler device across the South Grand River in Urich, Missouri, to measure river flooding April 29. USGS photo by Chris Drummond.
This is a photograph of the United States Geological Survey building that is located in Olivette, Missouri.
This is a photograph of the United States Geological Survey building that is located in Olivette, Missouri.
This is a picture of the United States Geological Survey that is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
This is a picture of the United States Geological Survey that is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Picture of Paul H Rydlund, new profile picture. Picture was taking on 12/21/2023.
Picture of Paul H Rydlund, new profile picture. Picture was taking on 12/21/2023.
At the USGS, we monitor our nation’s water. Our data informs many people, from kayakers to water managers. Gage Greatness allows any Twitter user to vote for their favorite gage (data collection station).
At the USGS, we monitor our nation’s water. Our data informs many people, from kayakers to water managers. Gage Greatness allows any Twitter user to vote for their favorite gage (data collection station).

This map shows the airborne geophysical survey area and planned flight paths across the Illinois River Basin in Illinois and northwest Indiana. Surveys will not occur directly over areas that are populated. Planned flight lines and survey progress can be found online.
(USGS map)
This map shows the airborne geophysical survey area and planned flight paths across the Illinois River Basin in Illinois and northwest Indiana. Surveys will not occur directly over areas that are populated. Planned flight lines and survey progress can be found online.
(USGS map)
National Park Service Biological Technician Eileen Kramer harvests her first white-tailed deer in New York.
National Park Service Biological Technician Eileen Kramer harvests her first white-tailed deer in New York.

USGS Research Biologist Nathan Johnson’s son Bryce harvests his first white-tailed deer on private property near High Springs, Florida.
USGS Research Biologist Nathan Johnson’s son Bryce harvests his first white-tailed deer on private property near High Springs, Florida.

USGS, Central Midwest Water Science, Hydrologic Technician, Daniel Grant is preparing to monitor lake bathymetric data on a Cook County Illinois lake.
USGS, Central Midwest Water Science, Hydrologic Technician, Daniel Grant is preparing to monitor lake bathymetric data on a Cook County Illinois lake.

USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center hydrologic technician Josh Keele monitors lake bathymetric data as its collected from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on a tethered trimaran with real-time GPS positioning.
USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center hydrologic technician Josh Keele monitors lake bathymetric data as its collected from an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on a tethered trimaran with real-time GPS positioning.
The Ecomapper is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is a specialized submersibile device that operates by propelling through a water body between points along a constant depth.
The Ecomapper is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is a specialized submersibile device that operates by propelling through a water body between points along a constant depth.
Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Fog Over Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Ephemeral wetlands at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Ephemeral wetlands at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
A well at a restored prairie on Lake Agassiz beach ridge, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
A well at a restored prairie on Lake Agassiz beach ridge, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
USGS hydrologist Tim Cowdery titrates water alkalinity in a mobile sampling van using an electronic field form.
USGS hydrologist Tim Cowdery titrates water alkalinity in a mobile sampling van using an electronic field form.

USGS technician Jody Hulne collects a groundwater nutrient sample at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.
USGS technician Jody Hulne collects a groundwater nutrient sample at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.
Morning fog over beach ridges at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Morning fog over beach ridges at Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge