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Flood information sign installed near U.S. Geological Survey streamgage station 13075500, Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho. The sign was developed by the Idaho Silver Jackets interagency flood risk management team. The USGS Idaho Water Science Center is a charter member of the Idaho Silver Jackets.
Flood information sign installed near U.S. Geological Survey streamgage station 13075500, Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho. The sign was developed by the Idaho Silver Jackets interagency flood risk management team. The USGS Idaho Water Science Center is a charter member of the Idaho Silver Jackets.
Panoramic image of the Mountain Home Plateau, southern Idaho. Hydrologists from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, assessed the water resources of the plateau to help improve resource management.
Panoramic image of the Mountain Home Plateau, southern Idaho. Hydrologists from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Water Resources, assessed the water resources of the plateau to help improve resource management.
Hydrologist taking a water-quality sample with Big Southern Butte in the background. Photograph by Allison Trcka in April 2024.
Hydrologist taking a water-quality sample with Big Southern Butte in the background. Photograph by Allison Trcka in April 2024.
Geologist drilling a sub core sample for paleomagnetic analysis. Photograph by Allison Trcka in April 2024.
Geologist drilling a sub core sample for paleomagnetic analysis. Photograph by Allison Trcka in April 2024.
INLPO employee group photo. From left to right: Brian Twining, Jacob Hillingsworth, Kerri Treinen, Jason Fisher, Amy Wehnke, Jeffery Zingre, Mary Hodges, Roy Bartholomay, Allison Trcka, and Austin Taylor. Photograph by Christopher Mebane in March 2024.
INLPO employee group photo. From left to right: Brian Twining, Jacob Hillingsworth, Kerri Treinen, Jason Fisher, Amy Wehnke, Jeffery Zingre, Mary Hodges, Roy Bartholomay, Allison Trcka, and Austin Taylor. Photograph by Christopher Mebane in March 2024.
Logo for the mlms R package, used to create dynamic web maps. Created by Jason Fisher in January 2024.
Logo for the mlms R package, used to create dynamic web maps. Created by Jason Fisher in January 2024.
Logo for the R package inldata, consolidates datasets from the Idaho National Laboratory Project Office monitoring networks. Created by Jason Fisher in January 2024.
Logo for the R package inldata, consolidates datasets from the Idaho National Laboratory Project Office monitoring networks. Created by Jason Fisher in January 2024.
USGS hydrologist Kenneth Skinner (left) and biologist Christopher Mebane collect macroinvertebrate samples for analysis as part of a study examining the health of Snake River benthic communities before and after the application of a copper treatment to eradicate invasive quagga mussels.
USGS hydrologist Kenneth Skinner (left) and biologist Christopher Mebane collect macroinvertebrate samples for analysis as part of a study examining the health of Snake River benthic communities before and after the application of a copper treatment to eradicate invasive quagga mussels.
A USGS hydrologist process periphyton samples collected from the Snake River in southern Idaho. The samples were collected and analyzed as part of a study examining the effects on the river's benthic communities of copper treatments to eradicate invasive quagga mussels.
A USGS hydrologist process periphyton samples collected from the Snake River in southern Idaho. The samples were collected and analyzed as part of a study examining the effects on the river's benthic communities of copper treatments to eradicate invasive quagga mussels.
USGS scientists collect macroinvertebrate samples from the Snake River in southern Idaho as part of monitoring to determine the effects of quagga mussel eradication efforts on benthic communities.
USGS scientists collect macroinvertebrate samples from the Snake River in southern Idaho as part of monitoring to determine the effects of quagga mussel eradication efforts on benthic communities.
The Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho. The Perrine Memorial Bridge can be seen in the background.
The Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho. The Perrine Memorial Bridge can be seen in the background.
Cyanobacteria (a form of algae) accumulated near the shore of Lake Lowell, Idaho. Field samples from this site visit are used to validate satellite remote sensing of water quality.
Cyanobacteria (a form of algae) accumulated near the shore of Lake Lowell, Idaho. Field samples from this site visit are used to validate satellite remote sensing of water quality.
The F.H. Newell Building in Boise, Idaho, is the headquarters of the USGS Idaho Water Science Center and the Snake River Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation.
The F.H. Newell Building in Boise, Idaho, is the headquarters of the USGS Idaho Water Science Center and the Snake River Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation.
Mike Knapp, hydraulic engineer with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (far right) introduces USGS hydrologist Taylor Dudunake (back to camera) for a demonstration of multibeam echosounder technology on the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska, July 27, 2023.
Mike Knapp, hydraulic engineer with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (far right) introduces USGS hydrologist Taylor Dudunake (back to camera) for a demonstration of multibeam echosounder technology on the Knik River near Palmer, Alaska, July 27, 2023.
A groundwater well in a grassy field near Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.
A groundwater well in a grassy field near Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.
When you work for the USGS in Idaho, what do you do on the weekend? Climb USGS Peak, of course! Idaho Falls-based USGS hydrologic technicians Jeff Zingre and Tate Wilson-Johns celebrate on the summit of Idaho's 10th highest peak.
When you work for the USGS in Idaho, what do you do on the weekend? Climb USGS Peak, of course! Idaho Falls-based USGS hydrologic technicians Jeff Zingre and Tate Wilson-Johns celebrate on the summit of Idaho's 10th highest peak.
Streamgage 04043050 on the bank of the Trap Rock River near Lake Linden, Michigan in the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Streamgage 04043050 on the bank of the Trap Rock River near Lake Linden, Michigan in the Keweenaw Peninsula.
View of Palisades Reservoir, on the Idaho-Wyoming border. This waterbody was included in a state-wide effort to validate satellite remote sensing of water quality.
View of Palisades Reservoir, on the Idaho-Wyoming border. This waterbody was included in a state-wide effort to validate satellite remote sensing of water quality.
Validating satellite observations of water quality includes measuring the incident lighting conditions. Here solar radiation is measured with a spectral radiometer on Fernan Lake, Idaho.
Validating satellite observations of water quality includes measuring the incident lighting conditions. Here solar radiation is measured with a spectral radiometer on Fernan Lake, Idaho.
Water clarity, a fundamental measure of water quality, is measured using a standard sized “Secchi” disk that is lowered until it is no longer visible. Measurements like this from Lake Fernan, Idaho, are used to validate satellite remote sensing estimates of water quality.
Water clarity, a fundamental measure of water quality, is measured using a standard sized “Secchi” disk that is lowered until it is no longer visible. Measurements like this from Lake Fernan, Idaho, are used to validate satellite remote sensing estimates of water quality.
USGS soil probe equipment used for shallow soil samples and site characterization studies. Photograph by Jacob Hollingsworth in May 2023.
USGS soil probe equipment used for shallow soil samples and site characterization studies. Photograph by Jacob Hollingsworth in May 2023.