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Following rains brought on by Tropical Storm Ophelia (2023), Fisseha Mengistu collects a water-quality sample from Governor's Bridge over the Patuxent River near Bowie.

Nothing beats processing groundwater samples next to a cornfield! Kelly McVicker (pictured) and Nicole King of our water quality team were on the Eastern Shore of Maryland collecting groundwater samples for selected analyses including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” 

Smile! USGS scientists Marina Metes (left) and Natalie Hall (right) installed a new time lapse trail camera at Little Seneca Creek to expand the Flow Photo Explorer network.

Images collected by the USGS, our partners, and citizen scientists go to developing an AI model that can predict streamflow from images.

A USGS scientist carries equipment across a stream in Orson, Pennsylvania while conducting a streambank riparian assessment.

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor

USGS physical scientist Zach Clifton assesses a streambank riparian zone in Orson, Pennsylvania.

Photo credit: Neel Hodgkinson/USGS Contractor.

Hydrologic technician Tyler Bowser calibrated our new rain gage at Harford Glen Park. For this weighing-bucket rain gage to report accurate data, it must be calibrated to a standard weight. This gage weighs rainfall and converts the weight to rainfall in inches.

This photograph is of the upstream view from the stream gage on Grave Run near Beckleysville, MD. In the photo Logan Tolley, a hydrologic technician at the Baltimore office, is using a Flowtracker 2 to take a discharge measurement.

Spring 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Rustin Pare, Where We Work category

From left to right, USGS Northeast Regional Director Mike Tupper, UMBC President Valarie Sheares Ashby, and EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd hold a signed Memorandum of Understanding between the USGS, UMBC and EPA.

Jeremy Malen services the gage at Anacostia River at Anacostia Park Boat Ramp, DC - 01651812.

Nick Giro holds the top of a weighted bucket instrument as Tyler Bowser walks towards him. At the Rain Gage IN Winters Run Basin Near Bel Air, MD (392913076203601) gage.

Photo by David Fisher/USGS Contractor

While building a precipitation gage at Harford Glen Park, hydrologic technician Nick Giro uses a drill while Tyler Bowser digs in the background.

Gage: Rain Gage In Winters Run Basin Near Bel Air, MD - 392913076203601

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor

Potomac River at Shepherdstown, West Virginia gage. 01618000

Photo by David Fisher/USGS Contractor

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).

Samantha Woomer cleans a water quality sonde at Ship John Shoal lighthouse.

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor.

Samantha Woomer cleans a water quality sonde with a toothbrush at Ship John Shoal lighthouse.

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor

Samantha Woomer services the gage equipment at Ship John Shoal lighthouse.

Photo credit: Neel Hodgkinson/USGS Contractor

USGS hydrologic technicians depart from Ship John Shoal lighthouse after servicing the gage there.

Hydrologic technician Michael Brownley steers a boat on the Delaware Bay towards Ship John Shoal lighthouse.

Natalie Hall stands in Ten Mile Creek in northern Montgomery County during an AI/ML camera installation.

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor

Impairments in Linganore Creek in Maryland (top) and Little Conestoga Creek in Pennsylvania (bottom) caused by altered geomorphology and high nutrients from sedimentation and agricultural runoff.

Nick Giro services the gage at Wheel Creek in Harford Glen (0158175320).

Photo credit: David Fisher/USGS Contractor