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Rounded desert mound with short grasses, sparse landscape, distant mountain backlit by the setting sun.
Fen in Big Smoky Valley
Fen in Big Smoky Valley
Fen in Big Smoky Valley

Photo of a fen, a small groundwater-fed wetland in desert environment that can provide habitat for plants and animals.

Photo of a fen, a small groundwater-fed wetland in desert environment that can provide habitat for plants and animals.

Carson River below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV
Carson River below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV
Carson River below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV
flooding along the Carson River near Carson City, NV
Carson River Next to Morgan Mill Rd
Carson River Next to Morgan Mill Rd
Carson River Next to Morgan Mill Rd

Flood water on Carson River near Nevada Water Science Center Office.

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

A U.S. Geological Survey field crew uses an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to measure water velocity on the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada.

A U.S. Geological Survey field crew uses an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to measure water velocity on the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada.

Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe
Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe
Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe
Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe

Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe. White tubes were used for collecting water-quality samples as part of the Lake Tahoe Nearshore Periphyton Study.

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