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Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
More attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
More attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
More attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit

More attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit. More attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit.

Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit

Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit. Even more attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit.

Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026
Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026
Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026
Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026

Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026. Lake Tahoe, CA in August 2026.

Attendees gather at 2026 Tahoe Summit
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Scientists from the California and Nevada Water Science Centers attended the 30th annual Lake Tahoe Summit to discuss the work the USGS is doing in the Tahoe Basin. This year’s event was hosted by Nevada senator Jacky Rosen and featured, American rock climber and author, Tommy Caldwell, as keynote speaker.

Scientists from the California and Nevada Water Science Centers attended the 30th annual Lake Tahoe Summit to discuss the work the USGS is doing in the Tahoe Basin. This year’s event was hosted by Nevada senator Jacky Rosen and featured, American rock climber and author, Tommy Caldwell, as keynote speaker.

Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit
Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit

Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit. Attendees gather at the USGS booth at the 2026 Tahoe Summit.

Bright red remote controlled ADCP boat floats in a canal at the Las Vegas Wasteway monitoring site.
Remote Controlled ADCP in Las Vegas Wasteway
Remote Controlled ADCP in Las Vegas Wasteway
Remote Controlled ADCP in Las Vegas Wasteway

Photo shows a remote‑controlled ADCP boat deployed in the Las Vegas Wasteway near east Las Vegas, Nevada, at USGS monitoring site USGS‑09419679. The instrument measures stream velocities.

Photo shows a remote‑controlled ADCP boat deployed in the Las Vegas Wasteway near east Las Vegas, Nevada, at USGS monitoring site USGS‑09419679. The instrument measures stream velocities.

A person wearing waders, PFD, and a USGS hat is standing knee-deep in a river holding a passive pesticides sampler.
Photograph of Venus Cruz
Photograph of Venus Cruz
Photograph of Venus Cruz

USGS Hydrologist Venus Cruz collecting a passive pesticides sampler at USGS monitoring location10300000, West Walker River Near Hudson, NV.

USGS Hydrologist Venus Cruz collecting a passive pesticides sampler at USGS monitoring location10300000, West Walker River Near Hudson, NV.

Tan solar-powered monitoring station in shrubland near ponding water with mountains under partly cloudy blue sky.
Continuous springflow monitoring at Preston Big Spring
Continuous springflow monitoring at Preston Big Spring
Continuous springflow monitoring at Preston Big Spring

Photo shows USGS solar‑powered monitoring station 09415510 used to measure springflow at Preston Big Spring. 

East Walker River flowing past bare trees under cloudy sky  with new streamflow monitoring equipment in foreground.
East Walker River streamgaging
East Walker River streamgaging
East Walker River streamgaging

Photo shows new streamflow monitoring equipment installed to measure flow at a specific point on the East Walker River.

Photo shows new streamflow monitoring equipment installed to measure flow at a specific point on the East Walker River.

East Walker River flowing past bare trees under cloudy sky  with new streamflow monitoring equipment in foreground.
East Walker River streamgaging
East Walker River streamgaging
East Walker River streamgaging

Photo shows new streamgaging on the Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nevada.

Photo shows new streamgaging on the Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nevada.

White USGS truck parked on dirt road near shallow-water playa at dusk with silhouetted mountains.
Amargosa Flat playa north of Ash Meadows at dusk
Amargosa Flat playa north of Ash Meadows at dusk
Amargosa Flat playa north of Ash Meadows at dusk

Photograph of Amargosa Flat playa north of Ash Meadows at dusk. For more information, visit the Amargosa Integrated Monitoring Network.

Calm waters of Walker Lake with mountains in the background under a clear blue sky dotted with birds in flight.
Walker Lake migratory birds
Walker Lake migratory birds
Walker Lake migratory birds

Photo of Walker Lake with migratory birds. USGS data on Walker Lake available on Walker Basin Hydro Mapper.

Yellow-orange sunset over desert landscape with groundwater monitoring station and distant mountains.
Monitoring Location 393310114475001
Monitoring Location 393310114475001
Monitoring Location 393310114475001
  • Photograph of the USGS groundwater monitoring location 393310114475001 in White Pine County, Nevada.
Figure showing study area boundary and 3D breakout with sediment thickness in Pahranagat Wash.
Sediment thickness figure from SIR 2025-5106
Sediment thickness figure from SIR 2025-5106
Sediment thickness figure from SIR 2025-5106

Figure from SIR 2025-5106  showing sediment thickness in Pahranagat Wash behind Arrow Canyon dam.

USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit.
USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit.
USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit.
USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit.

USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit. Pictured from left, Sara Doyle (NV WSC), Zach Hood (NV WSC), David Smith (NV WSC), Ed Parvin (CAWSC) and Mark Dickman (CAWSC). Photograph by Ramon Naranjo (NV WSC) on 8/6/25.

USGS booth at 2025 Tahoe Summit. Pictured from left, Sara Doyle (NV WSC), Zach Hood (NV WSC), David Smith (NV WSC), Ed Parvin (CAWSC) and Mark Dickman (CAWSC). Photograph by Ramon Naranjo (NV WSC) on 8/6/25.

Crowd gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit
Crowd gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit
Crowd gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit
Crowd gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit

Crown gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit. The Lake Tahoe Summit is an annual event that brings local, federal, and state leaders together to discuss ways to protect Lake Tahoe and strengthen the partnership underlying the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program. 

Crown gathered at 2025 Tahoe Summit. The Lake Tahoe Summit is an annual event that brings local, federal, and state leaders together to discuss ways to protect Lake Tahoe and strengthen the partnership underlying the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program. 

CRNS station in grassy meadow with trees and snow‑capped mountains under cloudy sky.
Van Horn CRNS soil moisture monitoring station
Van Horn CRNS soil moisture monitoring station
Van Horn CRNS soil moisture monitoring station

This image shows the Van Horn CRNS soil moisture monitoring station in the Roaring Fork Basin, CO (USGS-391336106455801).

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