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View looking downstream of Lahontan Reservoir. Monitoring location USGS 10312150 Carson River below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV measures streamflow releases from Lahontan Dam.
View looking downstream of Lahontan Reservoir. Monitoring location USGS 10312150 Carson River below Lahontan Reservoir near Fallon, NV measures streamflow releases from Lahontan Dam.
Wild horses in the Virginia City Highlands, Nev.
Wild horses in the Virginia City Highlands, Nev.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in northern Nevada.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in northern Nevada.
USGS Streamgaging Station in northern Nevada.
USGS Streamgaging Station in northern Nevada.
Well pumping as part of an aquifer test in Lovelock Valley, Nevada.
Well pumping as part of an aquifer test in Lovelock Valley, Nevada.
USGS staff gage (ruler) measuring the height of the water, on the Carson River, near Brunswick Canyon, Nevada.
USGS staff gage (ruler) measuring the height of the water, on the Carson River, near Brunswick Canyon, Nevada.
Flood water on Carson River near Nevada Water Science Center Office.
Flood water on Carson River near Nevada Water Science Center Office.
Streamgaging on Martin Creek, near Paradise Valley, Nevada.
Streamgaging on Martin Creek, near Paradise Valley, 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.
A U.S. Geological Survey field crew uses an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler to measure water velocity on the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada.
Flood in 2017 along Carson River, Nevada.
Flood in 2017 along Carson River, Nevada.
Evapotranspiration stations at the Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nevada.
Evapotranspiration stations at the Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nevada.
Walker Lake in Nevada on a Spring day
Walker Lake in Nevada on a Spring day
Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Periphyton growing on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Close up view of periphyton on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Close up view of periphyton on rocks along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
View of periphyton from the shoreline of Lake Tahoe.
View of periphyton from the shoreline 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.
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.
Winter sunset at Lake Tahoe
Winter sunset at Lake Tahoe
Winter at Ward Creek, CA
Winter at Ward Creek, CA
Winter squall at Lake Tahoe
Winter squall at Lake Tahoe
Underwater view of periphyton on rocks and the Lake Tahoe shoreline.
Underwater view of periphyton on rocks and the Lake Tahoe shoreline.
Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline.
Cyanobacteria on rocks along the Lake Tahoe shoreline.