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Black culvert pipes move water in a rocky forested area.
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Culvert Pipes in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Culvert pipes transporting water in a forested area in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. 

Culvert pipes transporting water in a forested area in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. 

A group of people standing on a beach listening to a field demonstration.
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Field Demonstration in Aquinnah, Massachusetts

A field demonstration on a beach in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) for Tribal and First Nation partners. 

A field demonstration on a beach in Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training hosted by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) for Tribal and First Nation partners. 

Two men with a seine net in a creek on a cloudy day.
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
In-stream demonstration in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

In-stream demonstration during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training for Tribal Partners and First Nations that took place in Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022. 

In-stream demonstration during the Clean Water Act Section 106/319 Training for Tribal Partners and First Nations that took place in Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in May 2022. 

A USGS buoy floating in the water
Buoy platform with water quality instruments
Buoy platform with water quality instruments
Buoy platform with water quality instruments

USGS crew deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS crew deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

A USGS buoy floating in the water.
USGS buoy platform with water quality instruments
USGS buoy platform with water quality instruments
USGS buoy platform with water quality instruments

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS buoy floating in the water
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment
USGS buoy platform with water quality equipment

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

Water Quality sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, Maine
Water Quality sampling
Water Quality sampling
Water Quality sampling

USGS Hydrologist sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used for water quality and quantity sampling.

USGS Hydrologist sampling in Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used for water quality and quantity sampling.

Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut
Monitoring station in tidal section of Connecticut River, Essex, Connecticut

Connecticut River at Essex, Connecticut, station 01194750. The monitoring site houses the data logger and satellite transmitter for data collected by water quality and stage sensors in this tidal part of the Connecticut River.

Connecticut River at Essex, Connecticut, station 01194750. The monitoring site houses the data logger and satellite transmitter for data collected by water quality and stage sensors in this tidal part of the Connecticut River.

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park
Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used by the Park for water quality and quantity sampling. This project involves an assessment of the water quantity data collected at this site (and others).

Hunters Brook in Acadia National Park, one of the stations used by the Park for water quality and quantity sampling. This project involves an assessment of the water quantity data collected at this site (and others).

Two USGS employees sit in a motorized boat towing an ADCP
ADCP measurement from the boat
ADCP measurement from the boat
ADCP measurement from the boat

Surveyors using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on the boat to measure the depth of the Connecticut river near Hanover, New Hampshire.

Surveyors using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on the boat to measure the depth of the Connecticut river near Hanover, New Hampshire.

Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement
Completing a discharge measurement

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete discharge measurement at the USGS sample location 0119665996 (Denison Brook at Beach Pond Road near Voluntown, Connecticut).

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete discharge measurement at the USGS sample location 0119665996 (Denison Brook at Beach Pond Road near Voluntown, Connecticut).

Hydrologic Technician preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample
Preparing to complete water quality sample

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete water quality sample at the USGS sample location at 01122875, Downing Brook at Colburn Road near Canterbury, Connecticut.

Hydrologic technician preparing to complete water quality sample at the USGS sample location at 01122875, Downing Brook at Colburn Road near Canterbury, Connecticut.

Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample
Collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample

Hydrologic technician collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample at USGS site 01195149, Huzzle Guzzle Brook near Madison, Connecticut.

Hydrologic technician collecting a discharge measurement in conjunction with a water quality sample at USGS site 01195149, Huzzle Guzzle Brook near Madison, Connecticut.

Hydrological Technician processing a water quality sample
Processing a water quality sample
Processing a water quality sample
Processing a water quality sample

Hydrologic technician processing a water quality sample in the field out of one of USGS designated water quality vehicles.

Hydrologic technician processing a water quality sample in the field out of one of USGS designated water quality vehicles.

USGS scientists sampling groundwater in Concord, New Hampshire
Groundwater sampling for PFAS
Groundwater sampling for PFAS
Groundwater sampling for PFAS

USGS scientists sampling groundwater near the top of the water table in a corn field in Concord, New Hampshire.

USGS scientists sampling groundwater near the top of the water table in a corn field in Concord, New Hampshire.

A new USGS sample location at 01126908, Mount Misery Brook above Lowden Brook near Voluntown, Connecticut
USGS sample location at 01126908, Mount Misery Brook near Voluntown, Connecticut
USGS sample location at 01126908, Mount Misery Brook near Voluntown, Connecticut
USGS sample location at 01126908, Mount Misery Brook near Voluntown, Connecticut

A new USGS sample location at 01126908, Mount Misery Brook above Lowden Brook near Voluntown, Connecticut.

Thawing orifice
Thawing orifice
Thawing orifice
Thawing orifice

A photo of a destroyed orifice line used to determine river stage at station 01010500, St. John River at Dickey, Maine. It was a substantial task to access the damaged line. A temporary line was installed until a permanent line can be installed.

A photo of a destroyed orifice line used to determine river stage at station 01010500, St. John River at Dickey, Maine. It was a substantial task to access the damaged line. A temporary line was installed until a permanent line can be installed.

Severed water temperature cable
Severed water temperature cable
Severed water temperature cable
Severed water temperature cable

A water temperature sensor cable that was severed due to ice at station 010642505, Saco River at Bartlett, New Hampshire.

A water temperature sensor cable that was severed due to ice at station 010642505, Saco River at Bartlett, New Hampshire.

An ice jam on the Quinebaug River, Connecticut
An ice jam on the Quinebaug River, Connecticut
An ice jam on the Quinebaug River, Connecticut
An ice jam on the Quinebaug River, Connecticut

An ice jam at the Route 197 bridge over the Quinebaug River at Quinebaug, Connecticut on Feb. 4, 2022. This ice jam led to minor flooding upstream of the bridge.

An ice jam at the Route 197 bridge over the Quinebaug River at Quinebaug, Connecticut on Feb. 4, 2022. This ice jam led to minor flooding upstream of the bridge.