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a destroyed crest-stage gage
A destroyed crest-stage gage
A destroyed crest-stage gage
A destroyed crest-stage gage

A destroyed crest-stage gage (used to verify peak river stage) at station 01169900, South River near Conway, Massachusetts.

A destroyed crest-stage gage (used to verify peak river stage) at station 01169900, South River near Conway, Massachusetts.

Hydrologic technician drilling a hole in the ice with an ice auger on the Housatonic River, Massachusetts
Drilling a hole in the ice on a river
Drilling a hole in the ice on a river
Drilling a hole in the ice on a river

Hydrologic technician drilling a hole in the ice with an ice auger on the Housatonic River, Massachusetts near the USGS streamgage 01198125. This hole will be used to safely collect a water quality sample from the ice.

Hydrologic technician drilling a hole in the ice with an ice auger on the Housatonic River, Massachusetts near the USGS streamgage 01198125. This hole will be used to safely collect a water quality sample from the ice.

Hydrologic technician visiting a streamgage location during winter
Hydrologic technician visiting a streamgage location during the winter
Hydrologic technician visiting a streamgage location during the winter
Hydrologic technician visiting a streamgage location during the winter

Hydrologic technician visiting a streamgage location during winter. USGS streamgage 04288225.

Inspecting water quality data taken with a YSI Cast Away device
Inspecting water quality data
Inspecting water quality data
Inspecting water quality data

Hydrologic technician is inspecting water quality data taken with a YSI Cast Away device. Sample is being taken on the Norwalk River at Ferry Point, Connecticut (USGS site 410643073243700).

Hydrologic technician is inspecting water quality data taken with a YSI Cast Away device. Sample is being taken on the Norwalk River at Ferry Point, Connecticut (USGS site 410643073243700).

Coastal Flooding in Southern New England During a Storm Event
Coastal flooding in southern New England during a storm event
Coastal flooding in southern New England during a storm event
Coastal flooding in southern New England during a storm event

Street flooding at high tide during a storm event on January 17, 2022, at Crescent Beach in Niantic, Connecticut.

Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection
Winter water-quality sample collection

Winter water-quality sample collection at USGS gage 01188000, Bunnell Brook near Burlington, Connecticut.

Winter water-quality sample collection at USGS gage 01188000, Bunnell Brook near Burlington, Connecticut.

Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park
Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park

Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.

Carriage road bridge over Duck Brook, Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, Maine.

Taking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements
Taking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements
Taking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements
Taking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measurements

Hydrologic technician controls the remote data collection from the bow, while the other one paddles the canoe-ADCP rig down the Connecticut river to the next cross-section. Stratford, New Hampshire/Maistone, Vermont.

Hydrologic technician controls the remote data collection from the bow, while the other one paddles the canoe-ADCP rig down the Connecticut river to the next cross-section. Stratford, New Hampshire/Maistone, Vermont.

Preparing for collecting cross-section measurements
Preparing for collecting cross-section measurements
Preparing for collecting cross-section measurements
Preparing for collecting cross-section measurements

Hydrologic technicians prepare for an early morning down-river Global Navigational Satellite Systems-Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (GNSS-ADCP) survey campaign to collect cross-section measurements, Connecticut River, Maidstone, Vermont.

Hydrologic technicians prepare for an early morning down-river Global Navigational Satellite Systems-Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (GNSS-ADCP) survey campaign to collect cross-section measurements, Connecticut River, Maidstone, Vermont.

Performing Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying
Performing Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying
Performing Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying
Performing Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying

USGS Hydrologic technicians perform Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying on the Connecticut River, above Janice Peaslee Bridge, near Maidstone, Vermont.

USGS Hydrologic technicians perform Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) cross-section surveying on the Connecticut River, above Janice Peaslee Bridge, near Maidstone, Vermont.

Collecting a discharge measurement using a tethered River Pro
Collecting a discharge measurement using a tethered River Pro
Collecting a discharge measurement using a tethered River Pro
Collecting a discharge measurement using a tethered River Pro

USGS employees standing on opposite banks of a river under a bridge using a River Pro. Hydrologic technicians tethered a River Pro and are pushing/pulling it across the Ware river to collect a discharge measurement.

USGS employees standing on opposite banks of a river under a bridge using a River Pro. Hydrologic technicians tethered a River Pro and are pushing/pulling it across the Ware river to collect a discharge measurement.

The rocky shore of a fog covered river in Maine
The rocky shore of a fog covered river in Maine
The rocky shore of a fog covered river in Maine
The rocky shore of a fog covered river in Maine

Hydrologic technician wades into the St John River in Allagash, Maine near the Dickey streamgage 01010500 stringing a tag line in the early morning.

Hydrologic technician wades into the St John River in Allagash, Maine near the Dickey streamgage 01010500 stringing a tag line in the early morning.

A small rocky stream surrounded by fall foliage
A small rocky stream surrounded by fall foliage
A small rocky stream surrounded by fall foliage
A small rocky stream surrounded by fall foliage

Little River near Oxford, Massachusetts near the USGS gage 01124500 location. Fall colors beginning to turn on the Little River.

Little River near Oxford, Massachusetts near the USGS gage 01124500 location. Fall colors beginning to turn on the Little River.

A USGS streamgage mounted in the rocky bank of a raging river
Streamgage mounted in the rocky bank of a raging river
Streamgage mounted in the rocky bank of a raging river
Streamgage mounted in the rocky bank of a raging river

Dead River at USGS gage 01043500 site in Dead River, Maine during a scheduled high-flow dam release. The outflow from this dam at Flagstaff Lake, Maine is the head water of the Dead River.

Dead River at USGS gage 01043500 site in Dead River, Maine during a scheduled high-flow dam release. The outflow from this dam at Flagstaff Lake, Maine is the head water of the Dead River.

View of Essex Island Marina during discrete water quality sample collection at <site ID> location
View of Essex Island Marina during water quality sample collection
View of Essex Island Marina during water quality sample collection
View of Essex Island Marina during water quality sample collection

View of Essex Island Marina during discrete water quality sample collection near 01194750 location.

Hydrologic Technician servicing continuous water quality monitor
Servicing continuous water quality monitor
Servicing continuous water quality monitor
Servicing continuous water quality monitor

Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor at Mystic Harbor at Safe Harbor Marina near Mystic, Connecticut (USGS site ID 412240071580800)

Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor at Mystic Harbor at Safe Harbor Marina near Mystic, Connecticut (USGS site ID 412240071580800)

Hydrologic Technician servicing continuous water quality monitor
Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor
Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor
Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor

Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor at Mystic River US Route I-95 Bridge near Old Mystic, Connecticut, (USGS site ID 412240071574700)

Hydrologic technician servicing continuous water quality monitor at Mystic River US Route I-95 Bridge near Old Mystic, Connecticut, (USGS site ID 412240071574700)

Image: Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station
Kenduskeag Stream Gaging Station

USGS gaging station on the Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor, Maine, station 01037000. This station is downstream of Six Mile Falls, a popular spot during the Kenduskeag Canoe Race.

USGS gaging station on the Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor, Maine, station 01037000. This station is downstream of Six Mile Falls, a popular spot during the Kenduskeag Canoe Race.

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic CT
Continuous water quality station
Continuous water quality station
Continuous water quality station

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic Connecticut (Site ID 412141071580200). Setup includes top and bottom multiparameter sondes and velocity uplooker.

Continuous water quality station on the Mystic River at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic Connecticut (Site ID 412141071580200). Setup includes top and bottom multiparameter sondes and velocity uplooker.

A tide gage, Wickford, Rhode Island
A tide gage, Wickford, Rhode Island
A tide gage, Wickford, Rhode Island
A tide gage, Wickford, Rhode Island

A tide gage that measures water levels at 5-minute intervals installed in Academy Cove in 2021. Wickford, Rhode Island.

A tide gage that measures water levels at 5-minute intervals installed in Academy Cove in 2021. Wickford, Rhode Island.

Collecting discrete water quality samples
Collecting discrete water quality samples
Collecting discrete water quality samples
Collecting discrete water quality samples

Hydrologic technicians collecting discrete water quality samples at Norwalk River at Ferry Point near Norwalk, Connecticut (USGS Site ID 410643073243700)

Hydrologic technicians collecting discrete water quality samples at Norwalk River at Ferry Point near Norwalk, Connecticut (USGS Site ID 410643073243700)