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Hydrologic technician details a high-water mark next to the Winooski River in Vermont above the Hurricane Irene plate.

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River overflowed into downtown Montpelier.

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).              

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).       

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River stage is so high here it is touching the bottom of a metal truss bridge in Montpelier, Vermont.

Heavy rainfall from a two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023.

Heavy rainfall from a two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023.

This is the "Douglas Flood Rock,” which has been used to document floods near Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont, since 1811. Local engravers in the area mark the flood rock at the highest water level after every big flood event. Locally called “Flood Rock,” this marble ledge is listed in the Pittsford Second Sentry Historical Book.

A crest-stage gage is located on Joes Brook Tributary in East Barnet, Vermont. Crest-stage gages are used to validate peak flow measurements at nearby streamgages.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various hydrologic monitoring activities in New England states.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various water resources activities in New England states.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various field activities, throughout all seasons of the year, in New England states.

A stormdrain receiving water input during a high-precipitation storm in Massachusetts.

Hydrologist of the Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch of the USGS Water Mission Area, operates Time-domain electromagnetic (TDEM) equipment in Chilmark, Massachusetts.

Maddy Holland (New England Water Science Center), Eric White (Water Mission Area - Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch), Jason Sorenson (New England Water Science Center), and Carole Johnson (Water Mission Area - Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch) moving heavy TDEM field gear across a field in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

Electa Hare-RedCorn was a participant in the Native American Research Assistantship program in 2023. She was mentored by USGS staff at the New England and New York Water Science Centers.

Electa Hare-RedCorn is a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Ihanktonwan Dakota tribal communities. She was participant in the Native American Research Assistantship program in 2023 with mentors from the New York Water Science Center and New England Water Science Center.

A USGS hydrologic technician takes a streamflow measurement at Otter Creek in Acadia National Park.

A hydrologic technician checks data at the Otter Creek streamgage near Bar Harbor, Maine, in Acadia National Park.

A view of the North and South Bubble Mountains in front of Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park.

A USGS hydrologic technician takes a streamflow measurement using a current meter in Otter Creek in Acadia National Park.