Images

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.

The East Branch of the Penobscot River provides high-quality habitat for the endangered Atlantic Salmon, and preserving the habitat in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is important for the river's ecosystem. Thousands of hatchery-spawned Atlantic salmon into the East Branch of the Penobscot River in 2023. 

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 USGS hydrologic technician takes a streamflow measurement using a current meter in 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.

Hydrologists Hayley Lind and Patrick Scordato collect groundwater samples from the Maravista neighborhood in Falmouth, Massachusetts. 

Jeremiah Pomerleau (Maine Office) looks at high-water marks from the Flood at Saco River near Conway, NH station number 01064500. One of the highest flows ever recorded since 1903.

The USGS is conducting a study to characterize groundwater and surface-water quality to better understand nutrient inputs to the coast. The initial focus of the study is on local-scale hydrologic monitoring adjacent to Academy Cove.

Smith Pond is a 15‑acre freshwater pond in Northborough, Massachusetts, forming part of the upper Hop Brook system within the French River watershed.

Continuous water quality gaging station located at Farm River at Farm River Marina near East Haven, Connecticut (USGS site ID 411513072512301). The station is placed on the floating dock.

Continuous water quality gaging station located at Farm River at Trolley Museum at East Haven, Connecticut (USGS site ID 411626072514501).

Sam Banas performing a calibration test of a precipitation tipping bucket instrument.

Spring 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Sam Banas, USGS at Work category

The Sleepers River Research Watershed in Danville, Vermont has been the site of active hydrologic research since 1959, when the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established a research program in the watershed.

USGS Hydrologist Jamie Shanley collecting data from soil sensors in the woods of the Sleepers River Research Watershed. These data loggers collect water content and concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide. 

Sleepers River Research Watershed in Danville, Vermont, has snow monitoring stations that measure snow depth and total water content of the snowpack.