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Red Tailed Hawk perched on guide rail with the falls in the background
Red Tail Hawk.jpg
Red Tail Hawk.jpg
Red Tail Hawk.jpg

Red Tail Hawk resting near the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park, New Jersey

Red Tail Hawk resting near the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park, New Jersey

Aerial shot of Great Falls Historic Park with map overlay
PAGR Aerial Map with Hinchliffe.jpg
PAGR Aerial Map with Hinchliffe.jpg
PAGR Aerial Map with Hinchliffe.jpg

National Park Service map of the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park and surrounding historic areas of New Jersey

National Park Service map of the Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park and surrounding historic areas of New Jersey

Map of the Paterson area highlighting the Great Falls
PAGR Map.jpg
PAGR Map.jpg
PAGR Map.jpg

Site Map of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, Paterson, New Jersey

Site Map of Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, Paterson, New Jersey

Scientists checking a water buoy from the bow of a boat
Buoy Validation
Buoy Validation
Buoy Validation

Hydrologists Jonathan Cohl and Bradley Bjorklund take field comparison readings while preparing for sampling at two depths of the Spruce Run Reservoir to collect discrete water quality samples.

Hydrologists Jonathan Cohl and Bradley Bjorklund take field comparison readings while preparing for sampling at two depths of the Spruce Run Reservoir to collect discrete water quality samples.

wide grassy plain dominated by swampy body of water in the foreground
Salem Headwaters
Salem Headwaters
Salem Headwaters

Documented harmful algal bloom located in the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in June, 2020.

Documented harmful algal bloom located in the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in June, 2020.

Grassy Field divided by a river with tall reeds in foreground
Salem Headwaters 2
Salem Headwaters 2
Salem Headwaters 2

Documented harmful algal bloom located in the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in June, 2020.

Documented harmful algal bloom located in the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in June, 2020.

River material bagged and labeled to store for testing
Salem SPATT Samples
Salem SPATT Samples
Salem SPATT Samples

SPATT samplers retrieved from the Salem River, New Jersey after being deployed for one day in 2020.

SPATT samplers retrieved from the Salem River, New Jersey after being deployed for one day in 2020.

Scientists gloved hands holding sample bag collected from the river in the background
Salem River samples
Salem River samples
Salem River samples

Replicate SPATT samplers retrieved from the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in 2020.

Replicate SPATT samplers retrieved from the headwaters of the Salem River, New Jersey in 2020.

View upstream in a walled river channel seen from Washington Avenue in Belleville, NJ
Second_River
Second_River
Second_River

Looking upstream from the bridge at the sampling site on the Second River above Washington Ave at Belleville, NJ (USGS Downstream order number 01392518) 

Looking upstream from the bridge at the sampling site on the Second River above Washington Ave at Belleville, NJ (USGS Downstream order number 01392518) 

​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection
​​​​​​​Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Daniel Skulski conducting PFAS collection

Ringing Rocks
Pam Reilly
Pam Reilly
Pam Reilly

Pamela Reilly, Hydrologist

View of the Delaware River looking upstream towards the Gage house tower
Del_Riv_at_Montique
Del_Riv_at_Montique
Del_Riv_at_Montique

Looking upstream at the Delaware River at Montique (01438500) USGS gage house tower.

Looking upstream at the Delaware River at Montique (01438500) USGS gage house tower.

Recording equipment mounted to a wall next to a water heater in a monitor site
Data Collection Platform
Data Collection Platform
Data Collection Platform

Data Collection Platform (DCP) setup at a private well monitoring site.

Data Collection Platform (DCP) setup at a private well monitoring site.

​​​​​​​Dragonfly on tagline
​​​​​​​Dragonfly on tagline
​​​​​​​Dragonfly on tagline
​​​​​​​Dragonfly on tagline

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | Sept 2019 | Honorable Mention
Dragonfly on tagline

Looking a a monitoring Buoy from the boat
Hopatcong Buoy
Hopatcong Buoy
Hopatcong Buoy

USGS scientists deploy a monitoring buoy on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time. USGS scientist Karl Braun is photographed.

USGS scientists deploy a monitoring buoy on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time. USGS scientist Karl Braun is photographed.

Scientists collecting samples on lake Hopatcong
Sampling Hopatcong
Sampling Hopatcong
Sampling Hopatcong

USGS scientists Brad Bjorklund and Jon Cohl collect a water-quality sample at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor a harmful algal bloom on the lake.

USGS scientists Brad Bjorklund and Jon Cohl collect a water-quality sample at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor a harmful algal bloom on the lake.

Monitor buoy floating on Lake Hopatcong
Monitor Buoy
Monitor Buoy
Monitor Buoy

USGS monitoring buoy deployed on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time.

USGS monitoring buoy deployed on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time.

Warning sign posted at the marina on Lake Hapatcong
Hopatcong Warning
Hopatcong Warning
Hopatcong Warning

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection advised the public to avoid swimming in or contact with Lake Hopatcong water due to a harmful algal bloom confirmed in June 2019 by aerial surveillance. To help study water-quality conditions and the bloom’s severity, the USGS installed a monitoring buoy on the lake in July.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection advised the public to avoid swimming in or contact with Lake Hopatcong water due to a harmful algal bloom confirmed in June 2019 by aerial surveillance. To help study water-quality conditions and the bloom’s severity, the USGS installed a monitoring buoy on the lake in July.

Scientists setting out a monitor for algal bloom
Hopatcong Monitor
Hopatcong Monitor
Hopatcong Monitor

USGS scientists Lisa Carper and Jon Cohl deploy a monitoring buoy at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time.

USGS scientists Lisa Carper and Jon Cohl deploy a monitoring buoy at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor water-quality conditions and a harmful algal bloom in near real-time.

Harmful Algal Bloom floating on Lake Hopatcong
Algal Bloom on Hopatcong
Algal Bloom on Hopatcong
Algal Bloom on Hopatcong

Harmful Algal Bloom on Lake Hopatcong.

Scientist spraying down a boat after sampling around Harmful Algal Blooms
Decontamination
Decontamination
Decontamination

Hydrographer Jonathan Cohl sprays down the boat and trailer, used to deploy a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) water quality monitoring buoy on Lake Hopatcong, with a decontamination solution. This is a very important step between missions when vessels are used in multiple bodies of water.

Hydrographer Jonathan Cohl sprays down the boat and trailer, used to deploy a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) water quality monitoring buoy on Lake Hopatcong, with a decontamination solution. This is a very important step between missions when vessels are used in multiple bodies of water.

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