Collecting data on coastal wetland on Long Island, NY
Collecting data on coastal wetland on Long Island, NYCollecting data on coastal wetland on Long Island, NY
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New York Water Science Center images.
Collecting data on coastal wetland on Long Island, NY
Collecting data on coastal wetland on Long Island, NY
New York Riparian Wetlands
New York Riparian Wetlands
New York City Reservoirs - Ashokan Reservoir
New York City Reservoirs - Ashokan Reservoir
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
ADCP Stream measurement Connetquot Brook in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
USGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene
USGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene
USGS - flowtracker measurement
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY
Mature pumpkinseed captured during 2014 surveys in New York.
Mature pumpkinseed captured during 2014 surveys in New York.
Groundwater Pump Test on Long Island
Groundwater Pump Test on Long Island
Groundwater sampling for 305(b)
Groundwater sampling for 305(b)
Exposure of the Marcellus shale in central New York showing the Cherry Valley limestone (grey-colored rock) between the Union Springs and Oatka Creek shales of the Marcellus.
Exposure of the Marcellus shale in central New York showing the Cherry Valley limestone (grey-colored rock) between the Union Springs and Oatka Creek shales of the Marcellus.
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS hydrologists Fred Paillet (USGS emeritus), Alton Anderson, John Lane, and John Williams with their borehole geophysics students in India
USGS hydrologists Fred Paillet (USGS emeritus), Alton Anderson, John Lane, and John Williams with their borehole geophysics students in India
USGS demonstrating borehole geophysical method for detection of chloride plumes
USGS demonstrating borehole geophysical method for detection of chloride plumes
Sediment Sampling on the Shinnecock Indian Nation Reservation, Long Island, New York
Sediment Sampling on the Shinnecock Indian Nation Reservation, Long Island, New York
USGS hydrologist Kaitlyn Colella and a Shinnecock Nation member work together gathering oyster and bed sediment samples. Contaminants released and or mobilized as a result of Hurricane Sandy may be retained in bed sediments in aquatic environments and may be accumulating in exposed organisms, especially at low trophic levels (for example, oysters).
USGS hydrologist Kaitlyn Colella and a Shinnecock Nation member work together gathering oyster and bed sediment samples. Contaminants released and or mobilized as a result of Hurricane Sandy may be retained in bed sediments in aquatic environments and may be accumulating in exposed organisms, especially at low trophic levels (for example, oysters).
Highway runoff water along the Harem River in Bronx, NY
Highway runoff water along the Harem River in Bronx, NY
Long Island Estuary - part of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain
Long Island Estuary - part of the North Atlantic Coastal Plain
USGS gage house on Long Island, New York
USGS gage house on Long Island, New York
Long Island beach at sunset
Long Island beach at sunset