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USGS water webcams
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Our multimedia gallery represents a collection of high-quality images, videos, webcams, posters, presentations, and documents produced by the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Durand streamgage mounted to bridge
Durand streamgage mounted to bridge - looking downstream.
View from Durand bridge of boat crew conducting multibeam surveys
View from Durand bridge of boat crew conducting multibeam surveys
Hydro-tech using crane to collect a bedload sample from bridge
Hydrologic Technician using crane to collect a bedload sample from the bridge.
Illustration of subsurface-drained agricultural field
A hypothetical configuration of one of the two drained field sites, including a weather station for measuring climate data, a piezometer network for continuous water level measurements, soil moisture probes, and subsurface drainage flow. The third undrained field site will have a similar configuration, with the absence of subsurface drainage flow.
Spring 2019 Flooding - Wild Rice River in Minnesota
WWG Reading on the Wild Rice River in Minnesota during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
Measuring streamflow on the Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, MN
USGS hydrologist Erich Kessler prepares to measure the stream stage (the height of the water surface) of the Middle Fork Crow River near Spice, Minnestota.
Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey - downstream of Durand bridge
Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey downstream of Durand bridge.
Two single-frequency ADVMs mounted to Durand bridge
Two single-frequency ADVMs mounted to Durand bridge.
Documenting August 2018 flooding in the Madison, Wisconsin, area
A USGS hydrologist documents a flooded street near the Sugar River in Verona, Wisconsin. This image was taken after the area received near-record rainfall on August 20, 2018.
Bedload sample collected from the Durand bridge
Bedload sample collected from the Durand bridge.
View of Durand Bridge and sampling crew from boat
View of Durand Bridge and sampling crew from boat during multibeam bathymetry survey.
USGS scientists collecting oil from wells near Bemidji, Minnesota
U.S. Geological Survey scientists, collecting oil from wells at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, Minnesota.