Watercolor painting of a bison on a prairie with culturally significant prairie plant species in the foreground.
Multimedia
USGS water webcams
View time-lapse videos and static imagery taken at USGS monitoring sites across the Nation
Our multimedia gallery represents a collection of high-quality images, videos, webcams, posters, presentations, and documents produced by the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Images
Watercolor painting of a bison on a prairie with culturally significant prairie plant species in the foreground.
Watercolor painting of wildlife at Horseshoe Springs, Utah including largemouth bass, common carp, great blue heron, cinnamon teal, spotted sandpiper, black-necked stilt, American avocet, northern harrier.
Watercolor painting of wildlife at Horseshoe Springs, Utah including largemouth bass, common carp, great blue heron, cinnamon teal, spotted sandpiper, black-necked stilt, American avocet, northern harrier.
Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
Oil painting of USGS monitoring Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Sandbar Monitoring trip on the Colorado River with Diamond Peak overlooking.
Oil painting of USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) surveying a sandbar monitoring site on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
Oil painting of USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) surveying a sandbar monitoring site on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
Watercolor painting of a bison on a prairie with culturally significant prairie plant species in the foreground.
Watercolor painting of a bison on a prairie with culturally significant prairie plant species in the foreground.
Hydrologic technician collects a water-quality sample from Adair creek
Hydrologic technician collects a water-quality sample from Adair creekUSGS hydrologic technician, Jessica Todd, collects a water-quality sample from Adair Creek.
Hydrologic technician collects a water-quality sample from Adair creek
Hydrologic technician collects a water-quality sample from Adair creekUSGS hydrologic technician, Jessica Todd, collects a water-quality sample from Adair Creek.
Videos
map of the lower 48 U.S. showing stream temperatures ranging from ~20-5 degrees celsius
An example year, 2020, of temperature variation across all modeled streams in the contiguous U.S.
An example year, 2020, of temperature variation across all modeled streams in the contiguous U.S.
Spawning sockeye salmon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Spawning sockeye salmon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, AlaskaUSGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Spawning sockeye salmon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
Spawning sockeye salmon in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, AlaskaUSGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Helicopter towing large hoop over snow covered ground, technician for scale
Southern Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2022
Southern Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2022Low-flying helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In March 2022, a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of southeast and southwest Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.
Southern Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2022
Southern Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2022Low-flying helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In March 2022, a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of southeast and southwest Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.
Geophysical survey hoop resting on snowy ground
Northeast Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2021 - Panoramic view of equipment on ground
Northeast Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2021 - Panoramic view of equipment on groundGeophysical equipment loop for electromagnetic survey on ground prior to liftoff by helicopter. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.
Northeast Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2021 - Panoramic view of equipment on ground
Northeast Wisconsin Airborne Electromagnetic Survey 2021 - Panoramic view of equipment on groundGeophysical equipment loop for electromagnetic survey on ground prior to liftoff by helicopter. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.
Monitoring Stormwater and Green Infrastructure (Gary City Hall, Ind.)
Monitoring Stormwater and Green Infrastructure (Gary City Hall, Ind.)This time-lapse video shows the construction of the new Gary City Hall parking lot and rain garden in Gary, Indiana. The City of Gary is utilizing green infrastructure in their redevelopment projects in the hopes of reducing the amount stormwater runoff that enters their storm-sewer system and, eventually, Lake Michigan.
Monitoring Stormwater and Green Infrastructure (Gary City Hall, Ind.)
Monitoring Stormwater and Green Infrastructure (Gary City Hall, Ind.)This time-lapse video shows the construction of the new Gary City Hall parking lot and rain garden in Gary, Indiana. The City of Gary is utilizing green infrastructure in their redevelopment projects in the hopes of reducing the amount stormwater runoff that enters their storm-sewer system and, eventually, Lake Michigan.
Edge-of-Field Monitoring Using Depth-Integrated Sample Arm (DISA)
Edge-of-Field Monitoring Using Depth-Integrated Sample Arm (DISA)During edge-of-field monitoring of an agricultural field runoff event, a depth-integrated sample arm (DISA) is used to take a water sample at the same time a traditional water sample is taken from an intake located at the bottom of the H-flume exit, where the water is assumed to be completely mixed.
Edge-of-Field Monitoring Using Depth-Integrated Sample Arm (DISA)
Edge-of-Field Monitoring Using Depth-Integrated Sample Arm (DISA)During edge-of-field monitoring of an agricultural field runoff event, a depth-integrated sample arm (DISA) is used to take a water sample at the same time a traditional water sample is taken from an intake located at the bottom of the H-flume exit, where the water is assumed to be completely mixed.
Webcams

Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field SIDEVIEW
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field SIDEVIEWWebcam at Underwood Creek near Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Soccer Field, Fish Camera SIDEVIEW.
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field SIDEVIEW
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field SIDEVIEWWebcam at Underwood Creek near Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Soccer Field, Fish Camera SIDEVIEW.

Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field DOWN LOOKING
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field DOWN LOOKINGWebcam at Underwood Creek near Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Soccer Field, Fish Camera DOWN LOOKING.
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field DOWN LOOKING
Underwood Creek near Elm Grove Soccer Field DOWN LOOKINGWebcam at Underwood Creek near Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Soccer Field, Fish Camera DOWN LOOKING.

Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish camera
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish cameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087088, Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish camera
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish cameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087088, Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/

Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWN
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWNUnderwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWN.
Streamgage Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI - 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWN
Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWNUnderwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, FISH CAMERA LOOKING DOWN.
Streamgage Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI - 04087088 Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, WI - USGS Water Data for the Nation

Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin Fish Camera
Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin Fish CameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087050, Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/
Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin Fish Camera
Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin Fish CameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087050, Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/

Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish camera
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish cameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087120, Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish camera
Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin above water fish cameraWebcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087120, Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/