Scientist reflected in water in hole drilled in frozen river ice
Scientist reflected in water in hole drilled in frozen river iceScientist holding cell phone reflected in water in hole drilled in the frozen Pecatonica River, Wisconsin.
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center images.
Scientist holding cell phone reflected in water in hole drilled in the frozen Pecatonica River, Wisconsin.
Scientist holding cell phone reflected in water in hole drilled in the frozen Pecatonica River, Wisconsin.
James Romano holds a water sample collected at the end of Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The creek drains into the Kinnickinnic River, which eventually reaches the Milwaukee Estuary and Lake Michigan. Samples there are analyzed for same parameters as all the other sites.
James Romano holds a water sample collected at the end of Wilson Park Creek in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The creek drains into the Kinnickinnic River, which eventually reaches the Milwaukee Estuary and Lake Michigan. Samples there are analyzed for same parameters as all the other sites.
Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) webcam at Jones' Island Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background.
Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) webcam at Jones' Island Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Hoan Memorial Bridge in background.
Map showing locations of test and control watersheds for the determination of watershed response to green infrastructure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Map showing locations of test and control watersheds for the determination of watershed response to green infrastructure in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Illustration depicting phosphorus loading in shallow lakes represented by Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.
Illustration depicting phosphorus loading in shallow lakes represented by Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin.
Green Lake is the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin. The drawing relates the water-quality response of Green Lake, with emphasis on the Metalimnetic Oxygen Minima, to total phosphorus loading from its watershed. The drawing depicts data collection, analysis, modeling, and real-time monitoring.
Green Lake is the deepest natural lake in Wisconsin. The drawing relates the water-quality response of Green Lake, with emphasis on the Metalimnetic Oxygen Minima, to total phosphorus loading from its watershed. The drawing depicts data collection, analysis, modeling, and real-time monitoring.
Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is of a sign located near Horn Creek. The Creek is contaminated with high levels of Uranium. Sign states: "Horn Creek, Danger, Contaminated Water, Do Not Drink! Water in Horn Creek exceeds EPA health standards for radioactivity"
Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is of a sign located near Horn Creek. The Creek is contaminated with high levels of Uranium. Sign states: "Horn Creek, Danger, Contaminated Water, Do Not Drink! Water in Horn Creek exceeds EPA health standards for radioactivity"
A USGS scientist holds a sediment corer being prepared for use on Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin.
A USGS scientist holds a sediment corer being prepared for use on Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin.
Created for a fact sheet on the implications of breccia pipe Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region, this drawing packs a significant amount of information into a single image.
Created for a fact sheet on the implications of breccia pipe Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon region, this drawing packs a significant amount of information into a single image.
Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is a top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.
Part of a series of small inset drawings, this is a top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.
Road salt de-icer left over from an ice event on Milwaukee Riverwalk boardwalk near East Clybourn Street, looking south towards highway 794.
Road salt de-icer left over from an ice event on Milwaukee Riverwalk boardwalk near East Clybourn Street, looking south towards highway 794.
Ed Wiggins, Mariah Hipsher, and Lucas Stevens check sensors in the Sloughs on the Lake Superior shoreline, at the Mashkiiziibii (Bad River) Reservation.
Ed Wiggins, Mariah Hipsher, and Lucas Stevens check sensors in the Sloughs on the Lake Superior shoreline, at the Mashkiiziibii (Bad River) Reservation.
This is a landscape photo of a wildfire burn site located in Oregon, USA. Photo taken in November of 2021.
This is a landscape photo of a wildfire burn site located in Oregon, USA. Photo taken in November of 2021.
Scientist Emeritus Dave Krabbenhoft collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County).
Scientist Emeritus Dave Krabbenhoft collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County).
Close up of the Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County) shoreline showing zebra mussels washed up on shore, October 2021
Close up of the Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County) shoreline showing zebra mussels washed up on shore, October 2021
Lauren Privette holds a large ice block from a frozen lake at Treehaven education center in northern Wisconsin.
Lauren Privette holds a large ice block from a frozen lake at Treehaven education center in northern Wisconsin.
Biologist Alexei Rose processes a water sample for analysis of infectious avian influenza virus at the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory in Lansing, Michigan.
Biologist Alexei Rose processes a water sample for analysis of infectious avian influenza virus at the Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory in Lansing, Michigan.
The new bike lane along Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY.
The new bike lane along Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY.
John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.
John Steiner preparing to bring wastewater samples to FedEx for shipping.
Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.
Laura Hubbard hard at work collecting samples across the state of Wisconsin to send to the Leetown Lab.
A National Park Service Technician collects a water sample from an algal bloom at Voyageurs National Park, MN.
A National Park Service Technician collects a water sample from an algal bloom at Voyageurs National Park, MN.