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Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center

Welcome to the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center. We deliver timely and reliable data, advanced interpretive science, and tools needed to understand the water resources of Virginia and West Virginia in support of effective decision making.

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Drill rig lowering extensometer pipe into a borehole.
James River Extensometer Installation
James River Extensometer Installation
A metal endcap with a flat base which serves at the foot of an extensometer. It is about half the size of a nearby hardhat.
Extensometer Foot
Extensometer Foot
Completed extensometer borehole. Multiple nested pipes protrude from the surface and the drill rig is still in place above.
James River Deep Extensometer After Completion of Drilling
James River Deep Extensometer After Completion of Drilling
A USGS scientists leads a tour of a drilling site. He indicates where drilled sediments are deposited out of the shaker.
Tour of the James River Extensometer drill site
Tour of the James River Extensometer drill site
A drilling rig at the site of the James River Extensometer. Several individuals in hardhats and safety vests tour the rig.
Drilling the James River Extensometer
Drilling the James River Extensometer
A USGS geologist gives a tour of a drilling site
Geologist Greg Connock giving a tour of a USGS drill rig
Geologist Greg Connock giving a tour of a USGS drill rig
A small concrete block wellhouse with two solar panels and a satellite antenna on the roof.
Christiansburg Wellhouse
Christiansburg Wellhouse
Scientist standing next to a state observation well
Joel Maynard (VA DEQ) at State Observation Well 19 in Christiansburg, Virginia
Joel Maynard (VA DEQ) at State Observation Well 19 in Christiansburg, Virginia
A scientist shows a reporter the various monitoring equipment used to record and transmit water level data.
DEQ Scientist and Reporter visit State Observation Well 19 in Christiansburg, Virginia
DEQ Scientist and Reporter visit State Observation Well 19 in Christiansburg, Virginia
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