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A blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) caught in a fish survey in The Glade, Reston, Virginia.

A green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus, left) and a Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus, right) caught in a fish survey in Reston, Virginia.

These three USGS scientists are conducting a fish survey at Snakeden Branch in Reston, Virginia.

USGS scientists conduct an ecological survey, searching for fish in The Glade, an urban stream in Reston, Virginia

A USGS scientist conducts fish identification during an ecological survey at The Glade in Reston, Virginia.

The Region 1, May 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)

Two USGS scientists conduct an ecological survey, sampling for macroinvertibrates near The Glade, an urban stream in Reston, Virginia.

USGS scientists conduct a habitat survey at The Glade, an urban stream in Reston, Virginia.

The Region 1, April 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)

The Glade is an urban stream in Reston, Virginia that is being monitored by USGS scientists.

Long Branch near the Olley Lane monitoring station. Part of the Fairfax County Water Quality Monitoring Network.

View data from the nearby station at USGS Water Data for the Nation.

In-stream hydrologic monitoring equipment is used to gather data at Snakeden Branch, an urban stream in Reston, Virginia.

On October 30, 2020, a train derailment occurred over the Roanoke River, west of the City of Salem, Virginia and upstream of the Roanoke River at Salem monitoring site. Approximately 2,600 tons of coal ended up in the Roanoke River.

Contents of a USGS gage box, including data logger and transmitter, solar power equipment, and battery. This gage box is for the Roanoke River at Rts 639/760 at Salem, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation

Hydrologic technician deploying equipment in the Roanoke River at Salem, VA. Visit Roanoke River at Rts 639/760 at Salem, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation for more information about this monitoring site.

Photograph of macroinvertibrate sampling at a monitored urban stream in Reston, Virginia. This larval net-spinning caddisfly is an important measure of stream health.

Monitoring instrumentation at the bridge over the Roanoke River: Roanoke River at Rts 639/760 at Salem, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation

Taking water samples from the Roanoke River at Rts 639/760 at Salem, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation

Hydrologic technicians with the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center collect water samples at a public water system in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

A Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician records field parameters at a public water system in Fayette County, West Virginia. This sampling was conducted as part of a larger effort to assess the occurrence and distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the source waters of public water systems across West Vi

A Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician prepares for sampling at a public water system in Fayette County, West Virginia.