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Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technicians collect water samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and inorganic analytes at a public water system that uses an underground coal mine as a source in Wyoming County, West Virginia. This sampling was conducted as part of a larger effort to assess the occurrence and distributi
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technicians collect water samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and inorganic analytes at a public water system that uses an underground coal mine as a source in Wyoming County, West Virginia. This sampling was conducted as part of a larger effort to assess the occurrence and distributi
A Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician, Katherine Grindle, prepares for sampling on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
A Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician, Katherine Grindle, prepares for sampling on the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician Chelsea Delsak samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and inorganic analytes at a public water system in Greenbriar County, West Virginia.
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center hydrologic technician Chelsea Delsak samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and inorganic analytes at a public water system in Greenbriar County, West Virginia.
Mitch McAdoo prepares an acoustic televiewer for borehole geophysical logging in Monroe County, WV.
Mitch McAdoo prepares an acoustic televiewer for borehole geophysical logging in Monroe County, WV.
Tinker Creek, above Glade Creek in Roanoke, Virginia (USGS Monitoring location 0205551614), experienced severe flooding after a storm in June of 2020.
Tinker Creek, above Glade Creek in Roanoke, Virginia (USGS Monitoring location 0205551614), experienced severe flooding after a storm in June of 2020.
Tripod-Palooza took place in September of 2019, and was a collaborative pilot program between the USGS and multiple partners to establish a preliminary network of GPS surveying locations to help understand land subsidence.
Tripod-Palooza took place in September of 2019, and was a collaborative pilot program between the USGS and multiple partners to establish a preliminary network of GPS surveying locations to help understand land subsidence.
Hydrographer Keith Lambert installing a rapid deployment gage at New Mill Creek at Chesapeake, VA in advance of Hurricane Dorian. Photo: Blake Dudding, USGS September 5, 2019
Hydrographer Keith Lambert installing a rapid deployment gage at New Mill Creek at Chesapeake, VA in advance of Hurricane Dorian. Photo: Blake Dudding, USGS September 5, 2019
A U.S. Geological System van, outfitted on the inside with supplies for extensive water quality sampling, parked next to a groundwater well in Ohio. 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 Virginia.
A U.S. Geological System van, outfitted on the inside with supplies for extensive water quality sampling, parked next to a groundwater well in Ohio. 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 Virginia.
USGS researcher Chelsea Vande Pol uses a traditional wading rod and velocity meter to measure flow in an urban stream in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
USGS researcher Chelsea Vande Pol uses a traditional wading rod and velocity meter to measure flow in an urban stream in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
A U.S. Geological System van, outfitted on the inside with supplies for extensive water quality sampling, parked next to a groundwater well in Wood County, West Virginia.
A U.S. Geological System van, outfitted on the inside with supplies for extensive water quality sampling, parked next to a groundwater well in Wood County, West Virginia.
View of the Pamunkey River from the sampling bridge near Hanover, Virginia
This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.
Station data: Pamunkey River Near Hanover, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
View of the Pamunkey River from the sampling bridge near Hanover, Virginia
This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.
Station data: Pamunkey River Near Hanover, VA - USGS Water Data for the Nation
This photograph shows the initial drilling for the borehole extensometer installed at the Nansemond, Virginia research site.
This photograph shows the initial drilling for the borehole extensometer installed at the Nansemond, Virginia research site.
This photograph shows the drilling site for the USGS Nansemond extensometer. The site is located adjacent to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's SWIFT pilot site. The drilling would extend 1,960 feet below the ground surface.
This photograph shows the drilling site for the USGS Nansemond extensometer. The site is located adjacent to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's SWIFT pilot site. The drilling would extend 1,960 feet below the ground surface.
The USGS Nansemond research station, located adjacent to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's SWIFT pilot site. The building contains the Nansemond extensometer.
The USGS Nansemond research station, located adjacent to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District's SWIFT pilot site. The building contains the Nansemond extensometer.
A photo of the USGS Nansemond pipe extensometer (59D 39) with a total depth of 1,960 feet.
A photo of the USGS Nansemond pipe extensometer (59D 39) with a total depth of 1,960 feet.
The USGS Nansemond pipe extensometer (59D 39) showing the triangular table in green and the instrument bridge in yellow above the extensometer. The piers that support the table extend down 65 feet. The movement of the table relative to the extensometer is how land-surface movement is measured.
The USGS Nansemond pipe extensometer (59D 39) showing the triangular table in green and the instrument bridge in yellow above the extensometer. The piers that support the table extend down 65 feet. The movement of the table relative to the extensometer is how land-surface movement is measured.
The USGS Nansemond research station.
Flatlick Branch was the site of a stream channel restoration completed in 2018. Conservation practices such as streambed restorations are one way that localities try to limit nutrient and sediment pollution to downstream waterbodies from urban streams such as Flatlick Branch.
Flatlick Branch was the site of a stream channel restoration completed in 2018. Conservation practices such as streambed restorations are one way that localities try to limit nutrient and sediment pollution to downstream waterbodies from urban streams such as Flatlick Branch.
An analog dial gage (left) and a digital linear potentiometer (right with blue barrel) used to measure land-surface movement in response to aquifer system deformation at the USGS Nansemond extensometer.
An analog dial gage (left) and a digital linear potentiometer (right with blue barrel) used to measure land-surface movement in response to aquifer system deformation at the USGS Nansemond extensometer.
Pivot block where the USGS Nansemond extensometer connects to the fulcrum arm.
This extensometer is a part of the The Virginia Extensometer Network.
Pivot block where the USGS Nansemond extensometer connects to the fulcrum arm.
This extensometer is a part of the The Virginia Extensometer Network.
Installing the linear potentiometer on the USGS Nansemond extensometer. The linear potentiometer is used to measure land-surface movement in response to aquifer system deformation at the USGS Nansemond extensometer.
Installing the linear potentiometer on the USGS Nansemond extensometer. The linear potentiometer is used to measure land-surface movement in response to aquifer system deformation at the USGS Nansemond extensometer.