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Woman stands in a mostly dry streambed with lots of plants along the banks
Streamflow Permanence Data Collection
Streamflow Permanence Data Collection
Streamflow Permanence Data Collection

A USGS hydrologist uses the FLOwPER mobile application to record an observation of streamflow conditions.

Water flows in a small stream with cobbly bottom
Wet Stream near Blewett Pass, Washington
Wet Stream near Blewett Pass, Washington
Wet Stream near Blewett Pass, Washington

A small stream near Blewett Pass, Washington has water flowing in late summer. Scientists visited to record streamflow conditions with the FLOwPER mobile field form.

A small stream near Blewett Pass, Washington has water flowing in late summer. Scientists visited to record streamflow conditions with the FLOwPER mobile field form.

two people hold equipment on ocean beach with a naval ship behind them
Tidal flux measurement in Sinclair Inlet
Tidal flux measurement in Sinclair Inlet
Tidal flux measurement in Sinclair Inlet

Scientists demonstrate equipment used to measure fluxes between groundwater and surface water. These interactions are particularly complex in tidally influenced shorelines such as Sinclair Inlet, WA. 

Scientists demonstrate equipment used to measure fluxes between groundwater and surface water. These interactions are particularly complex in tidally influenced shorelines such as Sinclair Inlet, WA. 

Green barrel with USGS sticker sits on pebbles
Tidal seepage measurement
Tidal seepage measurement
Tidal seepage measurement

A seepage meter implanted in the sediment-water interface of a tidal beach. The meter allows scientists to measure interactions between groundwater and surface water.

A seepage meter implanted in the sediment-water interface of a tidal beach. The meter allows scientists to measure interactions between groundwater and surface water.

two people carry a long pole on a rocky beach
Low tide at Sinclair Inlet
Low tide at Sinclair Inlet
Low tide at Sinclair Inlet

Scientists prepare for a geophysical survey of the shoreline at Sinclair Inlet, WA. The survey will provide information about the interactions between groundwater and surface water in this complex tidal system.

Scientists prepare for a geophysical survey of the shoreline at Sinclair Inlet, WA. The survey will provide information about the interactions between groundwater and surface water in this complex tidal system.

Scientist stands on water's edge holding a measurement instrument
Water Quality Sampling in the Lower Stillaguamish Estuary
Water Quality Sampling in the Lower Stillaguamish Estuary
Water Quality Sampling in the Lower Stillaguamish Estuary

USGS Ecologist Julia David collects water quality data in the lower Stillaguamish Estuary near Stanwood, WA. Data will support a baseline assessment of PAH concentrations in fish in the Stillaguamish River, WA.

USGS Ecologist Julia David collects water quality data in the lower Stillaguamish Estuary near Stanwood, WA. Data will support a baseline assessment of PAH concentrations in fish in the Stillaguamish River, WA.

A hydrologic technician stands in a cableway car with an ADCP, with two people below. They are next to the river.
USGS Hydrologic Technicians prepare to take measurement from cableway
USGS Hydrologic Technicians prepare to take measurement from cableway
USGS Hydrologic Technicians prepare to take measurement from cableway

USGS Hydrologic Technicians David Bess, Kim Cesal, and Joe Gilbert prepare to make a discharge measurement with an ADCP from a cableway over a large river in Washington State.

Several lamprey in a tank of water with a ruler
Pacific Lamprey ammocoetes
Pacific Lamprey ammocoetes
Pacific Lamprey ammocoetes

Pacific Lamprey ammocoetes in a measurement tank. Tissues collected from the lamprey will be analyzed for mercury as part of a study on mercury contamination in the Columbia River Basin.

Pacific Lamprey ammocoetes in a measurement tank. Tissues collected from the lamprey will be analyzed for mercury as part of a study on mercury contamination in the Columbia River Basin.

A stream cascades down a steep forested hill
Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream
Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream
Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream

A small headwater stream forms whitewater cascades in the forested Pacific Northwest.

A small headwater stream forms whitewater cascades in the forested Pacific Northwest.

A shovel leans against a large pile of coarse sediment with a channel in the foreground and rolling hills in the background
Sediment deposited in delta of Conconully Reservoir, Washington
Sediment deposited in delta of Conconully Reservoir, Washington
Sediment deposited in delta of Conconully Reservoir, Washington

A shovel rests against a massive deposit of coarse sediment on the delta to Conconully Reservoir in Okanogan County, Washington. The sediment was deposited following the 2021 Muckamuck fire and a debris flow in July 2022. USGS scientists are studying the sediment and water quality in rivers and reservoirs impacted by the large fire. 

A shovel rests against a massive deposit of coarse sediment on the delta to Conconully Reservoir in Okanogan County, Washington. The sediment was deposited following the 2021 Muckamuck fire and a debris flow in July 2022. USGS scientists are studying the sediment and water quality in rivers and reservoirs impacted by the large fire. 

A shovel rests on an exposed bank with visible stratigraphy and a reservoir in the background
Bank sediment exposure near the Conconully Reservoir, Washington
Bank sediment exposure near the Conconully Reservoir, Washington
Bank sediment exposure near the Conconully Reservoir, Washington

A shovel leans against the bank of the Conconully Reservoir in Okanogan County, Washington. Layers of legacy sediment are visible in the bank exposure.

Stream in a green mossy ravine
Mossy Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream
Mossy Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream
Mossy Pacific Northwest Headwater Stream

A headwater stream tumbles through a moss and fern filled ravine in the Pacific Norwest.

A sample bag and jar sit on soil scattered with pieces of charcoal
Collecting sediment samples after wildfires in Washington State
Collecting sediment samples after wildfires in Washington State
Collecting sediment samples after wildfires in Washington State

A sediment sample collection bag and jar sit on soils burned in the 2021 Muckamuck wildfire. Scientists are studying the sediment and water quality in rivers and reservoirs impacted by the large fire. The high temperatures of severe wildfires are capable of releasing and redepositing metals on the soil surface.

A sediment sample collection bag and jar sit on soils burned in the 2021 Muckamuck wildfire. Scientists are studying the sediment and water quality in rivers and reservoirs impacted by the large fire. The high temperatures of severe wildfires are capable of releasing and redepositing metals on the soil surface.

Hydrologic technician sits in a boat in a reservoir with a laptop. He controls a remote Q-boat.
USGS scientist measures bathymetry with a remotely controlled Q-boat on Conconully Reservoir, Washington
USGS scientist measures bathymetry with a remotely controlled Q-boat on Conconully Reservoir, Washington
USGS scientist measures bathymetry with a remotely controlled Q-boat on Conconully Reservoir, Washington

USGS Hydrologic Technician Chaska Boucher operates a remotely controlled Q-boat on Conconully Reservoir in Okanogan County, Washington. A portion of the watershed burned in the 2021 Muckamuck wildfire and a debris flow occurred in 2022.

Brown water overtopping river banks and flooding the base of trees. Large wood is in transit.
Calawah River near Forks, WA at high flow
Calawah River near Forks, WA at high flow
Calawah River near Forks, WA at high flow

The Calawah River near Forks, WA at Highway 101. The view in the image is facing north and the flow direction is toward the foreground. High flows inundate the base of trees alongside the river. The water is turbid and transporting rafts of large wood.

The Calawah River near Forks, WA at Highway 101. The view in the image is facing north and the flow direction is toward the foreground. High flows inundate the base of trees alongside the river. The water is turbid and transporting rafts of large wood.

Muddy flood waters carry large log
High flows move sediment and wood on the Elwha River
High flows move sediment and wood on the Elwha River
High flows move sediment and wood on the Elwha River

High flow on the Elwha River in 2021 at USGS streamgage 12045500. Flooding carried sediment and large wood as well as high volumes of water.

A technician measures shallow water across a roadway
Side channel of Cowlitz River floods roadway
Side channel of Cowlitz River floods roadway
Side channel of Cowlitz River floods roadway

Hydrologic Technician Andy Cripps measures the flow of floodwaters inundating a roadway. The floodwaters occurred in 2021 from a side channel of the Cowlitz River at USGS streamgage 14231000.

Hydrologic Technician Andy Cripps measures the flow of floodwaters inundating a roadway. The floodwaters occurred in 2021 from a side channel of the Cowlitz River at USGS streamgage 14231000.

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