The steep basalt banks of the Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam at USGS streamgage 12472800 made for tricky streamflow measurements.
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The steep basalt banks of the Columbia River below Priest Rapids Dam at USGS streamgage 12472800 made for tricky streamflow measurements.
A USGS streamgage and cableway situated on a small river in central Washington State. The exact location and date are unknown.
A USGS streamgage and cableway situated on a small river in central Washington State. The exact location and date are unknown.
Streamgage and cableway installation - before/after
Streamgage and cableway installation - before/afterBefore/after photographs document the installation of a new USGS gagehouse and cableway in Washington State. The exact date and location are unknown.
Streamgage and cableway installation - before/after
Streamgage and cableway installation - before/afterBefore/after photographs document the installation of a new USGS gagehouse and cableway in Washington State. The exact date and location are unknown.
A historical USGS streamgage measured flow through a small river in Washington State. The gagehouse on the right relied on the concrete weir to make flow measurements. The exact date and location are unknown.
A historical USGS streamgage measured flow through a small river in Washington State. The gagehouse on the right relied on the concrete weir to make flow measurements. The exact date and location are unknown.
USGS streamgage on small river in Washington State
USGS streamgage on small river in Washington StateA goose wades in front of a USGS streamgage. The staff plate (measuring stick) is visible in front of the small bridge. The exact date and location are unknown.
USGS streamgage on small river in Washington State
USGS streamgage on small river in Washington StateA goose wades in front of a USGS streamgage. The staff plate (measuring stick) is visible in front of the small bridge. The exact date and location are unknown.
The USGS monitors streamflow in rivers across the nation year-round. Here, a technician makes notes at a gagehouse on a river in Washington State. The exact date and location are unknown.
The USGS monitors streamflow in rivers across the nation year-round. Here, a technician makes notes at a gagehouse on a river in Washington State. The exact date and location are unknown.
Engineered Log Jam on the lower river opposite the new Lower Klallam Tribe Fish Hatchery.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe project creates salmon habitat on the lower Elwha River in preparation for dam removal and habitat restoration.
Engineered Log Jam on the lower river opposite the new Lower Klallam Tribe Fish Hatchery.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe project creates salmon habitat on the lower Elwha River in preparation for dam removal and habitat restoration.
USGS Diver Reg Reisenbichler observing a Fish Eating anemone.
USGS Diver Reg Reisenbichler observing a Fish Eating anemone.
The 100 yr old, 108 ft tall Elwha Dam drawdown of water from Lake Aldwell reservoir began June 1, 2011 in preparation for Elwha Dam.
The 100 yr old, 108 ft tall Elwha Dam drawdown of water from Lake Aldwell reservoir began June 1, 2011 in preparation for Elwha Dam.
USGS Diver Nancy Elder recording invertebrate data.
USGS Diver Nancy Elder recording invertebrate data.
Picture of the Elwha River in Olympic National Park in Northwest Washington.
Picture of the Elwha River in Olympic National Park in Northwest Washington.
Lance Brady of the US Bureau of Land Management launches a USGS Raven aircraft June 21, 2012 at Glines Dam/Lake Mills on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, Wash. Dr.
Lance Brady of the US Bureau of Land Management launches a USGS Raven aircraft June 21, 2012 at Glines Dam/Lake Mills on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park, Wash. Dr.