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House damage in central Oklahoma from the magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Nov. 6, 2011. Research conducted by USGS geophysicist Elizabeth Cochran and her university-based colleagues suggests that this earthquake was induced by injection into deep disposal wells in the Wilzetta North field.

View of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead from Fortification Hill.

Sabrina Davenport and Caleb Troutt, Five Rivers Services, LLC biologists performing work on the Missouri River for the CERC, hold pallid sturgeon PLS09-012 recaptured on November 1, 2011 near Nebraska City, Nebraska.  Female pallid sturgeon PLS09-012 is in reproductive condition and will spawn in the spring of 2012.

This setup is used for processing water-quality samples at Sowats Point on the Kaibab Plateau.

Humboldt State University geologist Nick Graehl and student assistant collecting gouge core sediment samples in the field.

USGS scientist emeritus Tom Todd welcomes the new USGS Research Vessel Muskie with bagpipe music at the vessel's christening and commissioning ceremony.

The USGS GLSC's new R/V Muskie

New USGS Research Vessel Muskie on the day of its 2011 christening and commissioning ceremony.

New USGS research vessel Muskie ;includes all the necessary features to support a wide variety of aquatic science projects in the open water and near-shore areas of Lake Erie, including electronic navigational and scientific equipment, onboard sample processing and storage facilities, and a 3G/4G cellular modem and WiFi communications network.

The USGS Research Vessel Musky II (foreground) rests near its new replacement, the R/V Muskie (background), at the Sandusky Yacht Club.

The American Legion Color Guard (Sandusky Post 83) fires a gun salute off the new USGS Research Vessel Muskie during its christening and commissioing ceremony.

New USGS research veseel Muskie includes all the necessary features to support a wide variety of aquatic science projects in the open water and near-shore areas of Lake Erie, including electronic navigational and scientific equipment, onboard sample processing and storage facilities, and a 3G/4G cellular modem and WiFi communications network.

Tim Cherry, captain of the new USGS Research Vessel Muskie, admires the ship during its 2011 christening and commissioning ceremony.

USGS Deputy Director Suzette Kimball christens the new USGS Research Vessel Muskie by breaking a bottle of champagne across its bow.

The American Legion Color Guard (Sandusky Post 83) fires a gun salute off the new USGS Research Vessel Muskie during its christening and commissioing ceremony.

The USGS Research Vessel Musky II rests near its new replacement, the R/V Muskie, at the Sandusky Yacht Club.

Areas like this tidal freshwater swamp, along the Pocomoke River in Maryland, provide important ecosystem services including improving water quality by trapping watershed sediment before it reaches the Chesapeake Bay. However, a sediment shadow along tidal rivers may limit their resilience to the impacts of sea level rise.

Thousands of young Atlantic salmon are released into the St. Regis River system (a tributary of the St. Lawrence River) in an effort to restore this diminished Lake Ontario fish population. The salmon were reared at the USGS Tunison Laboratory in Cortland, N.Y., and are released by USGS scientists and members of the Mohawk Tribe.

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Thousands of young Atlantic salmon are released into the St. Regis River system (a tributary of the St. Lawrence River) in an effort to restore this diminished Lake Ontario fish population. The salmon were reared at the USGS Tunison Laboratory in Cortland, N.Y., and are released by USGS scientists and members of the Mohawk Tribe.

Thousands of young Atlantic salmon are released into the St. Regis River system (a tributary of the St. Lawrence River) in an effort to restore this diminished Lake Ontario fish population. The salmon were reared at the USGS Tunison Laboratory in Cortland, N.Y., and are released by USGS scientists and members of the Mohawk Tribe.