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Dr. Andy Creighton, USGS Hydrologist. This graphic shows a quote from Andy’s narrative. It reads: “I was the first woman to be a part of a self-sustained snowmachine expedition across the North Slope of Alaska. It was amazing to be able to break down some of those barriers that are still in place for women in science.” Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

Mark Bauer, USGS Geographer. This graphic shows a quote from Mark’s narrative. It reads: “The program continued to grow, and as a remote pilot and geospatial analyst, I grew along with it.“ Yellow quotation marks bookend her quote.

Victoria works on the USGS UAS equipment. Victoria is crouched down in the snow, working on the USGS drone. The drone is black with yellow accents. Victoria is wearing dark snowgear and a ballcap. Snow covers the foreground. In the distant background, snowy mountains and a few evergreen trees dot the landscape.

This graphic shows how snow-water equivalent is calculated. A grey jar with a red lid dominate the graphic. Inside the jar is snow. On the top, the snow is loosely layered. On the bottom of the jar, the snow is more compact. Text alongside the right of the jar reads “snow depth.”

Andy Creighton, USGS Hydrologist. A photo shows USGS scientist Andy Creighton smiling at the camera. Andy is on a pair of dark skis posing in a filed of snow. Behind her, rocky mountains are dusted in snow and evergreen trees. Andy is wearing bright snow gear that includes yellow ski boots, red ski pants, a turquoise hoodie, and a yellow backpack.

Andy pulls the ground-penetrating radar (GPR) behind her on a sled. A photo shows USGS scientist Andy Creighton smiling at the camera. Andy is on a pair of dark skis posing in a filed of snow. Behind her, rocky mountains are dusted in snow and evergreen trees.

Victoria Scholl, USGS Physical Scientist. A photo shows USGS scientist Victoria Scholl smiling off to the right of the photographer. Victoria stands in front of a gravel parking lot with mountains in the background. Victoria is using an iPad and controller to pilot a drone. Victoria wears a brimmed-hat, sunglasses, and a grey T-shirt.

A graphic showing a mountain with a snowcap. Names of scientists are next to arrows that show where on the mountain they work to measure snowmelt.

Helicopter flights will test new technology and methods to collect water-velocity (speed) data from camera images. (Credit: USGS) 

Helicopter conducting low-level flights. Image courtesy Sander Geophysics Ltd.

Kristen Bennett setting up a Terrestrial Laser Scanner (ground-based LiDAR) to acquire detailed topographic information for a complex esker system. The Breiðamerkurjökull glacier is visible in the background.

USGS Scientists Evan Gohring, Andy Creighton, Mark Bauer, and Victoria Scholl.

A graphic shows a snow-capped mountain. The snowpack on top of the mountain is melting into a water glass to show that snowmelt makes its way to water users.

The Snow to Flow team is comprised of a “village” of remarkable scientists and engineers from the USGS Colorado Water Science Center, USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO), and the University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering. The team is pictured here at the Berthoud Pass, CO field site on April 18, 2022.

While surveying for Oregon spotted frog egg masses in Deschutes County, OR, field technicians caught an adult female using a dip net. This was the first individual observed during the Spring field season.

This graphic shows a snow-capped mountain with the words “From Snow to Flow” written on the bottom left corner. Next to the mountain, hovering in the air, is a illustration of a drone. On the bottom right corner is an illustration of a ground-based satellite.

USGS Scientists Evan Gohring, Andy Creighton, Mark Bauer, and Victoria Scholl.

Noa Randall and Rachel Allen are installing an optical turbidity sensor on the mudflats in Wellfleet harbor, to pair with the altimeter run by the Center for Coastal Studies.  The Herring River, which drains into Wellfleet Harbor, is slated to have its 100-yo dam removed in the next 6 months, with the potential to dramatically increase the sediment load and sus

The Snow to Flow team is comprised of a “village” of remarkable scientists and engineers from the USGS Colorado Water Science Center, USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO), and the University of Southern California - Viterbi School of Engineering. The team is pictured here at the Berthoud Pass, CO field site on April 18, 2022.

USGS Biologist Amanda Milde holds a 79 lb bighead carp captured, tagged, and released in Pool 18 of the Mississippi.

Headshot of Weston Weber. Weston is a Public Affairs Specialist with the Eastern States Office of Communications.