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A USGS crew measures streamflow during record flooding on the Red River of the North near Georgetown, ND, on April 6, 2019. The apparatus in the middle of the image is a USGS temporary streamgage installed to monitor flooding, and the orange instrument pictured is an acoustic Doppler current profiler that measures streamflow.
A USGS crew measures streamflow during record flooding on the Red River of the North near Georgetown, ND, on April 6, 2019. The apparatus in the middle of the image is a USGS temporary streamgage installed to monitor flooding, and the orange instrument pictured is an acoustic Doppler current profiler that measures streamflow.
Two USGS technicians observe water measurements from a boat with flooding in the background during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
Two USGS technicians observe water measurements from a boat with flooding in the background during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
A USGS technician steers a watercraft with floodwaters in the background during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
A USGS technician steers a watercraft with floodwaters in the background during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
A USGS crew measures high flow during flooding on the Maple River near Mapleton, North Dakota. The yellow instrument is an acoustic Doppler current profiler, which is used to measure streamflow as it's pulled across the water. The crew is standing on a road that had been overtaken by the river.
A USGS crew measures high flow during flooding on the Maple River near Mapleton, North Dakota. The yellow instrument is an acoustic Doppler current profiler, which is used to measure streamflow as it's pulled across the water. The crew is standing on a road that had been overtaken by the river.
This is not a lake! A USGS crew measures high flow during flooding on the Maple River near Mapleton, North Dakota. The instrument being pulled across the water is an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), which is used to measure streamflow.
This is not a lake! A USGS crew measures high flow during flooding on the Maple River near Mapleton, North Dakota. The instrument being pulled across the water is an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), which is used to measure streamflow.
A USGS technician walks through snowy terrain carrying an ADCP device on his back during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
A USGS technician walks through snowy terrain carrying an ADCP device on his back during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
WWG Reading on the Wild Rice River in Minnesota during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
WWG Reading on the Wild Rice River in Minnesota during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SD in March 2019. Measurements for this site were 52,000 cfs at a gage height of 40.14 ft.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Jefferson, SD in March 2019. Measurements for this site were 52,000 cfs at a gage height of 40.14 ft.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding on the Big Sioux River, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
USGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
After record flooding in the Midwest, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding in the Midwest, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
USGS Dakota Water Science Center hydrologic technician Mark Brazones is using a handheld acoustic meter to measure the road overflow at the James River near Forestburg, SD.
USGS Dakota Water Science Center hydrologic technician Mark Brazones is using a handheld acoustic meter to measure the road overflow at the James River near Forestburg, SD.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
USGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
After Hurricane Michael obliterated Fish Inn, the sea turtle research team's field station, team members salvaged some of the building's floor tiles and made this sea turtle mosaic, which they plan to eventually install in a new field station.
After Hurricane Michael obliterated Fish Inn, the sea turtle research team's field station, team members salvaged some of the building's floor tiles and made this sea turtle mosaic, which they plan to eventually install in a new field station.
Figure 2: Zooming in to red rectangle A from figure 1. Points colored by laser intensity (blue = low intensity, red = high intensity).
Figure 2: Zooming in to red rectangle A from figure 1. Points colored by laser intensity (blue = low intensity, red = high intensity).