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USGS water expert Emma Spicer uses specialized wading rod to measure the height of floodwaters over a submerged bridge on Cedar Creek at Highway 1442 near Shepherdsville, Kentucky on April 7, 2025.
USGS water expert Emma Spicer uses specialized wading rod to measure the height of floodwaters over a submerged bridge on Cedar Creek at Highway 1442 near Shepherdsville, Kentucky on April 7, 2025.
USGS water experts Logan VanWatermulen and Shawn LeMaster measure how high and fast floodwaters move at Green River in Munfordville, KY on February 17. This real-time data is used by emergency managers to help protect lives and property. The Green River streamgage has been collecting data since 1915 and is funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and USGS.
USGS water experts Logan VanWatermulen and Shawn LeMaster measure how high and fast floodwaters move at Green River in Munfordville, KY on February 17. This real-time data is used by emergency managers to help protect lives and property. The Green River streamgage has been collecting data since 1915 and is funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and USGS.
USGS water expert Conner Langley measures flood water speed and height at Cumberland River in Barbourville, KY on February 17. He holds a radio in his left hand to stay in contact with colleagues for safety and to relay water flow measurements. This Cumberland River streamgage is funded by the U.S.
USGS water expert Conner Langley measures flood water speed and height at Cumberland River in Barbourville, KY on February 17. He holds a radio in his left hand to stay in contact with colleagues for safety and to relay water flow measurements. This Cumberland River streamgage is funded by the U.S.
Pie chart showing copper production in leading copper producing U.S. states in 2020 by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, August 2024
Pie chart showing copper production in leading copper producing U.S. states in 2020 by Eric Anderson of the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, August 2024
Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA. (A) Colony in situ showing bare white, recently denuded skeleton with no turf algae growth (arrowheads) with dark discoloration along the active tissue loss margins (arrows).
Photographs from a mountainous star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) losing tissue to disease in Florida, USA. (A) Colony in situ showing bare white, recently denuded skeleton with no turf algae growth (arrowheads) with dark discoloration along the active tissue loss margins (arrows).
Photomicrographs from a sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found dead in Washington State, USA.
Photomicrographs from a sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found dead in Washington State, USA.
USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center hydrologist Laura Hubbard navigates between hundreds of spawning sockeye salmon as she filters water to detect avian influenza virus at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the U.S.
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the U.S.
This animation is the third video in a series explaining different aspects of the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF). This video focuses on the machine learning model that PAMF uses to systematically learn from participant's data and then provide site-specific management guidance in return.
This animation is the third video in a series explaining different aspects of the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF). This video focuses on the machine learning model that PAMF uses to systematically learn from participant's data and then provide site-specific management guidance in return.
Climate change is predicted to alter sport fish communities in Midwestern lakes, but managers currently have limited information on individual lakes that can be used to set local expectations or intervene with mitigation strategies.
Climate change is predicted to alter sport fish communities in Midwestern lakes, but managers currently have limited information on individual lakes that can be used to set local expectations or intervene with mitigation strategies.
Digital 3D reconstruction of lake bottom using 10 photo frames taken by the dive camera system. This reconstruction allows us to gain more insight about the lake bottom since elevation has been added to the photographs.
Digital 3D reconstruction of lake bottom using 10 photo frames taken by the dive camera system. This reconstruction allows us to gain more insight about the lake bottom since elevation has been added to the photographs.
Digital 3D reconstruction of lake bottom using 50 photo frames taken by the dive camera system. This example shows an arc since the sampling transect is a circle. This reconstruction allows us to gain more insight about the lake bottom since elevation has been added to the photographs.
Digital 3D reconstruction of lake bottom using 50 photo frames taken by the dive camera system. This example shows an arc since the sampling transect is a circle. This reconstruction allows us to gain more insight about the lake bottom since elevation has been added to the photographs.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals were identified in all of the 11 Minnesota lakes studied by the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Cloud State University and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Female characteristics were observed in male fish in most of the lakes studied. USGS scientists Jeffrey Writer talks to us about what's going on.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals were identified in all of the 11 Minnesota lakes studied by the U.S. Geological Survey, St. Cloud State University and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Female characteristics were observed in male fish in most of the lakes studied. USGS scientists Jeffrey Writer talks to us about what's going on.
The sound of an Eastern American toad (Bufo americanus americanus) call.
The sound of an Eastern American toad (Bufo americanus americanus) call.
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087088, Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087088, Underwood Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087088/
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087050, Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087050, Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087120, Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
Webcam for fish observation at streamgage 04087120, Menomonee River at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087120/
Webcam at streamgage at Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/
Webcam at streamgage at Little Menomonee River near Freistadt, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087050/
Webcam at streamgage at Honey Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087119
Webcam at streamgage at Honey Creek at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087119
Webcam at streamgage at Menomonee River at 16th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087142
Webcam at streamgage at Menomonee River at 16th Street at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/04087142
