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Algae attached to sampling equipment

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Algae attached to sampling equipment used by the USGS.
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As a part of the Shenandoah River HABs Project, USGS scientists periodically take measurements of water chemistry using water quality monitoring sondes to try and understand the drivers behind harmful algal blooms. On this day, algae was so abundant in the river that some became tangled on the water quality monitoring equipment.

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A hydrotech in front of the Mt. Jackson monitoring station
Mt. Jackson Monitoring Station
Mt. Jackson Monitoring Station
Inside of a monitoring site. Various equipment and a laptop are hooked up to a battery power supply.
Inside the Mt. Jackson Monitoring Site
Inside the Mt. Jackson Monitoring Site
Scientist holds a mat of Benthic green and blue-green algae removed from the bottom of a river
Benthic Algal Mat from a Harmful Algal Bloom
Benthic Algal Mat from a Harmful Algal Bloom
The Shenandoah river during a harmful algal bloom event. The water is green and thick mats of algae coat the riverbed.
Harmful Algal Bloom in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
Harmful Algal Bloom in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
The shenandoah river during a harmful algal bloom event. Mats of algae float at the surface and the riverbed is coated.
North Fork Shenandoah River during a HAB event
North Fork Shenandoah River during a HAB event
Scientists look down from a bridge at the Shenandoah River during a harmful algal bloom event. The river bed is coated in algae.
Deer Rapids during a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event
Deer Rapids during a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event
North Fork of the Shenandoah River during an algal bloom
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
Deer Rapids, North Fork Shenandoah River
Deer Rapids, North Fork Shenandoah River

Related

Shenandoah HABs

Filter Total Items: 29
A hydrotech in front of the Mt. Jackson monitoring station
Mt. Jackson Monitoring Station
Mt. Jackson Monitoring Station
Inside of a monitoring site. Various equipment and a laptop are hooked up to a battery power supply.
Inside the Mt. Jackson Monitoring Site
Inside the Mt. Jackson Monitoring Site
Scientist holds a mat of Benthic green and blue-green algae removed from the bottom of a river
Benthic Algal Mat from a Harmful Algal Bloom
Benthic Algal Mat from a Harmful Algal Bloom
The Shenandoah river during a harmful algal bloom event. The water is green and thick mats of algae coat the riverbed.
Harmful Algal Bloom in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
Harmful Algal Bloom in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River
The shenandoah river during a harmful algal bloom event. Mats of algae float at the surface and the riverbed is coated.
North Fork Shenandoah River during a HAB event
North Fork Shenandoah River during a HAB event
Scientists look down from a bridge at the Shenandoah River during a harmful algal bloom event. The river bed is coated in algae.
Deer Rapids during a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event
Deer Rapids during a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event
North Fork of the Shenandoah River during an algal bloom
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
North Fork Shenandoah River, Virginia
Deer Rapids, North Fork Shenandoah River
Deer Rapids, North Fork Shenandoah River
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