Groundwater-level synoptic, Camas Prairie, Idaho, April 2025
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USGS hydrologist Hannah Richardson prepares to collect a groundwater-level measurement from a well on Idaho's Camas Prairie as part of a groundwater synoptic survey, April 10, 2025. The headwaters of Lava Creek can be seen in the distance.
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