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Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch
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A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch Above Frog Branch at Chantilly, VA. This stream is a part of the Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network.

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Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Measurments Illustration

Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

In recent years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested into the implementation of Best Management Practices in Fairfax County, Virginia, with the goal of improving water quality. Research has demonstrated that best management practices are effective at smaller scales, but less information is available to document the effectiveness of these best management practices at the watershed...
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Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
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Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

In recent years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested into the implementation of Best Management Practices in Fairfax County, Virginia, with the goal of improving water quality. Research has demonstrated that best management practices are effective at smaller scales, but less information is available to document the effectiveness of these best management practices at the watershed...
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Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

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A USGS hydrologic technician stands in a creek with heavily eroded banks.
Measuring Bank Erosion along Accotink Creek
Measuring Bank Erosion along Accotink Creek
Accotink creek in autumn.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An urban creek in autumn
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
A creek with high, eroded banks. Its surface is covered in autumn leaves.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An urban creek in autumn with a bridge in the background.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An eroding streamback
An Eroding Streambank at Long Branch
An Eroding Streambank at Long Branch
View across the Lake Accotink dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
The Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink
a USGS scientist collects a soil sample
Collecting Soil Samples from a Streambank
Collecting Soil Samples from a Streambank
A usgs hydrologic technician logging data in the field
USGS Hydrologic Technician Logging Data
USGS Hydrologic Technician Logging Data
USGS scientist in an inflatable pfd vest in front of a gage house
USGS Scientist Aaron Porter at the Long Branch Monitoring Station
USGS Scientist Aaron Porter at the Long Branch Monitoring Station
The long branch monitoring station next to a frozen stream.
Long Branch Monitoring Site in winter, Fairfax, VA
Long Branch Monitoring Site in winter, Fairfax, VA
A monitoring station in front of a turbid stream.
Water Quality Monitoring Station in Fairfax, Virginia
Water Quality Monitoring Station in Fairfax, Virginia
Photograph of Clay Pad with debris on top.
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
A turbid stream
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
A hydrotech takes readings in a shallow urban stream using a water quality sonde.
Measuring water quality parameters at Accotink Creek
Measuring water quality parameters at Accotink Creek
An urban creek with heavily eroded edges and a fallen tree.
Accotink Creek near Annandale
Accotink Creek near Annandale
A hydrotech takes a water sample from a stream.
Water Quality Sampling at Accotink Creek
Water Quality Sampling at Accotink Creek
A bridge over the Difficult Run stream with a stream gage in the foreground.
Difficult Run monitoring station in Great Falls, VA
Difficult Run monitoring station in Great Falls, VA

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Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Measurments Illustration

Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

In recent years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested into the implementation of Best Management Practices in Fairfax County, Virginia, with the goal of improving water quality. Research has demonstrated that best management practices are effective at smaller scales, but less information is available to document the effectiveness of these best management practices at the watershed...
By
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
link

Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

In recent years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested into the implementation of Best Management Practices in Fairfax County, Virginia, with the goal of improving water quality. Research has demonstrated that best management practices are effective at smaller scales, but less information is available to document the effectiveness of these best management practices at the watershed...
Learn More

Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

Filter Total Items: 47
A USGS hydrologic technician stands in a creek with heavily eroded banks.
Measuring Bank Erosion along Accotink Creek
Measuring Bank Erosion along Accotink Creek
Accotink creek in autumn.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An urban creek in autumn
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
A creek with high, eroded banks. Its surface is covered in autumn leaves.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An urban creek in autumn with a bridge in the background.
Accotink Creek
Accotink Creek
An eroding streamback
An Eroding Streambank at Long Branch
An Eroding Streambank at Long Branch
View across the Lake Accotink dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
The Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink Dam
Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink
a USGS scientist collects a soil sample
Collecting Soil Samples from a Streambank
Collecting Soil Samples from a Streambank
A usgs hydrologic technician logging data in the field
USGS Hydrologic Technician Logging Data
USGS Hydrologic Technician Logging Data
USGS scientist in an inflatable pfd vest in front of a gage house
USGS Scientist Aaron Porter at the Long Branch Monitoring Station
USGS Scientist Aaron Porter at the Long Branch Monitoring Station
The long branch monitoring station next to a frozen stream.
Long Branch Monitoring Site in winter, Fairfax, VA
Long Branch Monitoring Site in winter, Fairfax, VA
A monitoring station in front of a turbid stream.
Water Quality Monitoring Station in Fairfax, Virginia
Water Quality Monitoring Station in Fairfax, Virginia
Photograph of Clay Pad with debris on top.
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
A turbid stream
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
A hydrotech takes readings in a shallow urban stream using a water quality sonde.
Measuring water quality parameters at Accotink Creek
Measuring water quality parameters at Accotink Creek
An urban creek with heavily eroded edges and a fallen tree.
Accotink Creek near Annandale
Accotink Creek near Annandale
A hydrotech takes a water sample from a stream.
Water Quality Sampling at Accotink Creek
Water Quality Sampling at Accotink Creek
A bridge over the Difficult Run stream with a stream gage in the foreground.
Difficult Run monitoring station in Great Falls, VA
Difficult Run monitoring station in Great Falls, VA
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