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Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
A turbid stream
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Stormflow in a Fairfax county stream. Part of the Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

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Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

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Photograph of Clay Pad with debris on top.
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
A turbid stream
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
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
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 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
Photograph of a degraded urban stream pre-restoration, Fairfax County
Rabbit Branch Stream (pre-restoration), Fairfax County
Rabbit Branch Stream (pre-restoration), Fairfax County
Photograph of a designed stream Rabbit Branch, Fairfax County.
Restored Rabbit Branch stream, Fairfax County
Restored Rabbit Branch stream, Fairfax County
A USGS hydrologic technician kneels near a small urban stream while she prepares a sonde for deployment.
USGS hydrologic technician preparing a sonde for deployment
USGS hydrologic technician preparing a sonde for deployment
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage
USGS Precipitation Gage at Franklin Middle School in Fairfax County
USGS Precipitation Gage at Franklin Middle School in Fairfax County
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage
USGS Precipitation Gage at Churchill Road Park in Fairfax County
USGS Precipitation Gage at Churchill Road Park in Fairfax County
In-stream monitoring equipment
In-stream monitoring equipment
In-stream monitoring equipment
Crest stage gage, which resembles a capped pipe set into the streambank.
Crest state gage
Crest state gage
Gage house containing water quality monitoring equipment
Gage House at Dead Run
Gage House at Dead Run
Photograph of Scientist taking a core sample of soil deposition from floodplain.
Taking a Soil Core
Taking a Soil Core
Photograph of a soil core. Several centimeters of sediment deposition are being measured.
Measuring sediment deposition in a floodplain using soil cores
Measuring sediment deposition in a floodplain using soil cores
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage in the parking lot of Little Run Elementary
USGS Precipitation Gage at Little Run Elementary
USGS Precipitation Gage at Little Run Elementary
USGS hydrologic technician takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream.
USGS scientist takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream
USGS scientist takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream
Close-up of an eroded stream bank. The slope of the bank is completely vertical with exposed tree roots.
Streambank Erosion at Long Branch
Streambank Erosion at Long Branch
Photograph of the floodplain along Long Branch creek.
Floodplain Monitoring Site in the Long Branch Watershed, Fairfax, Virginia
Floodplain Monitoring Site in the Long Branch Watershed, Fairfax, Virginia

Related

Fairfax County Water Resources Monitoring Network

Filter Total Items: 54
Photograph of Clay Pad with debris on top.
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
Clay Pad After One Year of Deposition
A turbid stream
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
Stormflow at Old courthouse spring branch in Fairfax County, Virginia
A flooded, turbid stream at Flatlick Branch
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
Stormflow at Flatlick Branch in Fairfax, Virginia
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
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 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
Photograph of a degraded urban stream pre-restoration, Fairfax County
Rabbit Branch Stream (pre-restoration), Fairfax County
Rabbit Branch Stream (pre-restoration), Fairfax County
Photograph of a designed stream Rabbit Branch, Fairfax County.
Restored Rabbit Branch stream, Fairfax County
Restored Rabbit Branch stream, Fairfax County
A USGS hydrologic technician kneels near a small urban stream while she prepares a sonde for deployment.
USGS hydrologic technician preparing a sonde for deployment
USGS hydrologic technician preparing a sonde for deployment
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage
USGS Precipitation Gage at Franklin Middle School in Fairfax County
USGS Precipitation Gage at Franklin Middle School in Fairfax County
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage
USGS Precipitation Gage at Churchill Road Park in Fairfax County
USGS Precipitation Gage at Churchill Road Park in Fairfax County
In-stream monitoring equipment
In-stream monitoring equipment
In-stream monitoring equipment
Crest stage gage, which resembles a capped pipe set into the streambank.
Crest state gage
Crest state gage
Gage house containing water quality monitoring equipment
Gage House at Dead Run
Gage House at Dead Run
Photograph of Scientist taking a core sample of soil deposition from floodplain.
Taking a Soil Core
Taking a Soil Core
Photograph of a soil core. Several centimeters of sediment deposition are being measured.
Measuring sediment deposition in a floodplain using soil cores
Measuring sediment deposition in a floodplain using soil cores
Photograph of USGS Precipitation Gage in the parking lot of Little Run Elementary
USGS Precipitation Gage at Little Run Elementary
USGS Precipitation Gage at Little Run Elementary
USGS hydrologic technician takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream.
USGS scientist takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream
USGS scientist takes water sample from a Fairfax County stream
Close-up of an eroded stream bank. The slope of the bank is completely vertical with exposed tree roots.
Streambank Erosion at Long Branch
Streambank Erosion at Long Branch
Photograph of the floodplain along Long Branch creek.
Floodplain Monitoring Site in the Long Branch Watershed, Fairfax, Virginia
Floodplain Monitoring Site in the Long Branch Watershed, Fairfax, Virginia
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