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USGS Scientists Inspect A Research Site in Franklin, Virginia

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Five USGS scientists inspect equipment at the land subsidence research site in Franklin, Virginia.
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USGS Scientists inspect the Franklin Extensometer research site in 2015. The extensometer at Franklin had been measuring land subsidence since 1979 but had been offline since 1995 and would be brought back online the following year.

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The USGS Franklin pipe extensometer with a total depth of 860 feet.
The USGS Franklin pipe extensometer with a total depth of 860 feet.
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Building housing the USGS Franklin extensometer.
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The original Franklin extensometer after it was damaged by aquifer rebound. The pipe is bent and the fulcrum is crooked.
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Five USGS scientists inspect equipment at the land subsidence research site in Franklin, Virginia.
USGS Scientists Inspect A Research Site in Franklin, Virginia
USGS Scientists Inspect A Research Site in Franklin, Virginia
A photograph of the original Franklin extensometer.
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Historical photo of an above-ground groundwater monitoring well from Franklin, Virginia.
1940s Monitoring Well in Franklin, Virginia
1940s Monitoring Well in Franklin, Virginia

Related

Franklin Extensometer

Measuring groundwater levels in a USGS well using a metal tape.
Groundwater Monitoring Well - Franklin, Virginia
Groundwater Monitoring Well - Franklin, Virginia
The USGS Franklin pipe extensometer with a total depth of 860 feet.
The USGS Franklin pipe extensometer with a total depth of 860 feet.
The USGS Franklin pipe extensometer with a total depth of 860 feet.
Building housing the USGS Franklin extensometer.
Building housing the USGS Franklin extensometer
Building housing the USGS Franklin extensometer
The original Franklin extensometer after it was damaged by aquifer rebound. The pipe is bent and the fulcrum is crooked.
2015 Franklin Extensometer Aquifer Rebound Damage
2015 Franklin Extensometer Aquifer Rebound Damage
Five USGS scientists inspect equipment at the land subsidence research site in Franklin, Virginia.
USGS Scientists Inspect A Research Site in Franklin, Virginia
USGS Scientists Inspect A Research Site in Franklin, Virginia
A photograph of the original Franklin extensometer.
Franklin Extensometer Historical Photo
Franklin Extensometer Historical Photo
Historical photo of an above-ground groundwater monitoring well from Franklin, Virginia.
1940s Monitoring Well in Franklin, Virginia
1940s Monitoring Well in Franklin, Virginia
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