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USGS scientists Chris Rowden, Larry Buschmann and Bob Holmes were on the Mississippi River at St. Louis taking streamflow measurements on New Years Eve. This information is critical to the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and emergency managers in making flood predictions and response.

USGS crews had two research vessels out measuring streamflow on the Mississippi River at St. Louis on New Years Eve. USGS scientists Eric Looper and Jason Carron are one of many USGS field crews out in the floodwaters over the holiday.

USGS crews had two research vessels out measuring streamflow on the Mississippi River at St. Louis on New Years Eve. USGS scientists Eric Looper and Jason Carron are one of many USGS field crews out in the floodwaters over the holiday.

USGS scientists Chris Rowden and Larry Buschmann dock the boat and coordinate with emergency managers.

NBC Nightly News not only came out to interview USGS field crews on the Mississippi, they brought a team to fly overhead and capture video with a drone.

Local CBS 4 affiliate KMOV interviews USGS scientist Paul Rydlund from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

This map overlays a georeferenced thermal image mosaic onto a map of the flow field near Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō; to show the distribution of active and recently active breakouts. The thermal images were collected during a helicopter overflight on December 30. The June 27th flow is outlined in green to highlight the previously mapped flow margin.

USGS scientists Chris Rowden, Larry Buschmann and Bob Holmes were on the Mississippi River at St. Louis taking streamflow measurements on New Years Eve. This information is critical to the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and emergency managers in making flood predictions and response.

CNN interviews USGS National Flood Coordinator Bob Holmes live from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

CNN interviews USGS National Flood Coordinator Bob Holmes live from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

CNN interviews USGS National Flood Coordinator Bob Holmes live from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

NBC Nightly News not only came out to interview USGS field crews on the Mississippi, they brought a team to fly overhead and capture video with a drone.

NBC Nightly News not only came out to interview USGS field crews on the Mississippi, they brought a team to fly overhead and capture video with a drone.

CNN interviews USGS National Flood Coordinator Bob Holmes live from the Mississippi River in St. Louis.

Scattered breakouts remain active northeast of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, with the farthest activity about 6 km (3.7 miles) from the vent on Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. Some of these breakouts are active along the northern boundary of the flow field, and are burning several small patches of forest - creating the smoke plumes visible near the center of the photograph.

An HVO geologist collects a molten lava sample for chemical analysis, scooping up a bit with the rock hammer to then drop in the water bucket to quench it. Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō is visible in the distance.

USGS scientists Chris Rowden, Larry Buschmann and Bob Holmes were on the Mississippi River at St. Louis taking streamflow measurements on New Years Eve. This information is critical to the National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and emergency managers in making flood predictions and response.

USGS scientist Chris Rowden drives a research vessel measuring streamflow alongside another field crew on the Mississippi River at St. Louis.

USGS crews had two research vessels out measuring streamflow on the Mississippi River at St. Louis on New Years Eve. USGS scientists Eric Looper and Jason Carron are one of many USGS field crews out in the floodwaters over the holiday.

USGS scientists Chris Rowden, Larry Buschmann and Bob Holmes dock the boat and coordinate with emergency managers.

Record flooding on the Meramec River near Eureka, Missouri. This area is close to a USGS streamgage and water quality monitoring station.