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Image: Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Image: Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND
Floodwaters in Fargo, ND

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River floodwaters photographed from Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Image: Flooded Street Sign in Moorhead MN
Flooded Street Sign in Moorhead MN
Flooded Street Sign in Moorhead MN
Flooded Street Sign in Moorhead MN

Traffic sign submerged in floodwater from Red River of the North at Moorhead, MN. Photo taken at 2nd Ave and 3rd St, Moorhead, MN.

Traffic sign submerged in floodwater from Red River of the North at Moorhead, MN. Photo taken at 2nd Ave and 3rd St, Moorhead, MN.

Image: Floodwater at Lindenwood Park in Fargo ND
Floodwater at Lindenwood Park in Fargo ND
Floodwater at Lindenwood Park in Fargo ND
Floodwater at Lindenwood Park in Fargo ND

Trees in Lindenwood Park surrounded by floodwater from the Red River of the North at Fargo ND. Photo taken at 17th and 5th Street, Fargo, ND.

Trees in Lindenwood Park surrounded by floodwater from the Red River of the North at Fargo ND. Photo taken at 17th and 5th Street, Fargo, ND.

Image: Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Image: Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding
Red River Basin Overland Flooding

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Red River Basin overland flooding along Interstate 29 between Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The top of the Interstate right-of-way fence is just visible above the water.

Image: Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Image: Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Flood Obelisk, Red River of the North, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Flood obelisk marking the greatest floods from 1882-1997 at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This has become a famous landmark to compare current conditions to past events. This picture was taken on March 15, 2010, just before the Red River began to flood at Grand Forks.

Image: Surviving the Haiti Earthquake
Surviving the Haiti Earthquake
Surviving the Haiti Earthquake
Surviving the Haiti Earthquake

Haitian woman carrying supplies amid the destruction from the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory

Instrument piers in newly constructed building after equipment installation at Deadhorse geomagnetic observatory.

Instrument piers in newly constructed building after equipment installation at Deadhorse geomagnetic observatory.

Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory

Data acquisition system at Deadhorse geomagnetic observatory.

Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory

Absolutes electronics at Deadhorse geomagnetic observatory.

Image: Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory
Deadhorse Geomagnetic Observatory

Display computer in Commo shack at Deadhorse geomagnetic observatory.

Image: Flooding on the Kennebunk River
Flooding on the Kennebunk River
Flooding on the Kennebunk River
Flooding on the Kennebunk River

The USGS has been monitoring the Kennebunk River near Kennebunk, Maine since June 2008 and the peak discharge for the period of record occurred in February 2010.

Adjusting alignment of optics on volcanic gas monitoring instrument...
Adjusting alignment of optics on volcanic gas monitoring instrument.
Adjusting alignment of optics on volcanic gas monitoring instrument.
Adjusting alignment of optics on volcanic gas monitoring instrument.

Scientist Christoph Kern adjusts the alignment of optics on the active long-path differential optical absorption spectroscopy (LP-DOAS) instrument. LP-DOAS sends a beam of ultraviolet or visible light to a reflector located tens to hundreds of meters away.

Scientist Christoph Kern adjusts the alignment of optics on the active long-path differential optical absorption spectroscopy (LP-DOAS) instrument. LP-DOAS sends a beam of ultraviolet or visible light to a reflector located tens to hundreds of meters away.

Lake elevation monitoring gage on Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens. Do...
Lake elevation monitoring gage on Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens. Do...
Lake elevation monitoring gage on Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens. Do...
Lake elevation monitoring gage on Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens. Do...

The USGS operates a real-time lake elevation monitoring gage on Spirit Lake to ensure water level does not exceed a safe limit. In 1985, the U.S.

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