Water Resources
Multimedia
This multimedia gallery represents a collection of high-quality images, videos, webcams, posters, presentations, and documents produced by the Water Resources Mission Area.
July 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during July 2021.
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Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low
USGS hydrologic technician Travis Gibson confirms Great Salt Lake water levels at the SaltAire gauge.
Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low
A sailboat is removed from the Great Salt Lake Marina due to low lake levels.
Great Salt Lake May Reach Historic Low Soon
Decreasing water levels in the southern arm of the Great Salt Lake expose microbialite communities that are normally underwater.
June 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows snapshots of daily water-level statistics in the network for June 2021. (Note: Due to technical issues, data from some sites
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May 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for May 2021.
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Remote control ADCP measurement
The Region 1, May 2021 "USGS at Work" Winner (by Aaron Stephens)
Upstream view from 03108000 - Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, PA
The Region 1, May 2021 "Where We Work" Winner (by Ian Lynch)
Rappahannock River Cableway Sampling
The Region 1, May 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)
April 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for April 2021.
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Technician Checking a Trap for Salamanders
The Region 1, May 2021 "Honorable Mention #2" Winner (by Jill Fleming)
From Snow to Flow data viz story (carousel)
This illustration is part of the From Snow to Flow data visualization story.
A majority of the water in the western U.S. comes from snowmelt, but changes in the timing, magnitude, and duration of snowmelt can alter water availability downstream. This data visualization story
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