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Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream

An acid mine drainage discharge forms a plume in a stream in the Appalachian region.

fog on a fall colored tree lined river
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89

Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89 - index velocity gaging station in NY

photo of telemetry on a Queens College campus building rooftop
Telemetry Station
Telemetry Station
Telemetry Station

Telemetry station with rain gage on top of a Queens College campus building in the borough of Queens, New York City

Telemetry station with rain gage on top of a Queens College campus building in the borough of Queens, New York City

Image: Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling
Spring Water Sampling

A USGS geologist samples spring water near a gold prospect in the Shotgun Hills, Alaska.

A USGS geologist samples spring water near a gold prospect in the Shotgun Hills, Alaska.

Image: Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cosby Creek in Flood, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

I was hiking to Mt. Cammerer in the park and got caught in a torrential thunderstorm.  On my way back to the campground, I met this view of the swollen creek and crossed by foot using hiking poles at the widest, shallowest point I could find. 

Image: USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work
USGS Scientist at Work

Seth Book examines ground-water discharge along the shorline of Hood Canal, WA.

Seth Book examines ground-water discharge along the shorline of Hood Canal, WA.

photo of groundwater monitoring well on Long Island with cover off
Groundwater Monitoring Well Long Island, New York
Groundwater Monitoring Well Long Island, New York
Image: Moving Shadows
Moving Shadows
Moving Shadows
Moving Shadows

Picture of a hydrographer's shadow as flood water is measured from a cablecar.

Picture of a hydrographer's shadow as flood water is measured from a cablecar.

Image: Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River
Colorado River

The Colorado River passing through the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

The Colorado River passing through the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

Image: Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake

Ice breaking up and metrologic instrumentation measures weather parameters on Devils Lake, near Devils Lake, ND.

 

Ice breaking up and metrologic instrumentation measures weather parameters on Devils Lake, near Devils Lake, ND.

 

Image: Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake
Devils Lake

Metrologic instrumentation measures weather parameters on Devils Lake, near Devils Lake, ND.

Metrologic instrumentation measures weather parameters on Devils Lake, near Devils Lake, ND.

Image: USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees measure current velocity and dissolved oxygen as part of a Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) partnership with the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC), Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) Pool 8

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees measure current velocity and dissolved oxygen as part of a Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) partnership with the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC), Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) Pool 8

Image: Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage

Solar-powered streamgage in Secretary's homeland in Animas River above Tacoma, CO.

Solar-powered streamgage in Secretary's homeland in Animas River above Tacoma, CO.

Image: Collapsed Five-Story Building at Romar Beach
Collapsed Five-Story Building at Romar Beach
Collapsed Five-Story Building at Romar Beach
Collapsed Five-Story Building at Romar Beach

The lower two floors of the five-story building in the center of these photos have collapsed and the third floor has fallen to ground level.

Image: USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work
USGS Employee At Work

Laura Coffey,a chemist at the National Water Quality Laboratory, loads on-line solid-phase extraction cartridges into the high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer (HPLC/MS) in preparation for testing and calibration

Laura Coffey,a chemist at the National Water Quality Laboratory, loads on-line solid-phase extraction cartridges into the high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometer (HPLC/MS) in preparation for testing and calibration

Winter view of Houghton Lake, Michigan with pressure cracks in the ice
Houghton Lake Michigan frozen and cracked
Houghton Lake Michigan frozen and cracked
Image: Susquehanna River - Conowingo Dam
Susquehanna River - Conowingo Dam
Susquehanna River - Conowingo Dam
Susquehanna River - Conowingo Dam

Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland.         

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