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The Region 1, May 2021 "USGS at Work" Winner (by Aaron Stephens)

The Region 1, May 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)

The Region 1, May 2021 "Where We Work" Winner (by Ian Lynch)

 A USGS scientist wearing black gloves is collecting a sample of tap water from the kitchen sink using small plastic vials to test for PFAS.

Colorado River outside of Canyonlands National Park, La Sal Mountains in the background.

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.

Technician Checking a Trap for Salamanders

The Region 1, May 2021 "Honorable Mention #2" (by Jill Fleming)

This illustration is part of the From Snow to Flow data visualization story.

The Region 1, April 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)

In this photo, USGS scientist Julia David is taking field notes while out measuring groundwater levels in an irrigation well in the Walla Walla River Basin in April 2021.

The Region 1, April 2021 "Honorable Mention #2" Winner (by Bonnie McDevitt)

The Region 1, April 2021 "USGS at Work" Winner (by Alex Olson)

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 March 2021.

A long exposure shot shows the flow and direction of water through the gage pool during a high-flow event in April 2021. Looking upstream you can see the staff plate and a felled tree which is not impacting flow.

Floodwaters draining into the mouth of Lost Creek Cave, Lost Creek State Natural Area, Tennessee

East Troublesome burned area, Colorado, 5 months. The area is snowy and frozen, but the trees around it are dark and burnt.

USGS scientist sampling phytoplankton with a net in San Francisco Bay.

Thermal infrared camera used to monitor temperature on the surface of the Neversink River at Claryville, New York, USGS streamgage site 01435000. This camera was installed to enable USGS to better understand groundwater discharge into the River over time.

A U.S. Geological Survey streamgage near Hunstville, Utah is celebrating 100 years of monitoring streamflow on the south fork of the Ogden River. The streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. 

USGS hydrologist Adam Birken conducts equipment maintenance at the USGS streamgage on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. 

USGS hydrologist Adam Birken cleans and inspects the water height reference staff at the USGS streamgage site on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah.  This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.