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Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.
View of the sampling site for collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe.
View of the sampling site for collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe.
Pembina River in May at Neche, North Dakota.
Pembina River in May at Neche, North Dakota.
USGS-funded research scientist Kevin McCluney makes a site visit to the Loch Vale, Colorado atmospheric deposition monitoring station via skis. This station is a long-term research site within the National Atmospheric Monitoring Program network.
USGS-funded research scientist Kevin McCluney makes a site visit to the Loch Vale, Colorado atmospheric deposition monitoring station via skis. This station is a long-term research site within the National Atmospheric Monitoring Program network.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND.
The Cannonball River in the spring at Breien, ND.
The Cannonball River in the spring at Breien, ND.
Screen capture of ModelMuse.
The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.
Screen capture of ModelMuse.
The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.
Screen capture of the ModelMuse Data Sets dialog box with the words "Comments can be a useful way of documenting how your model is constructed."
Screen capture of the ModelMuse Data Sets dialog box with the words "Comments can be a useful way of documenting how your model is constructed."
Collection of surface-water samples in South Dakota using DH-81.
Collection of surface-water samples in South Dakota using DH-81.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking West.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking West.
This image shows benthic biofilms growing in Wilson Park at 13th Street, Milwaukee.
This image shows benthic biofilms growing in Wilson Park at 13th Street, Milwaukee.
Wild Rice River at Great Bend North Dakota, streamflow 1,890 cubic feet per second. Photograph taken during spring 2010 flooding looking downstream of the bridge which was clogged with debris. The river also had flooded over the road approaching the bridge.
Wild Rice River at Great Bend North Dakota, streamflow 1,890 cubic feet per second. Photograph taken during spring 2010 flooding looking downstream of the bridge which was clogged with debris. The river also had flooded over the road approaching the bridge.
Overflow over the road on the west side of streamgage 05092000 Red River of the North at Drayton, ND, streamflow 65,200 cubic feet per second, during 2010 spring flooding.
Overflow over the road on the west side of streamgage 05092000 Red River of the North at Drayton, ND, streamflow 65,200 cubic feet per second, during 2010 spring 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.
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.
Water flowing over the baffles of the overflow chute at streamgage 05059715 Maple River at Maple River Dam near Sheldon, North Dakota, streamflow 1,750 cubic feet per second, March 28 or 29, 2010.
Water flowing over the baffles of the overflow chute at streamgage 05059715 Maple River at Maple River Dam near Sheldon, North Dakota, streamflow 1,750 cubic feet per second, March 28 or 29, 2010.
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.
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.
Water sample collection on ice-covered Cheney Reservoir, Kansas
Water sample collection on ice-covered Cheney Reservoir, Kansas
The USGS gages the Wild River at Gilead, Maine at station 01054200. This photo was taken during a winter trip to the site. During this trip, the gage equipment was checked and a discharge measurement was made by drilling holes through the ice and lowering velocity meters into the water.
The USGS gages the Wild River at Gilead, Maine at station 01054200. This photo was taken during a winter trip to the site. During this trip, the gage equipment was checked and a discharge measurement was made by drilling holes through the ice and lowering velocity meters into the water.