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USGS emplyees prepare to launch a motorboat on a flooded road to measure flow on the Ipswich River MA
USGS Emplyees Prepare To Launch A Motorboat On A Flooded Road
USGS Emplyees Prepare To Launch A Motorboat On A Flooded Road
USGS Emplyees Prepare To Launch A Motorboat On A Flooded Road

Jerry Girouard and Nick Stasulis prepare to launch a motorboat on a flooded road to measure flow on the Ipswich River near Ipswich, MA

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "click the 'Insert vertex' button and then click where you want the new vertex..."
ModelMuse: Edit Object Geometry
ModelMuse: Edit Object Geometry
ModelMuse: Edit Object Geometry

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "click the 'Insert vertex' button and then click where you want the new vertex to be."

The image is intended to be used as a thumbnail for a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "click the 'Insert vertex' button and then click where you want the new vertex to be."

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Image: Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm
Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm
Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm
Severe Coastal Erosion During an El Niño Storm

Severe coastal bluff erosion, along the southern end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. This storm damage occurred during the 2009-2010 El Niño, which, on average, eroded the shoreline 55 meters that winter.

Severe coastal bluff erosion, along the southern end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California. This storm damage occurred during the 2009-2010 El Niño, which, on average, eroded the shoreline 55 meters that winter.

Image: Blackwater along the Aucilla River near Scanlon, FL
Blackwater along the Aucilla River near Scanlon, FL
Blackwater along the Aucilla River near Scanlon, FL
Blackwater along the Aucilla River near Scanlon, FL

View of the Aucilla River along the Florida Trail near Scanlon.  Location of a now-discontinued USGS gage. 

Image: Bear River
Bear River
Bear River
Bear River

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, WY; Martel Fisher streamgaging.

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, WY; Martel Fisher streamgaging.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "First, you select "Object|Edit|Select Obectsfor Editing or Deletion.."
ModelMuse: Deleting Multiple Objects and Data Sets.
ModelMuse: Deleting Multiple Objects and Data Sets.
ModelMuse: Deleting Multiple Objects and Data Sets.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "First, you select "Object|Edit|Select Obectsfor Editing or Deletion.."

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Screen capture of ModelMuse with the words "First, you select "Object|Edit|Select Obectsfor Editing or Deletion.."

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Image: Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration
Elwha River Restoration

A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.

A large cooperative project is taking place with Olympic National Park in the Elwha River in anticipation of removal of two dams. Restoration of the entire river to natural free flows will allow returning salmon access to historic spawning grounds.

Image: Cool Springs
Cool Springs
Cool Springs
Cool Springs

Bright, whitewater cascading through a lush pacific northwest rain forest.

Bright, whitewater cascading through a lush pacific northwest rain forest.

Image: Recycling
Recycling
Recycling
Recycling

Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.

Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.

Image: Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse

This photo is of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, Maine at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island. Heres, waves from the open ocean, beating against the rock walls with full force, have eroded a wave-cut platform of considerable size at the base of the sea cliff which is more visible during low-tides.

This photo is of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, Maine at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island. Heres, waves from the open ocean, beating against the rock walls with full force, have eroded a wave-cut platform of considerable size at the base of the sea cliff which is more visible during low-tides.

Image: Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco

Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

Image: The Cascades
The Cascades
The Cascades
The Cascades

Illustratuion of water and biodiversity in Pacific NW rainforest.

Illustratuion of water and biodiversity in Pacific NW rainforest.

Image: What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath

A view from a canoe of ripples on musky central american water.

A view from a canoe of ripples on musky central american water.

Image: Adrift on the Copper River
Adrift on the Copper River
Adrift on the Copper River
Adrift on the Copper River

Snow drifts in early May at the mouth of the Copper River.  Just a mile or two away from here, at the same elevation, there was no snow. Shown are Woods Hole (MA) scientists Andrew Schroth (left) and Kevin Kroeger (right).

Snow drifts in early May at the mouth of the Copper River.  Just a mile or two away from here, at the same elevation, there was no snow. Shown are Woods Hole (MA) scientists Andrew Schroth (left) and Kevin Kroeger (right).

Image: Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco

Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

Image: Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco

Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

Image: Hidden Lake External Load
Hidden Lake External Load
Hidden Lake External Load
Hidden Lake External Load

Hydrologic Technician James Foreman prepares to  attach an external load of equipment to an approaching helicopter as part of  the nutrient loading to alpine lakes project.

Hydrologic Technician James Foreman prepares to  attach an external load of equipment to an approaching helicopter as part of  the nutrient loading to alpine lakes project.

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