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Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."
Irrigation water from a groundwater well on a rice crop field. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."
Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA
Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA
Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
SIR 2012–5202
Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
SIR 2012–5202
Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.
A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.
Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.
A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.
The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.
The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.
Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.
Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.
This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.
This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.
Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.
Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.
Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.
Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.
Algae bloom near Cheney Reservoir Dam, Kansas.
Algae bloom near Cheney Reservoir Dam, Kansas.
Discrete samples collected from a near-shore accumulation of cyanobacteria (left) and an open-water area (right) in Cheney Reservoir, Kansas.
Discrete samples collected from a near-shore accumulation of cyanobacteria (left) and an open-water area (right) in Cheney Reservoir, Kansas.
Aerial view of a USGS dye tracer study done on the Kootenai River in Idaho.
Aerial view of a USGS dye tracer study done on the Kootenai River in Idaho.
Little Missouri River at Medora, North Dakota, with the badlands in the background.
Little Missouri River at Medora, North Dakota, with the badlands in the background.
Low flow with exposed rocks on the Knife River near Golden Valley, North Dakota.
Low flow with exposed rocks on the Knife River near Golden Valley, North Dakota.
View of the Spring Run near the gage, downstream of the main vent.
View of the Spring Run near the gage, downstream of the main vent.
Atlantic Ocean sunrise as seen from a Florida beach.
Atlantic Ocean sunrise as seen from a Florida beach.
Panoramic photograph of Hailey, Idaho, looking southeast from Carbonate Mountain.
Panoramic photograph of Hailey, Idaho, looking southeast from Carbonate Mountain.
Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.
Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.
Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.
Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.