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2 USGS scientists in inflatable boat on tidal marsh on Long Island
Water sampling in tidal marsh on Long Island
Water sampling in tidal marsh on Long Island
Water sampling in tidal marsh on Long Island

USGS scientists taking water samples in the tidal marsh on Long Island.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR, with scale bar
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR
Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Thermal infrared mosaic of Quartzville Creek, OR. These images were captured on the year 2000 as part of an airborne thermal infrared survey conducted in the Santiam River basin, OR. The images were orthorectified and mosaicked into a single raster in order to identify and visualize thermal heterogeneity.

Domestic well in front of house in rural area
Domestic (private) well
Domestic (private) well
Domestic (private) well

More than 40 million people in the U.S. rely on domestic wells, like the one shown here, for their drinking water. Concentrations of groundwater at the wellhead typically are low, but lead can leach into the water from corrosion of household plumbing that contains lead.

More than 40 million people in the U.S. rely on domestic wells, like the one shown here, for their drinking water. Concentrations of groundwater at the wellhead typically are low, but lead can leach into the water from corrosion of household plumbing that contains lead.

photo of 3 women beside Long Island road measuring groundwater with instrumentation
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island

Groundwater sampling for water quality on Long Island, New York

Image: Oklahoma Groundwater Efforts
Oklahoma Groundwater Efforts
Oklahoma Groundwater Efforts
Oklahoma Groundwater Efforts

USGS Student Jessica Magers examining outcrop of the Rush Springs aquifer in Caddo County, Oklahoma for arsenic and other metals concentration.

USGS Student Jessica Magers examining outcrop of the Rush Springs aquifer in Caddo County, Oklahoma for arsenic and other metals concentration.

Image: Coastal Salt Marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh
Coastal Salt Marsh

An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks.

An Everglades National Park coastal salt marsh crossed with drainage creeks.

Streamflow-gaging station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas, left bank adjacent to U.S. Highway 190 bridge.
Station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas
Station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas
Station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas, photograph looking from left bank adjacent to U.S. Highway 190 bridge, May 30, 1999.

SIR 2009–5174

U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08028500 Sabine River near Bon Wier, Texas, photograph looking from left bank adjacent to U.S. Highway 190 bridge, May 30, 1999.

SIR 2009–5174

Image: Coastal Dune with Seaoats (Uniola paniculata) and Spanish Bayonets (Yucca Sp.)
Coastal Dune with Seaoats (Uniola paniculata) and Spanish Bayonets (Yucca Sp.)
Coastal Dune with Seaoats (Uniola paniculata) and Spanish Bayonets (Yucca Sp.)
Coastal Dune with Seaoats (Uniola paniculata) and Spanish Bayonets (Yucca Sp.)

Florida's Atlantic coastal dune with typical vegetation such as seaoats and Spanish bayonets. Trails to the beach cut through the dune. Photograph taken circa 1998.

Image: 1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks

Burned-out buildings in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Image: 1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks

Flooding of homes in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997.

Image: 1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks

An inundated building in Grand Forks, North Dakota durring the Red River of the North Flood.

An inundated building in Grand Forks, North Dakota durring the Red River of the North Flood.

Image: 1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks

Boats on city streets of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota during the 1997 Red River of the North flood.

Boats on city streets of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota during the 1997 Red River of the North flood.

Image: Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997

Downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota flooded by the Red River of the North in 1997.

Image: Flooding of the Sorlie Bridge
Flooding of the Sorlie Bridge
Flooding of the Sorlie Bridge
Flooding of the Sorlie Bridge

The Sorlie Bridge between Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, during the 1997 Red River of the North flood.

The Sorlie Bridge between Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota, during the 1997 Red River of the North flood.

Image: 1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks
1997 Flooding in Grand Forks

U.S. Geological Survey employees being transported to sites by National Guard personnel.

U.S. Geological Survey employees being transported to sites by National Guard personnel.

Image:  Red River of the North flooding in 1997
Red River of the North flooding in 1997
Red River of the North flooding in 1997
Red River of the North flooding in 1997

Fire consumes an building on a farmstead near the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota.

Image: Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997
Flooding in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997

Flood waters inundated Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota.The picture is looking west to Grand Forks, North Dakota and the  USGS gage house is the small white square in the center of the picture.

Flood waters inundated Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota.The picture is looking west to Grand Forks, North Dakota and the  USGS gage house is the small white square in the center of the picture.

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