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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.
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.
Burned-out buildings in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Burned-out buildings in downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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.
Downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota flooded by the Red River of the North in 1997.
Downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota flooded by the Red River of the North in 1997.
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.
Grand Forks flooding on Highway 2.
Grand Forks flooding on Highway 2.
Flooding of homes in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997.
Flooding of homes in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1997.
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.
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.
Fire consumes an building on a farmstead near the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota.
Fire consumes an building on a farmstead near the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota.
The flag of the United States of American flies over flood water in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The flag of the United States of American flies over flood water in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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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U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream from left bank, July 22, 1985.
SIR 2009–5174
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08110500 Navasota River near Easterly, Texas, looking upstream from left bank, July 22, 1985.
SIR 2009–5174
The control structure between Lake Alice and Lake Irvine in 1985.
The control structure between Lake Alice and Lake Irvine in 1985.
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. View looking northeast at waterworks from across Schuylkill River. Photo taken December, 1984.
Fairmount Waterworks, east bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA. View looking northeast at waterworks from across Schuylkill River. Photo taken December, 1984.
An aerial view looking southeast of the treated-wastewater infiltration beds at Joint Base Cape Cod. The wastewater disposal beds (source of the nitrogen contamination) appear in the foreground. In the background is a freshwater pond that is receiving discharge of some of the groundwater contaminants. Toxic waste disposal at the site ended in 1995.
An aerial view looking southeast of the treated-wastewater infiltration beds at Joint Base Cape Cod. The wastewater disposal beds (source of the nitrogen contamination) appear in the foreground. In the background is a freshwater pond that is receiving discharge of some of the groundwater contaminants. Toxic waste disposal at the site ended in 1995.
South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage shelter in the fall of 1980. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.
South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage shelter in the fall of 1980. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.
USGS scientist Jim Cloern with the R/V Polaris, 1980s.
USGS scientist Jim Cloern with the R/V Polaris, 1980s.
Approximate point of maximum subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Land surface subsided ~9 m from 1925 to 1977 due to aquifer-system compaction. Signs on the telephone pole indicate the former elevations of the land surface in 1925 and 1955.
Photograph by Richard Ireland, U.S. Geological Survey
Approximate point of maximum subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Land surface subsided ~9 m from 1925 to 1977 due to aquifer-system compaction. Signs on the telephone pole indicate the former elevations of the land surface in 1925 and 1955.
Photograph by Richard Ireland, U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08116650 Brazos River near Rosharon, Texas, looking upstream from Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1462 bridge, August 28, 1973.
USGS SIR 2009–5174
U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station 08116650 Brazos River near Rosharon, Texas, looking upstream from Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 1462 bridge, August 28, 1973.
USGS SIR 2009–5174