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USGS scientist in winter clothing is inserting tool into groundwater well in the middle of a snowy field. A utility terrain vehi
Groundwater Science in the Snow
Groundwater Science in the Snow
Groundwater Science in the Snow

No matter the season, groundwater science continues! In this March photo, Hydrologic Technician Jeremiah Pomerleau is making groundwater measurements and inspecting the USGS groundwater site monitoring equipment. Due to snowy terrain, Pomerleau used a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to access the well, requiring a trek of about 15 miles from the main road.

No matter the season, groundwater science continues! In this March photo, Hydrologic Technician Jeremiah Pomerleau is making groundwater measurements and inspecting the USGS groundwater site monitoring equipment. Due to snowy terrain, Pomerleau used a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) to access the well, requiring a trek of about 15 miles from the main road.

Modern equipment currently in use at the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage
Modern equipment currently in use at a streamgage on the Ogden River
Modern equipment currently in use at a streamgage on the Ogden River
Modern equipment currently in use at a streamgage on the Ogden River

Modern equipment currently in use at the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage, to include; an electronic data logger, pressure transducer and GOES radio. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. The equipment used to collect data has changed significantly over the pas

Modern equipment currently in use at the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage, to include; an electronic data logger, pressure transducer and GOES radio. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. The equipment used to collect data has changed significantly over the pas

Description of the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage included in USGS Water-Supply Paper
Description of the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage
Description of the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage
Description of the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage

Description of the South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage included in USGS Water-Supply Paper 530 "Surface Water Supply of the United States, 1921, Part X.

100-Year Flood graphic
100-Year Flood - It's All About Chance
100-Year Flood - It's All About Chance
Animation of Groundwater Watch Active Water Level Network national US map
January 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
January 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
January 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation

The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for January 2021.

The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows a daily snapshot of water-level statistics in the network for January 2021.

Photo of helicopter with large loop deployed below it via slingload. Ground is covered with snow, and a person in high-vis gear.
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021

Photo of helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.

Photo of helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.

Photo of helicopter with large loop deployed below it via slingload
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021
Airborne electromagnetic survey, northeastern Wisconsin, January 2021

Photo of helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.

Photo of helicopter with geophysical equipment loop deployed below it via slingload. In January 2021 a helicopter carried an airborne electromagnetic induction sensor over parts of northeastern Wisconsin as part of a USGS study to map the aquifers in the region.

United States map showing outlines of state boundaries. Symbols indicate locations of over 2,500 network wells where current con
January 4, 2021, Below Normal Groundwater Levels Network
January 4, 2021, Below Normal Groundwater Levels Network
January 4, 2021, Below Normal Groundwater Levels Network

Map indicates groundwater sites within the USGS Active Groundwater Level network where the most recent groundwater-level measurement is in the 24th percentile or lower in the month of measurement over the period of record for the well.

Map indicates groundwater sites within the USGS Active Groundwater Level network where the most recent groundwater-level measurement is in the 24th percentile or lower in the month of measurement over the period of record for the well.

Libby Dam on the Kootenai River near Libby, Montana.
Libby Dam, Lake Koocanusa
Libby Dam, Lake Koocanusa
Libby Dam, Lake Koocanusa

Photograph looking northwest towards Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa on the Kootenai River near Libby, Montana.

Photograph looking northwest towards Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa on the Kootenai River near Libby, Montana.

Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data that was being collected by Rob Lorens in the stream
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data
Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data

Dave Brower (left) and Taylor Nagleri (right) working on logging data that was being collected by Rob Lorens in the stream (not pictured).

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey
Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a survey

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI
Hydrologic Technician measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek, WI

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Hydrologic Technician Matt Bach measures discharge in Ashwaubenon Creek near Little Rapids, WI (NWIS site: 04085068) on May 21, 2020, as part of a cooperative project with NEWWater (Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District) utilizing an adaptive management approach to meet phosp

Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto
Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto

(From left to right) Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

(From left to right) Brian Bergamaschi, Katy O’Donnell, Emily Richardson, and Jeniffer Soto Perez onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.

Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hydrologic technician
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire
Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hire

Rebecca Steinberg making her first discharge measurement as a new hydrologic technician while lake-effect snow creates a winter wonderland at the Cuyahoga River, Hiram Ohio gage station 04202000. An American flag is peaking out in the background.

LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway
Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway

Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway installed at Pepperwood Preserve to support water and soil moisture sensor deployments in the Santa Rosa, California area

Solar-powered LoRa cellular gateway installed at Pepperwood Preserve to support water and soil moisture sensor deployments in the Santa Rosa, California area

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey.
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner
Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Brian Bergamaschi and Katy O’Donnell onboard the RV Landsteiner during a high-resolution water quality mapping survey. The boat is equipped with a flow-through system that pumps water onto the boat while underway and directs sample water to a multiparameter water quality sonde, thermosalinograph, fluorometers, nitrate and ammonium analyzers.

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer
Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study in *H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. *USGS Integrated Ecohydrological Science - USFS & Oregon State University *Patrick Haluska

Hydrologist downloading water-level sensor deployed for summer as part of an ecohydro study in *H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. *USGS Integrated Ecohydrological Science - USFS & Oregon State University *Patrick Haluska

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