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This is a still image from the U.S. Groundwater Conditions animated data visualization, which depicts groundwater levels at 2,281 well sites across the U.S.

In this stunning image, James R Rigby stands confidently in front of a breathtaking mountainous backdrop. The peaks rise majestically against a clear blue sky, their rugged contours sharply defined by the brilliant sunlight. Fluffy white clouds drift lazily above, casting gentle shadows across the landscape.

This is a still image representing an animated data visualization. The full data visualization animates groundwater levels at 2281 well sites across the U.S.

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | People

Robert (Bo) Bales works on a Aquadopp for deployment

Vehicles drive on interstate I-70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. In the summer of 2021, travelers in Colorado's Glenwood Canyon were safely evacuated before massive debris flows buried highways and destroyed bridges, thanks to a debris flow warning system developed in part by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Locations of Puerto Rico’s North Coast Aqueduct interconnections and water transferred, in million gallons per day (Mgal/d) in 2015.

In this photo USGS hydrologist Allison Trcka collects a groundwater sample at the Idaho National Laboratory in November 2021. Since 1949, the USGS has partnered with the U.S.

Graph of decadal change in Radium concentration compared to road salt application rate (Lindsay and others, 2021). Increases in concentrations of radium are correlated with road-salt application, and multiple lines of evidence support that the relation is causal. 

a) A thermal infrared orthomoasic image generated from drone-based data collected over a wetland in the Farmington River headwaters, Connecticut. The data indicate multi-scale preferential groundwater discharge processes.

Screenshot of Nebraska water dashboard.  This image was added to use as an example of a resource on the Nebraska Water Science Center Home page.  

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 snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during November 2021.

Map of maximum uranium concentration at 206 spring and well sites in the Grand Canyon region.

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 snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during Octobers 2021.

In this photo, USGS scientist Martha Nielsen conducts a slug test in a groundwater well completed in bedrock. During a slug test, a hydrologist causes the water level in a well to increase or decrease rapidly, while measuring the water-level response in the well over time.

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 1
Kenna Grubb measuring on the Holston River

Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.

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 snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during September 2021.

Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana, and brought widespread precipitation and flooding along its path and up the northeastern coast of U.S. in the following week.

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 snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during August 2021.

Photo Contest Winner | September 2021 | Honorable Mention 2

Liz Nystrom captaining a boat on the Hudson River

An animated map of tropical storm Henri that made landfall in Rhode Island on Sunday, August 22, 2021. The map shows the east coast of the United States from Maryland to Maine, with the storm path traveling from the Atlantic Ocean north to make land in Rhode Island.