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Estuary and bird
San Francisco Estuary
San Francisco Estuary
San Francisco Estuary

Photo of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. This photo show wetlands and waterfowl.

Photo of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. This photo show wetlands and waterfowl.

Photograph of Zuni Salt Lake, New Mexico
Photograph of Zuni Salt Lake, New Mexico
Photograph of Zuni Salt Lake, New Mexico
Photograph of Zuni Salt Lake, New Mexico

Photograph taken for a USGS project to collect imagery, topographic, and bathymetric data and sources of water and salts of Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, 2019.

Photograph taken for a USGS project to collect imagery, topographic, and bathymetric data and sources of water and salts of Zuni Salt Lake in west-central New Mexico, 2019.

USGS gage 05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN with High River Water Level From Flood
USGS gage 05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN
USGS gage 05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN
USGS gage 05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN

USGS gage 05293000 YELLOW BANK RIVER NEAR ODESSA, MN with High River Water Level From Flood.

Photo of an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and USGS crew
Photo of an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and crew
Photo of an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and crew
Photo of an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), and crew

USGS scientists load and check the mission path onto an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), while other crew members collect vertical profile information using a multiple-parameter water-quality meter. This technology is part of the

USGS scientists load and check the mission path onto an Ecomapper autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), while other crew members collect vertical profile information using a multiple-parameter water-quality meter. This technology is part of the

I-beam and sled ADVM mount example 1
I-beam and sled ADVM mount example 1
I-beam and sled ADVM mount example 1
I-beam and sled ADVM mount example 1

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.

Under Ice Mount
Under Ice Mount
Under Ice Mount
Under Ice Mount

Temporary mount for installation of a horizontal ADVM under ice.  A large flange serves as a load bearing base plate with 2" pipe and pipe fittings being used to suspend the ADVM below.

Temporary mount for installation of a horizontal ADVM under ice.  A large flange serves as a load bearing base plate with 2" pipe and pipe fittings being used to suspend the ADVM below.

Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement
Schematic Diagram of Midsection Measurement

Diagram depicting stationing in midsection measurement where velocity measurements are acquired. Each station width is multiplied by the station depth and measured velocity to compute the discharge in each section. Section discharges are tabulated to compute a total discharge for the cross section.

Diagram depicting stationing in midsection measurement where velocity measurements are acquired. Each station width is multiplied by the station depth and measured velocity to compute the discharge in each section. Section discharges are tabulated to compute a total discharge for the cross section.

Missouri boat and mount
Missouri boat and mount
Missouri boat and mount
Missouri boat and mount

Missouri boat and mount.

Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie
Well on Restored Prairie

A well at a restored prairie on Lake Agassiz beach ridge, Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge

USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper underwater vehicle
USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper AUV
USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper AUV
USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper AUV

USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper after a mission to understand stream mixing near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Penn. This technology is part of the

USGS scientists collect data from the surfaced Ecomapper after a mission to understand stream mixing near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Penn. This technology is part of the

Photo of a camera system that will be tested to measure water level and surface velocity
Photo of a camera system that will be tested to measure water level an
Photo of a camera system that will be tested to measure water level an
Photo of a camera system that will be tested to measure water level an

Example of a camera system that will be tested to measure water level and surface velocity at the East Branch Brandywine Creek below Downingtown, PA.

I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount
I-Beam and Sled ADVM Mount

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.  The I-beam also serves as a pedestal mount for electronics housing.

A 4" aluminum I-beam is used allow an ADVM to be raised and lowered on a stainless steel sled.  The I-beam also serves as a pedestal mount for electronics housing.

ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic
ADVM Schematic

Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM.  The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.

Top view of beam orientation and sample volume of a sidelooking ADVM.  The ADVM-measured velocity used to index mean velocity is usually the sample volume x-component of velocity.

Indiana Pier Mount
Indiana Pier Mount
Indiana Pier Mount
Indiana Pier Mount

2" galvanzied pipe mated to a custom PVC clamp mount are used to fasten a horizontal ADVM.

2" galvanzied pipe mated to a custom PVC clamp mount are used to fasten a horizontal ADVM.

California Horizontal ADVM mount 1
California Horizontal ADVM mount 1
California Horizontal ADVM mount 1
California Horizontal ADVM mount 1

Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.

Protective housing prevents damage to ADVM and allows for adjustment of heading and roll.

Moving Boat Mount 4
Moving Boat Mount 4
Moving Boat Mount 4
Moving Boat Mount 4

ADCP mounting bracket developed in Ithaca, NY. 

ADCP mounting bracket developed in Ithaca, NY. 

Moving Boat Mount 8
Moving Boat Mount 8
Moving Boat Mount 8
Moving Boat Mount 8

ADCP mounting bracket developed in Ithaca, NY. 

ADCP mounting bracket developed in Ithaca, NY. 

Moving Boat Mount 3
Moving Boat Mount 3
Moving Boat Mount 3
Moving Boat Mount 3

Old custom made Kentucky-style mount on several different boats from Kentucky and Illinois deploying both Broadband (BB) and Rio Grande ADCPs. A pole can be fixed to the mount for deploying a GPS antenna located on top of the ADCP. The Kentucky-style mount constructed of Speed Rail is recommended for Rio Grande Workhorse, RiverPro, RioPro, and Sontek M9.

Old custom made Kentucky-style mount on several different boats from Kentucky and Illinois deploying both Broadband (BB) and Rio Grande ADCPs. A pole can be fixed to the mount for deploying a GPS antenna located on top of the ADCP. The Kentucky-style mount constructed of Speed Rail is recommended for Rio Grande Workhorse, RiverPro, RioPro, and Sontek M9.

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