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USGS Research Hydrologists Neil Terry and Marty Briggs review fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) data with Dale Werkema of the U.S.
USGS Research Hydrologists Neil Terry and Marty Briggs review fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing (FO-DTS) data with Dale Werkema of the U.S.
Hydrographer Keith Lambert installing a rapid deployment gage at New Mill Creek at Chesapeake, VA in advance of Hurricane Dorian. Photo: Blake Dudding, USGS September 5, 2019
Hydrographer Keith Lambert installing a rapid deployment gage at New Mill Creek at Chesapeake, VA in advance of Hurricane Dorian. Photo: Blake Dudding, USGS September 5, 2019
A USGS Hydrologic Technician collects eDNA samples alongside a stream in the Nevada wilderness
A USGS Hydrologic Technician collects eDNA samples alongside a stream in the Nevada wilderness
A storm-tide sensor deployed on Florida's Indian River Lagoon, at Indian River Drive in St. Lucie County, on Aug. 30, 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. NOTE: Though the story is about the Carolinas, the photo is from Florida. No photos of the Carolinas deployment were available at the time this story was published.
A storm-tide sensor deployed on Florida's Indian River Lagoon, at Indian River Drive in St. Lucie County, on Aug. 30, 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian. NOTE: Though the story is about the Carolinas, the photo is from Florida. No photos of the Carolinas deployment were available at the time this story was published.
USGS scientists never stop learning!
USGS scientists never stop learning! In this photo USGS Hydrologic Technician Charles Hart (USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center) teaches USGS groundwater field personnel about measuring groundwater levels following USGS groundwater field procedures.
USGS scientists never stop learning! In this photo USGS Hydrologic Technician Charles Hart (USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center) teaches USGS groundwater field personnel about measuring groundwater levels following USGS groundwater field procedures.
Live video from USGS 01426500 West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, New York.
Live video from USGS 01426500 West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, New York.
Still frame from a webcam set up at USGS Streamgage 01463500 Delaware River at Trenton NJ. This image was taken on August 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm local time.
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Still frame from a webcam set up at USGS Streamgage 01463500 Delaware River at Trenton NJ. This image was taken on August 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm local time.
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A team of 4 USGS scientists drive a hole for installation of a shallow groundwater well. These wells help scientists understand the exchange of groundwater and surface water in the Delaware River Basin.
A team of 4 USGS scientists drive a hole for installation of a shallow groundwater well. These wells help scientists understand the exchange of groundwater and surface water in the Delaware River Basin.
Did you know that there are sometimes volunteer opportunities for hydrogeology students to work with USGS?
Did you know that there are sometimes volunteer opportunities for hydrogeology students to work with USGS?
Photo of water flowing into Voyageurs National Park (by Victoria G. Christensen, August 2019).
Photo of water flowing into Voyageurs National Park (by Victoria G. Christensen, August 2019).
The USGS is advancing the use of large-scale particle-image velocimetry (LSPIV) - a method that uses innovative video analyzation techniques - to measure streamflow.
The USGS is advancing the use of large-scale particle-image velocimetry (LSPIV) - a method that uses innovative video analyzation techniques - to measure streamflow.
USGS scientists installed a thermal imaging camera on a current USGS streamgage on the Neversink River near Claryville, New York. This equipment will help monitor surface water temperatures and can help understand the amount of groundwater contributing to surface runoff.
USGS scientists installed a thermal imaging camera on a current USGS streamgage on the Neversink River near Claryville, New York. This equipment will help monitor surface water temperatures and can help understand the amount of groundwater contributing to surface runoff.
Hydrologic Technician Dan Restivo of the USGS Washington Water Science Center admires the view while measuring discharge at the base of the South Cascade Glacier station 12181090 South Cascade Middle Tarn near Marblemount, WA.
Hydrologic Technician Dan Restivo of the USGS Washington Water Science Center admires the view while measuring discharge at the base of the South Cascade Glacier station 12181090 South Cascade Middle Tarn near Marblemount, WA.
USGS hydrologic technician collecting field parameters during the 2019 well inventory at a farm and ranch in the north central portion of the Fort Peck reservation.
USGS hydrologic technician collecting field parameters during the 2019 well inventory at a farm and ranch in the north central portion of the Fort Peck reservation.
Abandoned Farm on the Northwest Corner of the Fort Peck Reservation
Abandoned Farm on the Northwest Corner of the Fort Peck Reservation
Fallow field on the left and dryland wheat on the right, northwestern corner of the Fort Peck Reservation (near Larslan, MT)
Fallow field on the left and dryland wheat on the right, northwestern corner of the Fort Peck Reservation (near Larslan, MT)
Hydrologists Kayla Christian (Left) and Alex Riddle (Right) collect a discrete soil gas sample from soil gas well PGP-07 at the USACE Combined Disposal Facility in East Chicago, Indiana.
Hydrologists Kayla Christian (Left) and Alex Riddle (Right) collect a discrete soil gas sample from soil gas well PGP-07 at the USACE Combined Disposal Facility in East Chicago, Indiana.
USGS scientists Brad Bjorklund and Jon Cohl collect a water-quality sample at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor a harmful algal bloom on the lake.
USGS scientists Brad Bjorklund and Jon Cohl collect a water-quality sample at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, to monitor a harmful algal bloom on the lake.
USGS boat sampling on the Mississippi River for the NWQP
USGS boat sampling on the Mississippi River for the NWQP
Each summer, interns join USGS offices around the Nation in support of our water studies.
Each summer, interns join USGS offices around the Nation in support of our water studies.