Groundwater science doesn't take a winter vacation! In this photo, USGS hdyrologic technician Jeremiah Pomerleau has snowshoed to a USGS groundwater monitoring site in Eustis, Maine. USGS scientists visit USGS groundwater observation wells year-round to measure water levels and maintain equipment.
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USGS Groundwater Monitoring in Winter
Groundwater science doesn't take a winter vacation! In this photo, USGS hdyrologic technician Jeremiah Pomerleau has snowshoed to a USGS groundwater monitoring site in Eustis, Maine. USGS scientists visit USGS groundwater observation wells year-round to measure water levels and maintain equipment.
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux River
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux RiverUSGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux River
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux RiverUSGS technician Chris Broz helps take water measurements on the Big Sioux River during record flooding in March, 2019.
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PAPhoto of the Deleware River near Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA.
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PAPhoto of the Deleware River near Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA.
Spring 2019 Flooding - Forestburg, SD
USGS Dakota Water Science Center hydrologic technician Mark Brazones is using a handheld acoustic meter to measure the road overflow at the James River near Forestburg, SD.
USGS Dakota Water Science Center hydrologic technician Mark Brazones is using a handheld acoustic meter to measure the road overflow at the James River near Forestburg, SD.
Spring 2019 Flooding - Louisville, NE
After record flooding in the Midwest, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
After record flooding in the Midwest, USGS crews mobilized to take important water measurements.
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux River
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux RiverUSGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux River
USGS crews respond to flooding on the Big Sioux RiverUSGS scientists and technicians took water measurements during flooding on the Big Sioux River near Hawarden, Iowa in March 2019.
Diagram of Channel Cross Section With Subsections
Diagram of Channel Cross Section With Subsections.
Diagram of Channel Cross Section With Subsections.
Taking hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Wis.
Taking hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Wis.USGS hydrologist Kassidy Mapel takes hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Kewaunee, Wis., at USGS streamgage 04085200.
Taking hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Wis.
Taking hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Wis.USGS hydrologist Kassidy Mapel takes hydrologic measurements from the Kewaunee River, Kewaunee, Wis., at USGS streamgage 04085200.
Water Quality of San Francisco Bay CTD Deployment
USGS scientists deploying a Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package.
USGS scientists deploying a Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package.
NHM: simulated streamflow for April through June, 2011
NHM: simulated streamflow for April through June, 2011Animation of streamflow classified by percentile of the simulated time series of streamflow for each segment from the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) as implemented in the U.S.
NHM: simulated streamflow for April through June, 2011
NHM: simulated streamflow for April through June, 2011Animation of streamflow classified by percentile of the simulated time series of streamflow for each segment from the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) as implemented in the U.S.
NHM: simulated runoff for April through June, 2011
NHM: simulated runoff for April through June, 2011Animation of lateral flow to the stream network from each hydrologic response unit (HRU) normalized by maximum of the simulated time series of lateral flow from the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) as implemented in the U.S.
NHM: simulated runoff for April through June, 2011
NHM: simulated runoff for April through June, 2011Animation of lateral flow to the stream network from each hydrologic response unit (HRU) normalized by maximum of the simulated time series of lateral flow from the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) as implemented in the U.S.
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Thermoelectric power water withdrawals for 2015
Aquaculture water use in 2015
Aquaculture water use in 2015
Irrigation water use withdrawals in 2015
Irrigation water use withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
Surface water withdrawals in 2015
PROSPER in StreamStats screenshot
PROSPER in StreamStats screenshot
PROSPER in StreamStats screenshot
Raindrop trace in StreamStats screenshot
Screenshot of raindrop trace in StreamStats
Screenshot of raindrop trace in StreamStats
Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.
Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.
(Source: State of Florida Department of Natural Resources. Special Publication No. 21, 1977)
Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.
Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.Development of geothermal saline groundwater into a warm-spring spa.
(Source: State of Florida Department of Natural Resources. Special Publication No. 21, 1977)
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
(Source: USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program)
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.Unlined brine pit on the shore of Skiatook Lake, Okla.
(Source: USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program)
Power Generation Plant
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FLArtesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL
Artesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FLArtesian Well, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, FL