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man in yellow shirt and camo coveralls standing in thigh-high water with instrument.
Measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California.
Measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California.
Measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California.

USGS technician measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California, upstream of the Santa Maria Mesa Road Bridge.

scientific instruments and platform next to river surrounded by snow
USGS Streamgaging on the Pit River operates year round.
USGS Streamgaging on the Pit River operates year round.
Roanoke River Valley
Roanoke River Valley
Roanoke River Valley
USGS Groundwater Well
USGS Groundwater Well
USGS Groundwater Well
USGS Groundwater Well

USGS groundwater site 414831072173002 in Tolland County, Connecticut, near the Hydrogeophysics Branch office.

USGS groundwater site 414831072173002 in Tolland County, Connecticut, near the Hydrogeophysics Branch office.

Sampling Groundwater at Michigan Cemetery
Groundwater Sampling at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Michigan
Groundwater Sampling at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Michigan
Groundwater Sampling at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Michigan

Is this cemetery haunted? Probably not, but there could be tiny things moving beyond the grave. The USGS sampled groundwater downhill of Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan, to find out if materials associated with decomposition and burial processes could affect groundwater quality near a cemetery.

Is this cemetery haunted? Probably not, but there could be tiny things moving beyond the grave. The USGS sampled groundwater downhill of Mt. Hope Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan, to find out if materials associated with decomposition and burial processes could affect groundwater quality near a cemetery.

man in yellow slicker standing in rushing river up to his thighs, holding a stick-like instrument in the water
Measuring streamflow in fast moving floodwater.
Measuring streamflow in fast moving floodwater.
Measuring streamflow in fast moving floodwater.

USGS hydrographer measuring streamflow using a handheld Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter in fast moving floodwater Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, California. 

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "This video will demonstrate several methods for creating plots of head vs time"
ModelMuse: Head versus time
ModelMuse: Head versus time
ModelMuse: Head versus time

This image is a screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "Hello. This video will demonstrate several methods for creating plots of head vs. time" when using ModelMuse and other programs.

This image is a screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "Hello. This video will demonstrate several methods for creating plots of head vs. time" when using ModelMuse and other programs.

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