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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.
USGS hydrographer measuring streamflow using a handheld Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter in fast moving floodwater Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, California.
USGS hydrographer measuring streamflow using a handheld Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter in fast moving floodwater Cajon Creek near Keenbrook, California.
USGS Streamgaging Station in northern Nevada.
USGS Streamgaging Station in northern Nevada.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in northern Nevada.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in northern Nevada.
Monitoring Ramseys Draft at Route 716 near West Augusta
Monitoring Ramseys Draft at Route 716 near West Augusta
Muddy Creek in the San Rafael Swell with white surface salts.
Muddy Creek in the San Rafael Swell with white surface salts.
Back cover photo from
Photo from pages 8 and 9 of
Photo from pages 8 and 9 of
USGS technicians prepare to board a boat to go out to the center of the channel in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam to get an accurate measurement of water flow during releases from the Dam for flood control.
USGS technicians prepare to board a boat to go out to the center of the channel in the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam to get an accurate measurement of water flow during releases from the Dam for flood control.
Small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) collecting digital photos to create digital elevation models. UAS are an increasingly important tool for monitoring, assessing, and conducting targeted scientific research for the nation.
Small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) collecting digital photos to create digital elevation models. UAS are an increasingly important tool for monitoring, assessing, and conducting targeted scientific research for the nation.
An R10-bipod occupying a GNSS survey benchmark as a part of the Hampton Roads Benchmark Monitoring Network program.
An R10-bipod occupying a GNSS survey benchmark as a part of the Hampton Roads Benchmark Monitoring Network program.
Occupying a surveying benchmark, part of the Hampton Roads Benchmark Monitoring Network.
Occupying a surveying benchmark, part of the Hampton Roads Benchmark Monitoring Network.
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA
Cowpasture river monitoring at Route 627 near Williamsville, VA
Photograph from page 19 of
Comal 1 spring run, New Braunfels, Texas within the Edwards Aquifer.
Comal 1 spring run, New Braunfels, Texas within the Edwards Aquifer.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California, upstream of the Santa Maria Mesa Road Bridge.
USGS technician measuring streamflow in the Sisquoc River near Garey, California, upstream of the Santa Maria Mesa Road Bridge.
USGS Streamgaging equipment and cableway on the Pit River near Canby, California operates year round.
USGS Streamgaging equipment and cableway on the Pit River near Canby, California operates year round.
A photo of the Roanoke River Valley at Sunset.
A photo of the Roanoke River Valley at Sunset.
Water monitoring at Little Stony Creek above Archer Trail near Pembroke, VA
Water monitoring at Little Stony Creek above Archer Trail near Pembroke, VA
Monitoring Spruce Creek at Route 627 near Nellysford, VA
Monitoring Spruce Creek at Route 627 near Nellysford, VA