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USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS employee conducts gage inspection at the 1175500 Swift River, MA gage location.
USGS employee conducts gage inspection at the 1175500 Swift River, MA gage location.
A USGS hydrologist collects a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic well in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about domestic wells here.
A USGS hydrologist collects a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic well in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about domestic wells here.
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
USGS Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock 2 at Lockport KY. USGS gage 3290500
USGS Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock 2 at Lockport KY. USGS gage 3290500
USGS gage 3197910 Unnamed Trib to Elk Twomile Creek near Charleston, WV
USGS gage 3197910 Unnamed Trib to Elk Twomile Creek near Charleston, WV
Oceanscience Q1250 Remote Boat for slow to mid flow.
Oceanscience Q1250 Remote Boat for slow to mid flow.
USGS employee measuring road overflow during a record flood event at Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IA USGS gage ID 5420850
USGS employee measuring road overflow during a record flood event at Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IA USGS gage ID 5420850
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center: Virginia Science Office, Richmond.
Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center: Virginia Science Office, Richmond.
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.
Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.
The York River, looking across the bridge to York, Virginia.
The York River, looking across the bridge to York, Virginia.
A panoramic photo of King Creek near the Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia.
A panoramic photo of King Creek near the Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia.
USGS employee Josh Hoops measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT
USGS employee Josh Hoops measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT
A young boy fishing in a lake in Albemarle County, Virginia.
A young boy fishing in a lake in Albemarle County, Virginia.
USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool.
USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool.
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.
A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.
A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.
A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.
A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.