USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas.
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USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas.
USGS scientist Darwin Ockerman installs a storm-tide sensor at Packery Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas.
USGS scientist Darwin Ockerman installs a storm-tide sensor at Packery Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas.
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small drone equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study.
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small drone equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS 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 uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resourcesUSGS 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 gage 1175500 Swift River MA
USGS employee conducts gage inspection at gage 1175500 Swift River MAUSGS employee conducts gage inspection at the 1175500 Swift River, MA gage location.
USGS employee conducts gage inspection at gage 1175500 Swift River MA
USGS employee conducts gage inspection at gage 1175500 Swift River MAUSGS employee conducts gage inspection at the 1175500 Swift River, MA gage location.
Collecting a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic well
Collecting a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic wellA USGS hydrologist collects a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic well in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Learn more about domestic wells here.
Collecting a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic well
Collecting a sample of untreated groundwater from a domestic wellA 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 Drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock, KY. USGS gage 3290500
USGS Drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock, KY. USGS gage 3290500USGS Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock 2 at Lockport KY. USGS gage 3290500
USGS Drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock, KY. USGS gage 3290500
USGS Drone Testing at Kentucky River Lock, KY. USGS gage 3290500USGS 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 WVUSGS gage 3197910 Unnamed Trib to Elk Twomile Creek near Charleston, WV
USGS Gage 3197910 Unnamed Trib to Elk Twomile Creek Near Charleston WV
USGS Gage 3197910 Unnamed Trib to Elk Twomile Creek Near Charleston WVUSGS 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.
USGS Employee Measuring Road Overflow During A Record Flood Event.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.
USGS Employee Measuring Road Overflow During A Record Flood Event.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
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National ParkA compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National ParkA 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 Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.USGS employee Josh Hoops measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, 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.