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A rainbow arc over a large-volume public-supply well
Rainbow and public-supply well
Rainbow and public-supply well
Rainbow and public-supply well

A large-volume public supply well in San Antonio, Texas.  This well is being sampled for water-quality constituents as part of the NAWQA Enhanced Trend Network project.

A large-volume public supply well in San Antonio, Texas.  This well is being sampled for water-quality constituents as part of the NAWQA Enhanced Trend Network project.

Moving Boat Mount
Moving Boat Mount
Moving Boat Mount
Moving Boat Mount

Speed Rail Mount with adjustable Pitch Roll

Speed Rail Mount with adjustable Pitch Roll

Collecting water-quality data in Armenia
Armenia water work
Armenia water work
Armenia water work

Field training on well inventory and collection of water-level data at a non-flowing well near Yeghegnavan, Armenia, near the Armenia/Turkey/Iran border. Mt. Ararat is in background.

Field training on well inventory and collection of water-level data at a non-flowing well near Yeghegnavan, Armenia, near the Armenia/Turkey/Iran border. Mt. Ararat is in background.

Collecting Water Samples from a Well in Armenia
Water Sampling from Well in Armenia
Water Sampling from Well in Armenia
Water Sampling from Well in Armenia

Mark Anderson, Director of the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center, demonstrates how to collect a stable isotope sample from a flowing well near Sis, Armenia.

Mark Anderson, Director of the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center, demonstrates how to collect a stable isotope sample from a flowing well near Sis, Armenia.

Aquaculture in Armenia
Aquaculture in Armenia
Aquaculture in Armenia
Aquaculture in Armenia

The growth of aquaculture to raise trout, sturgeon and other cold-water fish has increased withdrawals of critical groundwater in the Ararat Basin of Armenia. The USGS is working with partners, including USAID, to develop scientific tools for water-resource managers to understand and predict consequences of management decisions in Armenia.

The growth of aquaculture to raise trout, sturgeon and other cold-water fish has increased withdrawals of critical groundwater in the Ararat Basin of Armenia. The USGS is working with partners, including USAID, to develop scientific tools for water-resource managers to understand and predict consequences of management decisions in Armenia.

Collecting Water Data Using a Pressure Gage, Armenia
Pressure gage water data collection
Pressure gage water data collection
Pressure gage water data collection

Field training on how to measure water level using a pressure gage for a flowing well in Sis, Armenia.

USGS Hydrographers collect water quality samples in the Susquehanna
USGS Employees Collect Water Quality Samples In The Susquehanna River
USGS Employees Collect Water Quality Samples In The Susquehanna River
USGS Employees Collect Water Quality Samples In The Susquehanna River

USGS New Jersey Water Science Center Hydrographers on the Susquehanna River collect water quality samples.

Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex.
Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359, New Mex.
Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359, New Mex.
Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359, New Mex.

North-oriented view of the Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex., February 11, 2016 (photograph by Nicholas R. Glaser, U.S. Geological Survey).

SIR 2016–5011

North-oriented view of the Rio Grande from New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex., February 11, 2016 (photograph by Nicholas R. Glaser, U.S. Geological Survey).

SIR 2016–5011

Rio Grande at New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex.
Rio Grande at New Mex. State Road 359
Rio Grande at New Mex. State Road 359
Rio Grande at New Mex. State Road 359

North-oriented view of the Rio Grande at New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex., February 11, 2016 (photograph by Nicholas R. Glaser, U.S. Geological Survey).

SIR 2016–5011

North-oriented view of the Rio Grande at New Mexico State Road 359 near Mesilla, N. Mex., February 11, 2016 (photograph by Nicholas R. Glaser, U.S. Geological Survey).

SIR 2016–5011

Rio Grande near Montaño Bridge
Rio Grande, about 1 mile southwest of Montaño Bridge
Rio Grande, about 1 mile southwest of Montaño Bridge
Rio Grande, about 1 mile southwest of Montaño Bridge

Upstream view of the Rio Grande from a location about 1 mile southwest of the Montaño Bridge. Photograph was taken January 24, 2016, by Nathan Myers.

SIR 2016–5021

Upstream view of the Rio Grande from a location about 1 mile southwest of the Montaño Bridge. Photograph was taken January 24, 2016, by Nathan Myers.

SIR 2016–5021

Image: USGS Measures Flooding Streamflow at Baton Rouge
USGS Measures Flooding Streamflow at Baton Rouge
USGS Measures Flooding Streamflow at Baton Rouge
USGS Measures Flooding Streamflow at Baton Rouge

USGS sets out to measure streamflow on the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, sailing past the USS Kidd, a World War II destroyer.

hydrologic technician at gagehouse
Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington
Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington

Hydrologic technician Sylas Daughtrey works at a gagehouse on Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington

Image: Panorama of Flooding in the Atchafalaya
Panorama of Flooding in the Atchafalaya
Panorama of Flooding in the Atchafalaya
Panorama of Flooding in the Atchafalaya

A panorama of a flooded stand of cypress trees in the Atchafalaya Basin.

Image: 2016 Flooding 1
2016 Flooding 1
2016 Flooding 1
2016 Flooding 1

USGS scientist Tammy Caudle demonstrates the acoustic dopplar current profiler onboard that will be used to measure streamflow on the Mississippi River.

USGS scientist Tammy Caudle demonstrates the acoustic dopplar current profiler onboard that will be used to measure streamflow on the Mississippi River.

Image: Night Flooding in Natchez
Night Flooding in Natchez
Night Flooding in Natchez
Night Flooding in Natchez

Image shows a night-time view of the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge at Natchez, Mississippi.

Image shows a night-time view of the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge at Natchez, Mississippi.

Image: Flooding in the Bonnet Carré Spillway
Flooding in the Bonnet Carré Spillway
Flooding in the Bonnet Carré Spillway
Flooding in the Bonnet Carré Spillway

Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.

Flooded land within the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Normally, this land is dry, but when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decides to release Mississippi River water from the Bonnet Carré Spillway, this land will be submerged.

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