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Image: San Angelo Streamgage
San Angelo Streamgage
San Angelo Streamgage
San Angelo Streamgage

New streamgage on the South Concho river above Twin Buttes Reservoir, in San Angelo, Texas. This new gage will provide resource managers with critical streamflow information.

New streamgage on the South Concho river above Twin Buttes Reservoir, in San Angelo, Texas. This new gage will provide resource managers with critical streamflow information.

Two men collecting groundwater samples at a public well in the middle of a grassy field in Texas
Scientists Sampling Groundwater from a Public Supply Well in Texas
Scientists Sampling Groundwater from a Public Supply Well in Texas
Signs warn public of dangers of harmful algal blooms
Signs warn public of dangers of harmful algal blooms
Signs warn public of dangers of harmful algal blooms
Image: Installing Tide Gauges
Installing Tide Gauges
Installing Tide Gauges
Installing Tide Gauges

Installing tide gauges in rivers of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is dirty work.

Location: Tutakoke River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK

Installing tide gauges in rivers of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is dirty work.

Location: Tutakoke River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, AK

USGS Hydrologist surveys Large Woody Debris on the Roanoke River, VA
USGS Hydrologist surveys Large Woody Debris on the Roanoke River, VA
USGS Hydrologist surveys Large Woody Debris on the Roanoke River, VA
USGS Hydrologist surveys Large Woody Debris on the Roanoke River, VA

USGS Hydrologist Adam Benthem surveys Large Woody Debris (LWD) on the Roanoke River, VA. Little is known about the transport, fate, and impacts on water quality of LWD which provide unique and critical habitat for many species.

USGS Hydrologist Adam Benthem surveys Large Woody Debris (LWD) on the Roanoke River, VA. Little is known about the transport, fate, and impacts on water quality of LWD which provide unique and critical habitat for many species.

USGS employee measuring snowmelt runoff Clear Creek below Quayle Creek at Bakersville, CO
USGS Employee Measuring Snowmelt Runoff At Clear Creek,Bakersville, CO
USGS Employee Measuring Snowmelt Runoff At Clear Creek,Bakersville, CO
Aerial photograph showing boundaries and geologic features of the Truxton Basin in northwestern Arizona
Aerial photograph of the Truxton Basin, northwestern Arizona, showing boundaries and geologic features
Aerial photograph of the Truxton Basin, northwestern Arizona, showing boundaries and geologic features
Salmonids are inventoried during the ecosurveys done for the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA)
Salmonid in a Pacific Northwest Stream
Salmonid in a Pacific Northwest Stream
View of a reservoir looking from the shore line.
John Redmond Reservoir
John Redmond Reservoir
John Redmond Reservoir

John Redmond Reservoir Outlet, June 22, 2015. Ten thousand cubic feet per second being released.

John Redmond Reservoir Outlet, June 22, 2015. Ten thousand cubic feet per second being released.

woman collecting water sample in a bottle from coastal wetland
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland
Collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland

USGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene

USGS hydrologist Tristen Tagliaferri collecting pre-sampling measurements in a coastal wetland after an aerial application of the mosquito insecticide methoprene

NYSDEC and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY
Boat Electrofishing
Boat Electrofishing
Boat Electrofishing

New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY

New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and USGS personnel examine a walleye captured during boat electrofishing on the Barge Canal, near Utica, NY

Photograph showing San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area

Photograph showing San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, residential development southeast of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and the Huachuca Mountains from Hereford Road, Cochise County, Arizona. 

Photograph showing San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, residential development southeast of Sierra Vista, Arizona, and the Huachuca Mountains from Hereford Road, Cochise County, Arizona. 

Image: Memorial Day Flood in Texas
Memorial Day Flood in Texas
Memorial Day Flood in Texas
Memorial Day Flood in Texas

Road and bridge damage on the Blanco River near Blanco, Texas, from the Memorial Day 2015 Flood.

This image shows a damaged street sign and flood debris left behind by record flood waters of the Blanco River near Martindale,
Blanco River 2015 Memorial Weekend Flood
Blanco River 2015 Memorial Weekend Flood
Blanco River 2015 Memorial Weekend Flood

Picturesque rivers of the Texas Hill Country can turn into raging torrents in the part of Texas known as Flash Flood Alley when storms drop many inches of rain in the river watersheds. This image shows a damaged street sign and flood debris left behind by record flood waters of the Blanco River near Martindale, TX on Memorial weekend, 2015.

Picturesque rivers of the Texas Hill Country can turn into raging torrents in the part of Texas known as Flash Flood Alley when storms drop many inches of rain in the river watersheds. This image shows a damaged street sign and flood debris left behind by record flood waters of the Blanco River near Martindale, TX on Memorial weekend, 2015.

Image: Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD

Following heavy rains, Battle Creek near Keystone (streamgage 06404000) peaked at about 1,500 cubic feet per second on May 24 and was about 1 foot below flood stage. This streamgage is operated in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Natural Resources, Water Rights Division.

Following heavy rains, Battle Creek near Keystone (streamgage 06404000) peaked at about 1,500 cubic feet per second on May 24 and was about 1 foot below flood stage. This streamgage is operated in cooperation with the South Dakota Department of Natural Resources, Water Rights Division.

Image: Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Battle Creek Flooding May 2015, SD

Flooding occurred on May 24 on Battle Creek below Keystone, SD. Heavy rains in western South Dakota caused flash flooding in parts of the Black Hills on May 24-26.

Flooding occurred on May 24 on Battle Creek below Keystone, SD. Heavy rains in western South Dakota caused flash flooding in parts of the Black Hills on May 24-26.

Image: Grizzly Bear Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Grizzly Bear Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Grizzly Bear Creek Flooding May 2015, SD
Grizzly Bear Creek Flooding May 2015, SD

Grizzly Bear Creek in Keystone, SD, on May 24, 2015. USGS streamgage 06403850 (Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SD) showed the creek was more than one-half foot above flood stage on May 24.

Grizzly Bear Creek in Keystone, SD, on May 24, 2015. USGS streamgage 06403850 (Grizzly Bear Creek near Keystone, SD) showed the creek was more than one-half foot above flood stage on May 24.

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