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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.
Trail head sign to Lower Jumpup Spring, north of Grand Canyon.
Trail head sign to Lower Jumpup Spring, north of Grand Canyon.
USGS employee measuring snowmelt runoff Clear Creek below Quayle Creek at Bakersville, CO
USGS employee measuring snowmelt runoff Clear Creek below Quayle Creek at Bakersville, CO
Aerial photograph of the Truxton basin, Arizona (view to northeast). Yellow dashed lines are approximate boundaries between labeled geologic features and units. From figure 2 in chapter B of Mason 2020
Aerial photograph of the Truxton basin, Arizona (view to northeast). Yellow dashed lines are approximate boundaries between labeled geologic features and units. From figure 2 in chapter B of Mason 2020
Salmonids are inventoried during the ecosurveys done for the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA)
Salmonids are inventoried during the ecosurveys done for the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA)
A USGS researcher takes algae samples at Bear Creek in Redmond, Washington.
A USGS researcher takes algae samples at Bear Creek in Redmond, Washington.
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.
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
USGS - flowtracker measurement
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, 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.
Road and bridge damage on the Blanco River near Blanco, Texas, from the Memorial Day 2015 Flood.
Road and bridge damage on the Blanco River near Blanco, Texas, from the Memorial Day 2015 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.
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.
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.
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.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. The gage house is left of center near hay bales. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. The gage house is left of center near hay bales. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Flooding on the White River near Kadoka, SD, streamgage 06447000. Streamflow at this site was measured by USGS as about 26,000 cubic feet per second on May 18, 2015. Major flooding on the White River in South Dakota occurred in May 2015 following snow and rain events in western South Dakota.
Tony Trease, USGS Hydrologic Technician, measuring streamflow in the South Platte River outside of Denver, Colo.
Tony Trease, USGS Hydrologic Technician, measuring streamflow in the South Platte River outside of Denver, Colo.