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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: 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.

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: White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD

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.

Image: White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD

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.

Image: White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD, May 18, 2015
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD, May 18, 2015
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD, May 18, 2015
White River Flooding near Kadoka, SD, May 18, 2015

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.

Image: Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring

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.

Image: Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring
Denver Streamflow Monitoring

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.

Image: Ben Jones Drills a Core
Ben Jones Drills a Core
Ben Jones Drills a Core
Ben Jones Drills a Core

USGS research geographer Ben Jones is dressed warmly as he stands next to portable core-drilling device in a snow-covered area.

USGS research geographer Ben Jones is dressed warmly as he stands next to portable core-drilling device in a snow-covered area.

Equipment for collecting a groundwater sample is spread on a table
Groundwater sample collection
Groundwater sample collection
Groundwater sample collection

Collecting a groundwater-quality sample from a public-supply well. This well is being sampled for water-quality constituents as part of the NAWQA Enhanced Trend Network project.

Collecting a groundwater-quality sample from a public-supply well. This well is being sampled for water-quality constituents as part of the NAWQA Enhanced Trend Network project.

USGS employee during a routine Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter measurement at USGS gage 2055100
USGS Employee During A Routine Measurement At USGS Gage 2055100, VA
USGS Employee During A Routine Measurement At USGS Gage 2055100, VA
USGS Employee During A Routine Measurement At USGS Gage 2055100, VA

USGS employee Keith Lambert during a routine Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter measurement at USGS gage 2055100 Tinker Creek near Daleville, VA.

Columbia River flows by highway in Portland, OR, with Mt. Hood in background
Columbia River in Portland, OR, with Mt. Hood
Columbia River in Portland, OR, with Mt. Hood
Screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "The farm process also requires the modeler define the properties of the farms."
ModelMuse: Farm Process
ModelMuse: Farm Process
ModelMuse: Farm Process

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "The farm process also requires the modeler define the properties of the farms."

Screen capture of ModelMuse with the caption "The farm process also requires the modeler define the properties of the farms."

USGS Scientist Adam Mumford WBS Sampling Under Ice
WBS Sampling Under Ice
WBS Sampling Under Ice
WBS Sampling Under Ice

Icy Sampling
RML scientist, Adam Mumford, working under ice to obtain grab samples of a stream in North Dakota to assess impacts of a brine spill from unconventional oil and gas activities (UOG). UOG spills often have very high concentrations of salts, metals, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs), and organic compounds. 

Icy Sampling
RML scientist, Adam Mumford, working under ice to obtain grab samples of a stream in North Dakota to assess impacts of a brine spill from unconventional oil and gas activities (UOG). UOG spills often have very high concentrations of salts, metals, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs), and organic compounds. 

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