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Water in a Mountain Stream in Nelson County Virginia

The USGS monitors several small watersheds in Maine as part of a project with the Maine DOT to help more accurately design culvert sizes. 

In this photo, hydrologic technician Nick Stasulis wades a brook near Dresden, Maine as part of a streamflow measurement.

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.

This well is being sampled for water-quality constituents as part of the NAWQA Enhanced Trend Network project.

South Mill Creek near Mozer, WV.

USGS scientist Monica Langhorst measures gage height with a wire weight at Onion Creek at U.S. Highway 183 in Austin, TX.

USGS scientists Craig Weiss and Michael Scheider make a streamflow measurement at Onion Creek at U.S. Highway 183 in Austin, TX.

USGS scientist Monica Langhorst measures gage height with a wire weight at Onion Creek at U.S. Highway 183 in Austin, TX.

USGS scientist Mark Warzecha makes a streamflow measurement with Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler downstream of a USGS streamgage station on the Blanco River at Interstate 35. The streamgage is not currently accessible, so a measurement is being made at the safest downstream location. 

During an October 31 site visit to USGS Station 01011000 on the Allagash River, hydrologic technician Laura Flight took this photo of pancake ice, also known as pan ice, collecting in an eddy on the shore of the Allagash River. 

USGS employee Kevin Murphy collecting water quality sample at USGS gage 09359020 Animas River below Silverton, CO.

Animas River below Wilverton, CO; Kevin Murphy collecting water quality sample.

Fourmile Canyon Creek near Sunshine, CO; Zach Martin surveying high-water for indirect flood measurement after 2013 Boulder floods.

Precipitation data collected in the 7 days before September 18, 2013

The USGS Big Thompson River at Loveland streamgage, pictured here, was damaged during the September 2013 Colorado flood event. USGS crews installed a temporary streamgage nearby to compensate for the lag in data.

The Big Thompson River is one of many that flooded during a significant September 2013 rain event along Colorado's Front Range, damaging or destroying several USGS streamgages.

Precipitation data collected in the 30 days before September 18, 2013

Buckeye Lake at Crystal Beach, OH; Chris Ecker and Carrie Hitger measuring water quality parameters.

This flooded culvert is located on Monarch Road just east of the Diagonal Highway in Boulder, Colo.

Numerous rivers flooded during a significant September 2013 rain event along Colorado's Front Range, damaging or destroying several USGS streamgages. In response, USGS field crews measured flood flows, made gage repairs, and assessed sites to replace those gages destroyed. 

Numerous rivers flooded during a significant September 2013 rain event along Colorado's Front Range, damaging or destroying several USGS streamgages. In response, USGS field crews measured flood flows, made gage repairs, and assessed sites to replace those gages destroyed.