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Image: Boulder Creek, Colo., at Flood Stage
Boulder Creek, Colo., at Flood Stage
Boulder Creek, Colo., at Flood Stage
Boulder Creek, Colo., at Flood Stage

This bridge is at 75th Street east of Boulder showing Boulder Creek at flood stage (5000 cfs) on Friday, September 13, 2013. When looking west (upstream), the USGS streamgage is on the right.

This bridge is at 75th Street east of Boulder showing Boulder Creek at flood stage (5000 cfs) on Friday, September 13, 2013. When looking west (upstream), the USGS streamgage is on the right.

Tanner Creek outfall
Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek

Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River

Tanner Creek outfall delivers stormwater runoff with insecticides to Tanner Creek, tributary of the Willamette River

Water running down a creek.
Lost Dog Creek
Lost Dog Creek
Lost Dog Creek

A turbid Lost Dog Creek tumbles down steep slopes before feeding Lake Oswego.

A turbid Lost Dog Creek tumbles down steep slopes before feeding Lake Oswego.

Image: Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Image: Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Image: Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed
Loch Vale Watershed

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Loch Vale Watershed in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Image: Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek

Salmon Creek at Bruno Road near Seward, AK; Paul Schauer running a level survey for the streambed scour project.

Salmon Creek at Bruno Road near Seward, AK; Paul Schauer running a level survey for the streambed scour project.

Photo of oil pipeline
Oil Pipeline in Alaska, August 2013
Oil Pipeline in Alaska, August 2013
Oil Pipeline in Alaska, August 2013

USGS scientists are working alongside University researchers in Alaska to understand how groundwater and permafrost conditions change over time due to seasonal variations and climate change. August 2013 view of oil pipeline.

USGS scientists are working alongside University researchers in Alaska to understand how groundwater and permafrost conditions change over time due to seasonal variations and climate change. August 2013 view of oil pipeline.

An ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) perched on a blade of grass in the foreground with a flowing stream in the background
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Male
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Male
Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Male

An ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) perched on a blade of grass in the foreground with a flowing stream in the background

An ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) perched on a blade of grass in the foreground with a flowing stream in the background

Image: South Toe River
South Toe River
South Toe River
South Toe River

South Toe River near Celo, NC, Oran Mosteller streamgaging.

South Toe River near Celo, NC, Oran Mosteller streamgaging.

woman on boat in ocean
Sediment sampling - Long Island
Sediment sampling - Long Island
Image: Rock Creek
Rock Creek
Rock Creek
Rock Creek

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, DC; staff gage.

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, DC; staff gage.

Image: Summer Intern
Summer Intern
Summer Intern
Summer Intern

Summer Intern Zachary Auman seeing the solutions for the sediment in the graduated cylinder.

Summer Intern Zachary Auman seeing the solutions for the sediment in the graduated cylinder.

Image: Summer Intern
Summer Intern
Summer Intern
Summer Intern

Summer Intern Tyler Choe cleaning the sediment out of the beaker.

Summer Intern Tyler Choe cleaning the sediment out of the beaker.

Creek with bridge in wooded area
Big Darby Creek flows through a heavily wooded area
Big Darby Creek flows through a heavily wooded area
Big Darby Creek flows through a heavily wooded area

Big Darby Creek is near Lake Darby, Ohio. Find out about the water quality of this stream and others in the Midwest studied by the Midwest Stream Quality Assessment.

Straight stream flowing through cropped land
Flows through intensively row-cropped land
Flows through intensively row-cropped land
Flows through intensively row-cropped land

Minnesota Valley Creek Ditch near Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge flows through intensively row-cropped agricultural land. Find out more about this and other agricultural streams sampled by the USGS Midwest Stream Quality Assessment.

Minnesota Valley Creek Ditch near Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge flows through intensively row-cropped agricultural land. Find out more about this and other agricultural streams sampled by the USGS Midwest Stream Quality Assessment.

Image: Flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD
Flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD
Flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD
Flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD

Localized flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD, on June 23, 2013. Severe storms during June 21-22, 2013, in eastern South Dakota resulted in high flows in several streams across the area. The peak discharge on Hidewood Creek (streamgage 06479640) from this storm event was about 4,200 cubic feet per second.

Localized flooding on Hidewood Creek near Estelline, SD, on June 23, 2013. Severe storms during June 21-22, 2013, in eastern South Dakota resulted in high flows in several streams across the area. The peak discharge on Hidewood Creek (streamgage 06479640) from this storm event was about 4,200 cubic feet per second.

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