Images

Sampling surface waters on Lake Michigan using a Kemmerer Water Sampler

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Justin A. McInnis, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Erin C. Sewell, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 26, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Colorado River, and Roaring Fork River confluence, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler

Neversink River near Claryville, New York below Halls Mills Covered Bridge 

Halley Kimball (left) and Chris Magirl of USGS conduct a bathymetric survey of the Cedar River in western Washington.

Location: King County, WA, USA

The Souris River near Foxholm, North Dakota. USGS personnel were there to measure the streamflow. Streamflow was approximately 16,900 cubic feet per second.

USGS hydrographer Jerrod Wheeler (in cablecar) measures flood flows right before the gagehouse washes away.

06225500 Wind River near Crowheart, WY: Jul 01 2011; 13,900 ft3/s

High floodwaters partially submerge a USGS streamgaging station in Slater Fork, CO.

The Souris River near Foxholm, North Dakota. USGS personnel were there to measure the streamflow. Streamflow was approximately 18,600 cubic feet per second.

Souris River flooding many homes in Minot, ND. The Souris River went over the large dikes along 5th Ave and Edwards Ave in Minot, ND.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.

Souris River in Minot, North Dakota flooded many buildings and homes in the Odds Mobile Home Park.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.

Flooded roadway near Lake Darling in North Dakota.

Souris River flooding 8th Ave SE bridge in Minot, ND.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.

Souris River in Minot, North Dakota flooded many buildings and homes in the Odds Mobile Home Park.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.

While the Souris River is in the throes of record high flooding in Minot, N.D., O.C. Fisher Lake near San Angelo, Texas has been experiencing the exact opposite for a number of years now - a ground-cracking drought.

Souris River in Minot, North Dakota flooded many buildings and homes in the Odds Mobile Home Park.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.

Souris River flooding 8th Ave SE and the bridge in Minot, ND.

Photo taken by USGS personnel during a FEMA Flood Inundation Mapping Project.