Images

Water flowing over the baffles of the overflow chute at streamgage 05059715 Maple River Dam near Sheldon, North Dakota.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

Water covers a cornfield and dirt road that leads to the USGS Maple River near Mapleton, ND streamgage.

USGS scientists take measurements at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

Flooding of Apple Creek near Menoken, North Dakota. On April 8, the streamflow was pproximately 1,750 cfs and stage at 15.86 feet.

USGS hydrologist Brent Hall measures the water level at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to measure streamflow and water currents at Ditch 14 near Fargo, ND.

Flood of April 25, 2011, at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow-gaging station 07048490, Town Branch tributary at Highway 16 at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Photograph by D.M. Wagner, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center.

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Flood of April 25, 2011, at USGS streamflow-gaging station 07048600, White River near Fayetteville, Arkansas. Photograph by K.M. Hubbs, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center.

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Ice in Beaver Creek near Montpelier, North Dakota.

Dust carried by the wind has far-reaching effects, including the loss of nutrients and water-holding capacity from landscapes, and the speeding up of the melting of snow, which affects the timing and magnitude of runoff into streams and rivers.

The radar gage at James River above Arrowwood Lake near Kensal, North Dakota was knocked over by ice.

Water carrying heavy debris rushes past a USGS streamgaging station on the San Lorenzo River in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California.

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Ice formations forming at Apple Creek.

USGS personnel (5'8") stands next to ice formation at Big Muddy Creek. Flow is 6.45  cubic feet per second.

USGS hydrologic technicians Tyler Meyer and Jesse Rigge document the river stage and ensure that the streamgage on the James River at Huron, SD is working properly. A streamflow measurement of 17,500 cubic feet per second was made during the site visit.

USGS employees measure discharge at USGS gage 15236900 Wolverine Creek near Lawning, Alaska

This image and associated video captures the breakup of ice cover on the Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa, on February 17, 2011, at approximately 3:00 p.m. local time. The river stage at the time was 14.50 feet (elevation 1,179.41 feet NGVD29).