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Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
Data Series 750
Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
Data Series 750
Red River of the North at Grand Forks on September 27, 2010.
Red River of the North at Grand Forks on September 27, 2010.
Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area, Arkansas (photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey).
Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area, Arkansas (photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey).
Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.
Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.
The Cannonball River looking East.
The Cannonball River looking East.
Looking west at the Cannonball River at Breien, ND.
Looking west at the Cannonball River at Breien, ND.
Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010. USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.
Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010. USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.
USGS Research Hydrologist Art Horowitz and USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith describe streambed sediment collection devices for a Tribal training class at the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.
USGS Research Hydrologist Art Horowitz and USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith describe streambed sediment collection devices for a Tribal training class at the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.
Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.
Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, North Dakota, shot of the riffle (towards center of picture, about 700 feet downstream) looking downstream, streamflow 14 cubic feet per second, August 19, 2010.
Turtle River at Turtle River State Park near Arvilla, North Dakota, shot of the riffle (towards center of picture, about 700 feet downstream) looking downstream, streamflow 14 cubic feet per second, August 19, 2010.
USGS employee conducts stream discharge and velocity measurements at gage 01503500 Susquehanna River, Binghamton, NY
USGS employee conducts stream discharge and velocity measurements at gage 01503500 Susquehanna River, Binghamton, NY
A photograph showing a USGS stream gage with a rainbow against an overcast sky in the background.
A photograph showing a USGS stream gage with a rainbow against an overcast sky in the background.
A site operator and support staff visit an atmospheric deposition monitoring site at Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park. The USGS-operated site (CO98) is part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) National Trends Network.
A site operator and support staff visit an atmospheric deposition monitoring site at Loch Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park. The USGS-operated site (CO98) is part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) National Trends Network.
USGS employee Jessica Wood conducts measurement at USGS gage 03198500 Big Coal River at Ashford WV.
USGS employee Jessica Wood conducts measurement at USGS gage 03198500 Big Coal River at Ashford WV.
Once applied, sealcoat can be abraded by snowplows, as evidence here, or the abrasive action of car tires. Runoff carrying high-PAH sealcoat particles flows into storm drains, where it can be transported to streams and lakes.
Once applied, sealcoat can be abraded by snowplows, as evidence here, or the abrasive action of car tires. Runoff carrying high-PAH sealcoat particles flows into storm drains, where it can be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Runoff from this sealcoated lot will flow into the storm drain, where it will be transported to streams and lakes.
Sealcoated parking lot. Runoff from coal-tar-sealcoated pavement contains extremely high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and is toxic to aquatic life. Read more here.
Sealcoated parking lot. Runoff from coal-tar-sealcoated pavement contains extremely high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and is toxic to aquatic life. Read more here.
A localized heavy summer rainstorm in Colorado.
A localized heavy summer rainstorm in Colorado.