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Image: Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River

The Pembina River at Neche, ND with the streamgage house to the left top hiding in some trees.

The Pembina River at Neche, ND with the streamgage house to the left top hiding in some trees.

Image: Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River

The Pembina River at Neche, North Dakota.

Image: Where Two Rivers Meet
Where Two Rivers Meet
Where Two Rivers Meet
Where Two Rivers Meet

This photo of the confluence of the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River highlights the distinct contrast between water quality of the two rivers.  Photo was taken during a flight searching for radio-tagged birds. 

This photo of the confluence of the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River highlights the distinct contrast between water quality of the two rivers.  Photo was taken during a flight searching for radio-tagged birds. 

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Zephyr Cove, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: View of the Sampling Site for Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
View of the Sampling Site for Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
View of the Sampling Site for Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
View of the Sampling Site for Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

View of the sampling site for collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
Carol Simons Collecting Water Samples at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Carol Simons, from the Carnelian Bay Field Office of the California Water Science Center, collecting recreational water QW point-sampling for fecal indicator Bacteria at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe.

Image: Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River

Pembina River in May at Neche, North Dakota.

Scientist stands on skis in the snow next to a sample collector.
Visiting an atmospheric deposition monitoring site in Loch Vale, Colorado
Visiting an atmospheric deposition monitoring site in Loch Vale, Colorado
Visiting an atmospheric deposition monitoring site in Loch Vale, Colorado

USGS-funded research scientist Kevin McCluney makes a site visit to the Loch Vale, Colorado atmospheric deposition monitoring station via skis. This station is a long-term research site within the National Atmospheric Monitoring Program network.

USGS-funded research scientist Kevin McCluney makes a site visit to the Loch Vale, Colorado atmospheric deposition monitoring station via skis. This station is a long-term research site within the National Atmospheric Monitoring Program network.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

Cannonball River at Breien, ND.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

The Cannonball River in the spring at Breien, ND.

The Cannonball River in the spring at Breien, ND.

Screen capture of the ModelMuse Data Sets dialog box showing the Comments tab.
Using Comments in ModelMuse
Using Comments in ModelMuse
Using Comments in ModelMuse

Screen capture of the ModelMuse Data Sets dialog box with the words "Comments can be a useful way of documenting how your model is constructed."

Screen capture of the ModelMuse Data Sets dialog box with the words "Comments can be a useful way of documenting how your model is constructed."

ModelMuse: Name File
ModelMuse: Name File
ModelMuse: Name File
ModelMuse: Name File

Screen capture of ModelMuse.

The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse.

The image is intended to be used to introduce a video.

Image: Water-quality Sampling with DH-81
Water-quality Sampling with DH-81
Water-quality Sampling with DH-81
Water-quality Sampling with DH-81

Collection of surface-water samples in South Dakota using DH-81.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking West.

Biofilms
Biofilms
Biofilms
Biofilms

This image shows benthic biofilms growing in Wilson Park at 13th Street, Milwaukee.

This image shows benthic biofilms growing in Wilson Park at 13th Street, Milwaukee.

Image: Flooded Wild Rice River
Flooded Wild Rice River
Flooded Wild Rice River
Flooded Wild Rice River

Wild Rice River at Great Bend North Dakota, streamflow 1,890 cubic feet per second.  Photograph taken during spring 2010 flooding looking downstream of the bridge which was clogged with debris.  The river also had flooded over the road approaching the bridge.

Wild Rice River at Great Bend North Dakota, streamflow 1,890 cubic feet per second.  Photograph taken during spring 2010 flooding looking downstream of the bridge which was clogged with debris.  The river also had flooded over the road approaching the bridge.

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