Hydrologic Technician James Foreman prepares to attach an external load of equipment to an approaching helicopter as part of the nutrient loading to alpine lakes project.
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Hydrologic Technician James Foreman prepares to attach an external load of equipment to an approaching helicopter as part of the nutrient loading to alpine lakes project.
Russ Buesing uses a cable car to access streamgage 05104500 in late winter (March 26, 2009) on the Roseau River below South Fork near Malung, MN.
Russ Buesing uses a cable car to access streamgage 05104500 in late winter (March 26, 2009) on the Roseau River below South Fork near Malung, MN.
Longtail boats are an important part of the Thai seafaring economy. A nationwide ban on logging has caused the value of the boats to skyrocket.
Longtail boats are an important part of the Thai seafaring economy. A nationwide ban on logging has caused the value of the boats to skyrocket.
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone River.
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone River.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
A chipmunk resting in the natural camoflage.
A chipmunk resting in the natural camoflage.
Waterfall at Hayden Run.
Kids in Grant Park enjoy a fountain.
Kids in Grant Park enjoy a fountain.
Bright, whitewater cascading through a lush pacific northwest rain forest.
Bright, whitewater cascading through a lush pacific northwest rain forest.
Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.
Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.
This photo is of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, Maine at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island. Heres, waves from the open ocean, beating against the rock walls with full force, have eroded a wave-cut platform of considerable size at the base of the sea cliff which is more visible during low-tides.
This photo is of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park, Maine at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island. Heres, waves from the open ocean, beating against the rock walls with full force, have eroded a wave-cut platform of considerable size at the base of the sea cliff which is more visible during low-tides.
Magnolia in Bloom.
Magnolia in Bloom.
Grant Park Panorama at Sunset.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. Photo by M. Miller.
The Herrenbergberg Cave in Germany was discovered during the process of digging a new high speed train tunnel. Before its discovery, it was isolated from the surface.
The Herrenbergberg Cave in Germany was discovered during the process of digging a new high speed train tunnel. Before its discovery, it was isolated from the surface.
USGS employee sampling a groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1358 "Water Quality in Basin-Fill Aquifers of the Southwestern United States: Arizona, Californian, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009.
USGS employee sampling a groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1358 "Water Quality in Basin-Fill Aquifers of the Southwestern United States: Arizona, Californian, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009.
USGS employee sampling an urban groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1352 "Water quality in the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, 1993 - 2009.
USGS employee sampling an urban groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1352 "Water quality in the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, 1993 - 2009.
Sampling recharged groundwater quality beneath an agricultural field
Sampling recharged groundwater quality beneath an agricultural fieldUSGS scientist sampling recharged groundwater beneath an agricultural field. Photo from USGS circular 1352 "Water quality in the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, 1993-2009".
Sampling recharged groundwater quality beneath an agricultural field
Sampling recharged groundwater quality beneath an agricultural fieldUSGS scientist sampling recharged groundwater beneath an agricultural field. Photo from USGS circular 1352 "Water quality in the Glacial Aquifer System, Northern United States, 1993-2009".
USGS employee sampling a groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1358 "Water Quality in Basin-Fill Aquifers of the Southwestern United States: Arizona, Californian, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009.
USGS employee sampling a groundwater well. Photo from USGS circular 1358 "Water Quality in Basin-Fill Aquifers of the Southwestern United States: Arizona, Californian, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009.
Choctawhatchee River and gage in late December flood looking downstream.
Choctawhatchee River and gage in late December flood looking downstream.