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Cool Springs
Bright, whitewater cascading through a lush pacific northwest rain forest.
Recycling
Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.
Stark realities of how cars are recycled outside the United States.
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
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.
Magnolia in Bloom.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park, Chicago
Grant Park Panorama at Sunset.
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Hidden Lake External Load
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.
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.
Roseau River near Malung, Minnesota
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
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
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone River.
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone River.
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Chipmunk at Rest
A chipmunk resting in the natural camoflage.
A chipmunk resting in the natural camoflage.
Waterfall
Waterfall at Hayden Run.
Lip Service
Kids in Grant Park enjoy a fountain.
Kids in Grant Park enjoy a fountain.
The Cascades
Illustratuion of water and biodiversity in Pacific NW rainforest.
Illustratuion of water and biodiversity in Pacific NW rainforest.
What Lies Beneath
A view from a canoe of ripples on musky central american water.
A view from a canoe of ripples on musky central american water.
Adrift on the Copper River
Snow drifts in early May at the mouth of the Copper River. Just a mile or two away from here, at the same elevation, there was no snow. Shown are Woods Hole (MA) scientists Andrew Schroth (left) and Kevin Kroeger (right).
Snow drifts in early May at the mouth of the Copper River. Just a mile or two away from here, at the same elevation, there was no snow. Shown are Woods Hole (MA) scientists Andrew Schroth (left) and Kevin Kroeger (right).
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Coastal Erosion in San Francisco
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Winter storm erosion of coastal bluffs at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Upper Colorado River near Moab, Utah
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.
USGS employee sampling a groundwater well
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.