Images

USGS scientist John Shelton using high-tech hydroacoustic equipment to measure the depth and velocity of the Congo River.

Solar powered streamgage to transmit real-time data at Grinnell Creek at Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park.

To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.

Photo of Rock River, looking west-southwest, June 21, 2008.

Mud Lake Channel from Arrowwood Lake to Jim Lake, looking toward Arrowwood Lake. Photograph taken from 11th Street SE between Edmunds, North Dakota, and State Highway 9. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

James River by Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge. The picture was taken from the scenic view site to the North and above headquarters.

Jim Lake drawdown channel, looking south. Photograph from Humpback Road. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

Jim Lake drawdown channel looking north. Photograph taken from 17th Street SE between Pingree, North Dakota, and State Highway 20. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

Biological sampling devices are deployed on the upper Mississippi River to collect invertebrates for science. Each sampler is attached to a floating buoy and multiple samplers are placed together near a wing dam structure on the river to study the river's food web and productivity.

High bank and flood plain of Short Creek (a tributary of the Souris River in North Dakota) below International Boundary near Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Short Creek (a tributary of the Souris River in North Dakota) below International Boundary near Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Flooded vehicles

Flooding downtown

Flooding downtown near 1st Street and A Ave.

Flooding downtown

Rocky coastal cove and blue waters.

Flooded street

Flooding downtown

Flooded Sonic Restaurant

Flooded street

Flooding downtown near 1st Street and A Ave.