Water Resources
Multimedia
This multimedia gallery represents a collection of high-quality images, videos, webcams, posters, presentations, and documents produced by the Water Resources Mission Area.
Laser Flow in Storm Drain at Hampton Coliseum
The Region 1, April 2021 "Honorable Mention #1" Winner (by Chelsea Delsack)
Shelton Produced Water Field Sampling
The Region 1, April 2021 "Honorable Mention #2" Winner (by Bonnie McDevitt)
Mooring Recovery in Cape Cod Bay, MA
The Region 1, April 2021 "USGS at Work" Winner (by Alex Olson)
March 2021 USGS Active Groundwater Level Network Animation
The USGS Active Groundwater Level Network includes about 20,000 wells that have been measured by the USGS or USGS cooperators at least once within the past 13 months. The animation shows snapshots of water-level statistics in the network during March 2021.
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Latimer Brook High Flow
The Region 1, April 2021 "Where We Work" Winner (by Henry Witt)
U.S. River Conditions, January to March 2021
This is an animation showing the changing conditions of USGS streamgages from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021. The river conditions shown range from the driest condition seen at a gage (red open circles) to the wettest (blue closed circles). A purple outer ring around a gage indicates it is flooding.
In January, the Pacific Northwest (particularly, western Oregon
Water Quality of San Francisco Bay Phytoplankton Net
USGS scientist sampling phytoplankton with a net in San Francisco Bay.
Measuring streamflow on the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah
USGS hydrologist Adam Birken prepares to measure streamflow on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.
Chart recorder similar to one installed inside a centennial streamgage
This is a chart recorder similar to the one installed inside the USGS streamgage on the South Fork of the Ogden River in 1921.
USGS hydrologist conducts equipment maintenance at streamgage
USGS hydrologist Adam Birken conducts equipment maintenance at the USGS streamgage on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.
Cleaning and inspecting water height reference staff at streamgage
USGS hydrologist Adam Birken cleans and inspects the water height reference staff at the USGS streamgage site on the South Fork of the Ogden River near Hunstville, Utah. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.
Utah Gauge Celebrates 100 Years of Monitoring Streamflow
A U.S. Geological Survey streamgage near Hunstville, Utah is celebrating 100 years of monitoring streamflow on the south fork of the Ogden River. The streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah.