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Verifying Bridge Scour Sonar Accuracy
Verifying Bridge Scour Sonar Accuracy
Verifying Bridge Scour Sonar Accuracy
Verifying Bridge Scour Sonar Accuracy

Hydrologic technician Russ Miller navigates a remote-controlled acoustic Doppler current profiler into position to measure streeambed elevation at a highway bridge over the Payette River near Letha, Idaho.

Hydrologic technician Russ Miller navigates a remote-controlled acoustic Doppler current profiler into position to measure streeambed elevation at a highway bridge over the Payette River near Letha, Idaho.

A photo of a USGS collecting biocrust data
Collecting Biocrust Cover Data
Collecting Biocrust Cover Data
Collecting Biocrust Cover Data

Collecting biocrust cover data to train and verify the UAS image classifications.

Maps showing caldera before and after collapse
Comparing Kīlauea's summit before and after the 2018 collapse
Comparing Kīlauea's summit before and after the 2018 collapse
Comparing Kīlauea's summit before and after the 2018 collapse

This series of maps compares aerial imagery collected prior to Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse and the "Geologic Map of the Summit Region of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii" (Dutton and others, 2007; Neal and others, 2003)—created before Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse—with aerial imagery collected after the 2018 summit collapse and a preliminary update to Kīlauea's summit ge

This series of maps compares aerial imagery collected prior to Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse and the "Geologic Map of the Summit Region of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii" (Dutton and others, 2007; Neal and others, 2003)—created before Kīlauea's 2018 summit collapse—with aerial imagery collected after the 2018 summit collapse and a preliminary update to Kīlauea's summit ge

Installing a rapid deployment gage, MI
USGS crews install a rapid deployment gage, Midland, MI
USGS crews install a rapid deployment gage, Midland, MI
USGS crews install a rapid deployment gage, Midland, MI

A USGS hydrologic technician finishes installation of a rapid-deployment streamgage at Gordonville Road on the Tittabawassee River in Midland, Michigan.

A photo of pilots planning flight paths
USGS UAS pilots plan a flight near
USGS UAS pilots plan a flight near
USGS UAS pilots plan a flight near

USGS and Department of Interior UAS pilots plan a flight near Canyonland, Utah. 

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, UT (10134500) gage house and sharp crested weir control taken on May 19, 2020.
East Canyon Creek near Morgan, UT (10134500) gage house
East Canyon Creek near Morgan, UT (10134500) gage house
East Canyon Creek near Morgan, UT (10134500) gage house

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, UT (10134500) gage house and sharp crested weir control taken on May 19, 2020. This gage has cooperator funding by the Utah Department of Natural Resources - Division of Water Rights. 

Submerged equipment during Michigan flooding
Submerged equipment during Michigan flooding
Submerged equipment during Michigan flooding
Submerged equipment during Michigan flooding

This image shows a GLRI nutrient sampler submerged during major flooding on the Rifle River, Michigan, in May 2020. This site is near the Rifle River Near Sterling USGS streamgage.

Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River, near Chicken Alaska
Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River, Alaska
Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River, Alaska
Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River, Alaska

Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River near U.S. Geological Survey streamgage 15331000, Middle Fork Fortymile River near mouth near Chicken, Alaska

Upstream view of the Middle Fork Fortymile River near U.S. Geological Survey streamgage 15331000, Middle Fork Fortymile River near mouth near Chicken, Alaska

Dean Gesch with graphic for Eyes on Earth podcast
Eyes on Earth - Rising Seas
Eyes on Earth - Rising Seas
Eyes on Earth Episode 25 - Rising Seas
Eyes on Earth Episode 25 - Rising Seas
Dean Gesch with graphic for Eyes on Earth podcast
Eyes on Earth - Rising Seas
Eyes on Earth - Rising Seas
Eyes on Earth Episode 25 - Rising Seas

Sea levels are rising globally. In some places, it is rising more than others, threatening communities and people as storm surges reach further inland and inundate more land.

Sea levels are rising globally. In some places, it is rising more than others, threatening communities and people as storm surges reach further inland and inundate more land.

Installing Suspended Sediment Samplers
Installing Suspended Sediment Samplers
Installing Suspended Sediment Samplers
Installing Suspended Sediment Samplers

PVC pipe of science! We installed these samplers in four locations, and they will sit in Littlefield Creek for a month to collect suspended sediment as the water flows through the pipe. More info on the project at: http://ow.ly/pRbV50zJH6Z

PVC pipe of science! We installed these samplers in four locations, and they will sit in Littlefield Creek for a month to collect suspended sediment as the water flows through the pipe. More info on the project at: http://ow.ly/pRbV50zJH6Z

Map of gas hydrate locations known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred
Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred

Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred.  Browse graphic for ScienceBase data release, Preliminary global database of known and inferred gas hydrate locations. 

Map of gas hydrate locations, known and inferred.  Browse graphic for ScienceBase data release, Preliminary global database of known and inferred gas hydrate locations. 

Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Blacks Fork near Millburne
Blacks Fork near Millburne
Blacks Fork near Millburne
Blacks Fork near Millburne

Black Fork near Millburne streamgage site. Real-time data at: http://ow.ly/Kbps50zHJsz

Capillary Action and Water
Capillary Action and Water
Capillary Action and Water

This video discusses how adhesion and cohesion work together to create capillary action! There is an experiment at the end of the video to demonstrate this as well! If you would like to do the experiment with us you will need: 1) Coffee filter 2) Washable marker 3) Glass of water

This video discusses how adhesion and cohesion work together to create capillary action! There is an experiment at the end of the video to demonstrate this as well! If you would like to do the experiment with us you will need: 1) Coffee filter 2) Washable marker 3) Glass of water

Cattle blocking road
Cattle Blockade!
Cattle Blockade!
Cattle Blockade!

Photographic proof for the boss as to why it took extra time on your field run. Heading to the Blacks Fork near Millburne streamgage. Real-time data at: http://ow.ly/Kbps50zHJsz

Photographic proof for the boss as to why it took extra time on your field run. Heading to the Blacks Fork near Millburne streamgage. Real-time data at: http://ow.ly/Kbps50zHJsz

Map of SW Puerto Rico coast and seafloor
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake
Finding Seafloor Faults Linked to Puerto Rico Earthquake

Map of the portion of the southwest coast of Puerto Rico affected by an earthquake sequence that began in December 2019, along with portions of the seafloor where faults involved in the earthquake sequence were suspected to exist.

Map of the portion of the southwest coast of Puerto Rico affected by an earthquake sequence that began in December 2019, along with portions of the seafloor where faults involved in the earthquake sequence were suspected to exist.

image related to volcanoes. See description
Several notable Kīlauea anniversaries occur at the end of May
Several notable Kīlauea anniversaries occur at the end of May
Several notable Kīlauea anniversaries occur at the end of May

HVO scientist measures the episode 12 lava fountain height at Mauna Ulu from Pu‘u Huluhulu on Dec 30, 1969. The Mauna Ulu eruption marks its 51st anniversary on May 24, 1969. Photo by Hans-Ulrich Schmincke.

HVO scientist measures the episode 12 lava fountain height at Mauna Ulu from Pu‘u Huluhulu on Dec 30, 1969. The Mauna Ulu eruption marks its 51st anniversary on May 24, 1969. Photo by Hans-Ulrich Schmincke.

ADCP Measurement on Pacific Creek
ADCP Measurement on Pacific Creek
ADCP Measurement on Pacific Creek
ADCP Measurement on Pacific Creek

Right tool for the job! Which ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) is used at a site depends on how deep, fast, and turbid the stream is. Ensuring the most accurate data collected.

Right tool for the job! Which ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) is used at a site depends on how deep, fast, and turbid the stream is. Ensuring the most accurate data collected.

ADCP Measurement on the Snake River
ADCP Measurement on the Snake River
ADCP Measurement on the Snake River
ADCP Measurement on the Snake River

Right tool for the job! Which ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) is used at a site depends on how deep, fast, and turbid the stream is. Ensuring the most accurate data collected.

Right tool for the job! Which ADCP (acoustic Doppler current profiler) is used at a site depends on how deep, fast, and turbid the stream is. Ensuring the most accurate data collected.

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