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Flooding at Vekol Wash, Arizona
Flooding at Vekol Wash, Arizona
Flooding at Vekol Wash, Arizona
Flooding at Vekol Wash, Arizona

Flooding at Vekol Wash today, south of Phoenix, following remnant rains from Hurricane Rosa. 

John Wesley Powell
Major John Wesley Powell, a series of three photos, number 1
Major John Wesley Powell, a series of three photos, number 1
Major John Wesley Powell, a series of three photos, number 1

Typed information on back of photograph: Major John Wesley Powell, a series of three photos, number 1.

View looking west from the Brushy Mountains, NC, to the Blue Ridge escarpment and highlands of the Blue Ridge.
Rock Castle, VA
Rock Castle, VA
Rock Castle, VA

View looking west from the Brushy Mountains, NC, to the Blue Ridge escarpment and highlands of the Blue Ridge.  The high jagged peak toward the left side of the photo is Grandfather Mountain and is covered by a winter snow. 

View looking west from the Brushy Mountains, NC, to the Blue Ridge escarpment and highlands of the Blue Ridge.  The high jagged peak toward the left side of the photo is Grandfather Mountain and is covered by a winter snow. 

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS Streamgage 06431500)
Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS Streamgage 06431500)
Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS Streamgage 06431500)
Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS Streamgage 06431500)

Gage house for Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS streamgage 06431500). This site was established as a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage on October 9, 1946, and is operated in cooperation with South Dakota Department of Natural Resources. Streamgages are visited by a USGS hydrologic technician on 6-week intervals throughout the year.

Gage house for Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS streamgage 06431500). This site was established as a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage on October 9, 1946, and is operated in cooperation with South Dakota Department of Natural Resources. Streamgages are visited by a USGS hydrologic technician on 6-week intervals throughout the year.

Staff Gage for Streamgage 06431500, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD
Staff Gage for Streamgage 06431500, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD
Staff Gage for Streamgage 06431500, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD
Staff Gage for Streamgage 06431500, Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD

Staff gage for Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS streamgage 06431500). This site was established as a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage on October 9, 1946, and is operated in cooperation with South Dakota Department of Natural Resources.

Staff gage for Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, SD (USGS streamgage 06431500). This site was established as a U.S. Geological Survey streamgage on October 9, 1946, and is operated in cooperation with South Dakota Department of Natural Resources.

Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a high flow experiment.
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment

Looking down on Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.

Looking down on Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.

Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a high flow experiment.
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment
Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water for a high flow experiment

Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.

Glen Canyon Dam jet tubes releasing water into the Colorado River for a November 2018 high flow experiment. The increase in flow of the Colorado River downstream of the dam mobilizes sand at the bottom of the river and that sand rebuilds sandbars in Grand Canyon.

Groundwater site inspection, Petersham, Massachusetts
Groundwater site inspection, Petersham, Massachusetts
Groundwater site inspection, Petersham, Massachusetts
Groundwater site inspection, Petersham, Massachusetts

Shown in this photo is Hydrologic Technician Sam Banas performing an electric tape down measurement of a groundwater well. The site ID is: 422906072124301 MA-PHW 16 Petersham, MA

Wide brown river with a low flat grassy bank on the right, and a narrow sandbar with tall green vegetation on the right
North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK
North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK
North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK

View from bridge of USGS gage 07241800, North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK

Satellite image of Taku Glacier
Satellite image of Taku Glacier
Satellite image of Taku Glacier
Satellite image of Taku Glacier

Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image.

Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image.

Taku Glacier, Alaska 2018
Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018
Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018
Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018

Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E.

Satellite image of Taku Glacier in October 1, 2018. The Norris Glacier can be seen on the lower left hand corner and the Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier in the upper center portion of the image. Citation: McNeil, C. J., and Baker, E.

View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid with silica sinter apron around it at Biscuit Basin.
View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid
View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid
View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid

View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid with silica sinter apron around it at Biscuit Basin.  This pool is generally close to the boiling temperature (200℉, 93℃) at this altitude (7200 ft, 2195 m).

View of a clear blue hot spring pool of alkaline chloride fluid with silica sinter apron around it at Biscuit Basin.  This pool is generally close to the boiling temperature (200℉, 93℃) at this altitude (7200 ft, 2195 m).

Alkaline-chloride waters from Old Faithful flow over the edge of the white silica sinter terrace into the Firehole River
Alkaline-chloride waters from Old Faithful
Alkaline-chloride waters from Old Faithful
Alkaline-chloride waters from Old Faithful

Alkaline-chloride waters from an eruption of Old Faithful flow over the edge of the white silica sinter terrace into the Firehole River.  The orange coloration on the sinter terrace is due to thermophilic (high temperature) bacteria living in the warm fluids.  Old Faithful Inn is in the background, with the wooded Summit Lake rhyolitic lava flow behind.&nb

Alkaline-chloride waters from an eruption of Old Faithful flow over the edge of the white silica sinter terrace into the Firehole River.  The orange coloration on the sinter terrace is due to thermophilic (high temperature) bacteria living in the warm fluids.  Old Faithful Inn is in the background, with the wooded Summit Lake rhyolitic lava flow behind.&nb

Maumee River Watershed
Maumee River Watershed
Maumee River Watershed
Maumee River Watershed

The Maumee River Watershed with Areas of Concern

cross section wading measurement looking downstream
Bull Lake Creek Streamgage
Bull Lake Creek Streamgage
Bull Lake Creek Streamgage

Cross section wading measurement looking downstream at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake. 

Cross section wading measurement looking downstream at Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake. 

image related to volcanoes. See description
Eruption pause provides an opportunity to probe volcanic pollution
Eruption pause provides an opportunity to probe volcanic pollution
Eruption pause provides an opportunity to probe volcanic pollution

Only small amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are currently being released from Kīlauea, but they chemically react with each other (oxidation-reduction reaction) to form the bright yellow sulfur deposits visible on the crater walls within Halema‘uma‘u.

Only small amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are currently being released from Kīlauea, but they chemically react with each other (oxidation-reduction reaction) to form the bright yellow sulfur deposits visible on the crater walls within Halema‘uma‘u.

woman in field writing notes while looking at sampling equipment
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides on Long Island, NY
Sentinel Monitoring for New and Legacy Pesticides on Long Island, NY
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