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For typical beach surveys, USGS scientists drive an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) like the one shown here, equpped with precision GPS that collects location and elevation data. Driving along features such as high-water marks, and driving a grid pattern spaced by about 30 meters, enable the collection of a complete 3D representation of the beach surface.

USGS Library locations offer collections and services to USGS staff and public researchers.

Science and ship crew on board NOAA research vessel Rainier prepare the Chirp 512i off south-central California.

The Lake Erie Biological Station in Oswego, NY. Go to our Stations page to learn more.

The Lake Superior Biological Station. See our Location page for more information.

The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science. See our Locations page for more information.

USGS Library has an extensive collection of USGS publications, including the bulletins pictured here.

Part of USGS Library collections is USGS publications, like the bulletins pictured here.

Map of Water Availability and Use Program Studies from USGS Circular 1440 "Continuing Progress toward a national Assessment of Water Availability and Use."

Drainage area contributing to Big Creek below Lookout Creek, near Apgar

USGS scientist looking at laptop on boat

Hallowat Creek abv Kletomus Ck, nr Olney (12355342) streamgage

Hallowat Creek abv Kletomus Ck, nr Olney (12355342) streamgage

The USGS Coastal Change Hazards Storm Team has forecast coast-wide levels of beach erosion, inundation and overwash due to Hurricane Florence's expected path and landgfall.

The Coastal Change Hazards Storm Team has forecast changing water levels at specific locations over time.

Yellow Creek near Oak Grove, IN - downstream view

Big Creek below Lookout Creek, near Apgar (site 12355347)

A USGS hydrologic scientist installs a storm-tide sensor near the North Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence approaches.

A USGS storm-tide sensor, deployed in advance of Hurricane Florence's landfall. The sensors are housed in vented steel pipes a few inches wide and about a foot long. They are being installed on bridges, piers, and other structures that have a good chance of surviving the storm.

This USGS storm-tide sensor was installed Sept. 9 in Dare County, North Carolina, in preparation for Hurricane Florence. Photo by Steve Harden, USGS.

Mountain pine beetles are about the size of a grain of rice, so of course we can’t see them from space in satellite images. What is visible is what the beetles can do to a pine forest. The washed-out pink color indicates large areas of standing dead or damaged trees.