USGS scientist Tom Pistillo services the streamgage at Addicks Reservoir to ensure that accurate reservoir water-level data are being measured, which are critical for helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Harris County Flood Control District make informed reservoir operation decisions.
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Servicing the Streamgage at Addicks Reservoir
USGS scientist Tom Pistillo services the streamgage at Addicks Reservoir to ensure that accurate reservoir water-level data are being measured, which are critical for helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Harris County Flood Control District make informed reservoir operation decisions.
Planning Hurricane Harvey Response Efforts
Planning meeting at the USGS Gulf Coast Office.
Planning meeting at the USGS Gulf Coast Office.
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney PointUSGS field crews made multiple record high flood measurements on Aug. 27, including downstream of Addicks and Barker dam. Flood measurements near Addicks and Barker dam are critical for making public safety decisions, as 1.2 million people live downstream.
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney PointUSGS field crews made multiple record high flood measurements on Aug. 27, including downstream of Addicks and Barker dam. Flood measurements near Addicks and Barker dam are critical for making public safety decisions, as 1.2 million people live downstream.
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane Harvey
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane HarveyUSGS scientist Mackenzie Mullins takes flood measurements at Berry Bayou in Houston, Texas.
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane Harvey
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane HarveyUSGS scientist Mackenzie Mullins takes flood measurements at Berry Bayou in Houston, Texas.
Highest streamflow recorded near Anahuac, Texas.
USGS scientist Matthew Barnes makes the highest streamflow measurement ever recorded at Eagle Ferry Rd near Anahuac, Texas. Find more
information from this site information here: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08042558
USGS scientist Matthew Barnes makes the highest streamflow measurement ever recorded at Eagle Ferry Rd near Anahuac, Texas. Find more
information from this site information here: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08042558
Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on the night of August 25, 2017. It then stalled over southeastern Texas as a tropical storm and continued to creep northeast over Louisiana.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on the night of August 25, 2017. It then stalled over southeastern Texas as a tropical storm and continued to creep northeast over Louisiana.
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane HarveyIn addition to staff that conduct field measurements of flooding conditions, others monitor information indoors. Here, USGS scientist Jeff East is monitoring streamflow and flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane HarveyIn addition to staff that conduct field measurements of flooding conditions, others monitor information indoors. Here, USGS scientist Jeff East is monitoring streamflow and flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
USGS Streamgage on West Side of Houston During Hurricane Harvey
USGS Streamgage on West Side of Houston During Hurricane HarveyPhoto of a USGS streamgage on the west side of Houston during Hurricane Harvey. Find more information from this site information here:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08072680
USGS Streamgage on West Side of Houston During Hurricane Harvey
USGS Streamgage on West Side of Houston During Hurricane HarveyPhoto of a USGS streamgage on the west side of Houston during Hurricane Harvey. Find more information from this site information here:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08072680
Black-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek near Egegik, Alaska
Black-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek near Egegik, AlaskaBlack-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek, Alaska.
Black-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek near Egegik, Alaska
Black-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek near Egegik, AlaskaBlack-bellied Plover on the mud shore of Big Creek, Alaska.
Pacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek near Egegik, Alaska
Pacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek near Egegik, AlaskaPacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek, Alaska.
Pacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek near Egegik, Alaska
Pacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek near Egegik, AlaskaPacific Golden-Plover on the shore near Big Creek, Alaska.
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane HarveyUSGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on St. Charles Bay near Interstate 35.
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane HarveyUSGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey on St. Charles Bay near Interstate 35.
USGS scientist installs a storm-tide sensor
USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas.
USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas.
USGS scientists installs storm-tide sensor
USGS scientist Darwin Ockerman installs a storm-tide sensor at Packery Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas.
USGS scientist Darwin Ockerman installs a storm-tide sensor at Packery Channel near Corpus Christi, Texas.
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane HarveyUSGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey near Matagorda, Texas.
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane HarveyUSGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey near Matagorda, Texas.
PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.
PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.A scientist performing PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a Phragmites patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.
PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.
PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.A scientist performing PAMF’s monitoring protocol on a Phragmites patch near Schoolcraft, Michigan.
SEABoss Deployment on Stellwagen Bank
Page Valentine works with NOAA staff from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to ready the SEABoss for deployment off the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk.
Page Valentine works with NOAA staff from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to ready the SEABoss for deployment off the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk.
SeaBOSS on the fantail of the R/V Auk
Page Valentine and Dann Blackwood on the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk. Dann is photographing a sediment sample collected on the seabed.
Page Valentine and Dann Blackwood on the fantail of the NOAA R/V Auk. Dann is photographing a sediment sample collected on the seabed.
USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake Houston
USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake HoustonPhoto of a USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake Houston.
USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake Houston
USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake HoustonPhoto of a USGS real-time water quality monitoring platform on Lake Houston.
A stream runs through ice-rich polygonal ground, Cutler River Basin
A stream runs through ice-rich polygonal ground, Cutler River BasinA small stream meanders through ice-rich polygonal ground in the Cutler River Basin, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region that
A stream runs through ice-rich polygonal ground, Cutler River Basin
A stream runs through ice-rich polygonal ground, Cutler River BasinA small stream meanders through ice-rich polygonal ground in the Cutler River Basin, Alaska. This work is part of the Hydro-Ecology of Arctic Thawing (HEAT): Hydrology project that takes place in the Arctic Network Parks because they lie in a region that
Temporary seismometers deployed at Mount St. Helens.
Temporary seismometers deployed at Mount St. Helens.Between August 19-22, 2017, 140 seismometers were deployed around Mount St. Helens. Instruments were placed on top of the 2004-2008 lava dome, the 1980-86 lava dome, the 1980 crater floor, and around the volcanic cone.
Temporary seismometers deployed at Mount St. Helens.
Temporary seismometers deployed at Mount St. Helens.Between August 19-22, 2017, 140 seismometers were deployed around Mount St. Helens. Instruments were placed on top of the 2004-2008 lava dome, the 1980-86 lava dome, the 1980 crater floor, and around the volcanic cone.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.