Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge
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Kankakee River at Shelby IN - bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view
Kankakee River at Shelby IN - downstream view
Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge
Kankakee River at Shelby, IN - upstream from bridge
When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986, Landsat 5 was the first civilian satellite to confirm the disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the agricultural heartland of the Soviet Union.
When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986, Landsat 5 was the first civilian satellite to confirm the disaster near Pripyat, Ukraine, in the agricultural heartland of the Soviet Union.
Red mangrove trees fringe the shoreline of a bay in Hurricane Hole, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Red mangrove trees fringe the shoreline of a bay in Hurricane Hole, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Cattle graze on a ranch in western Montana.
Cattle graze on a ranch in western Montana.
Elk grazing at a feedground in Wyoming.
Elk grazing at a feedground in Wyoming.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter
Buff-breasted Sandpiper with transmitter
The 122nd Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, takes place on April 16, 2018. This Landsat 8 image shows the April landscape of eastern Massachusetts, before vegetation has greened up. The yellow line indicates the point-to-point route that the marathon follows.
The 122nd Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, takes place on April 16, 2018. This Landsat 8 image shows the April landscape of eastern Massachusetts, before vegetation has greened up. The yellow line indicates the point-to-point route that the marathon follows.
Sim Rivera demonstrating a groundwater model to children at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day outreach event.
Sim Rivera demonstrating a groundwater model to children at the Shinnecock Nation Earth Day outreach event.
Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms
Buff-breasted Sandpipers in Texas turf farms
Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde
Water-quality equipment - fouled sonde
USGS responsds to recent flooding near Houston, Texas on April 20, 2016.
USGS responsds to recent flooding near Houston, Texas on April 20, 2016.
Spectacled eider male and female flying near the Colville River in 2013.
Spectacled eider male and female flying near the Colville River in 2013.
This gear, known as a Russian corer, is commonly used to extract sediment cores from field sites.
This gear, known as a Russian corer, is commonly used to extract sediment cores from field sites.
A scientist walking on a trail in Grand Canyon, National Park
A scientist walking on a trail in Grand Canyon, National Park
A visit to the S Fk Flathead River above Twin Creek streamgage requires a trip across Hungry Horse Reservoir. Some mornings, the water is like glass.
A visit to the S Fk Flathead River above Twin Creek streamgage requires a trip across Hungry Horse Reservoir. Some mornings, the water is like glass.
Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
Digital Elevation Model in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA
Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist Mark Hansen working with Larsen Bay Mayor David Harmes on how the AVO-4 particulate monitor operates.
Alaska Volcano Observatory scientist Mark Hansen working with Larsen Bay Mayor David Harmes on how the AVO-4 particulate monitor operates.
Layered deposit of unconsolidated heavy mineral sands along the shores of Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Layered deposit of unconsolidated heavy mineral sands along the shores of Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Intensely altered propylitic rocks (red and yellow) in the Red Mountain mining district, overprinting the regional, propylitically altered igneous rocks (grayish-green), peaks at top of image. View to west.
Intensely altered propylitic rocks (red and yellow) in the Red Mountain mining district, overprinting the regional, propylitically altered igneous rocks (grayish-green), peaks at top of image. View to west.