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Aerial view of Yellowstone River valley northeast of Billings
Yellowstone River valley northeast of Billings from 37,002 feet, Yellowstone County, Montana
Yellowstone River valley northeast of Billings from 37,002 feet, Yellowstone County, Montana
Yellowstone River valley northeast of Billings from 37,002 feet, Yellowstone County, Montana

Yellowstone River Valley, northeast of Billings, from 37,002 feet, Delta Flight 610, Seattle to Atlanta, Yellowstone County, Montana . Photograph by Alan Cressler, USGS

Water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River
Water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River
Water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River
Water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River

Example water budget visualization for Buck Creek-Delaware River showing the difference between inflow and outflow components.  Full visualization application is located at https://cida.usgs.gov/nwc-static/waterbudget-viz/

Diagram showing source and use of freshwater in the U.S. in 2015, by category
Source and use of freshwater in the U.S. in 2015
Source and use of freshwater in the U.S. in 2015
Source and use of freshwater in the U.S. in 2015

Source and Use of Freshwater in the United States, 2015

This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.

Source and Use of Freshwater in the United States, 2015

This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.

Diagram showing source and use of water in the U.S. in 2015, by category
Source and use of water in the U.S. in 2015
Source and use of water in the U.S. in 2015
Source and use of water in the U.S. in 2015

Source and Use of Water in the United States, 2015

This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's water and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.

Source and Use of Water in the United States, 2015

This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the Nation's water and for what purposes the water was used in 2015. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.

Real-time flow meter on an Arkansas irrigation well
Real-time flow meter on an Arkansas irrigation well
Real-time flow meter on an Arkansas irrigation well
Real-time flow meter on an Arkansas irrigation well

Real-time flow meter installed on a center-pivot irrigation well in Mississippi County, Arkansas as part of a cooperative project conducted between USGS and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. The meter will measure water use for irrigation, providing data which will help improve water-use information in other locations as well.

Real-time flow meter installed on a center-pivot irrigation well in Mississippi County, Arkansas as part of a cooperative project conducted between USGS and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. The meter will measure water use for irrigation, providing data which will help improve water-use information in other locations as well.

Scientist standing in streamgaging platform hanging over a river.
Measuring the Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA
Measuring the Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA
Measuring the Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA

USGS Hydrologic Technician Kim Cesal measuring 3170 cfs at 12409000 Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA. This measurement is the highest made at the gaging site. The gage has been in operation since October 1922. The gage was installed to monitor flows from Meyer Falls Dam and Power Generation.

USGS Hydrologic Technician Kim Cesal measuring 3170 cfs at 12409000 Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA. This measurement is the highest made at the gaging site. The gage has been in operation since October 1922. The gage was installed to monitor flows from Meyer Falls Dam and Power Generation.

Photograph of Freeport McMoRan Safford Copper Mine in Arizona
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Photograph of Freeport McMoRan-Safford Copper Mine in Arizona. Photograph taken by Thomas J. Porter (USGS) on September 19, 2016, Latitude 32.85992 deg N, Longitude -109.622

Photo of the Colorado River near Moab, Utah
Colorado River Near Moab, Utah.
Colorado River Near Moab, Utah.
Colorado River Near Moab, Utah.

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. 

The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. 

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. 

The entire Colorado River Basin currently supports 50 million people, and that amount is expected to increase by 23 million between 2000 and 2030. A new USGS study shows more than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater. 

Thermoelectric power plant with cooling towers, smokestacks, and transmission towers
Thermoelectric power plant Bowen owned by Georgia Power Company
Thermoelectric power plant Bowen owned by Georgia Power Company
Thermoelectric power plant Bowen owned by Georgia Power Company

Thermoelectric power plant Bowen owned by Georgia Power Company, from Highway 113, Euharlee, Bartow County, Georgia. Plant Bowen is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States. Plant Bowen uses recirculating cooling, decreasing the amount of water that must be withdrawn.

Thermoelectric power plant Bowen owned by Georgia Power Company, from Highway 113, Euharlee, Bartow County, Georgia. Plant Bowen is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States. Plant Bowen uses recirculating cooling, decreasing the amount of water that must be withdrawn.

USGS streamgage on the Trask River
USGS streamgage on the Trask River
USGS streamgage on the Trask River

Trask River stage, discharge, and water-quality data are collected and used together to help monitor the current health of the river. Instream equipment is stored in protective housing to protect it from the elements. Data from the river are sent to equipment in the gage house, where it is stored then transmitted to USGS servers.

Trask River stage, discharge, and water-quality data are collected and used together to help monitor the current health of the river. Instream equipment is stored in protective housing to protect it from the elements. Data from the river are sent to equipment in the gage house, where it is stored then transmitted to USGS servers.

ModelMuse screen capture illustrating generating a mesh using GMSH.
Using Gmsh to generate a mesh
Using Gmsh to generate a mesh
Using Gmsh to generate a mesh

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh for SUTRA being generated by GMSH. This image is intended to be used as a thumbnail for a video.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh for SUTRA being generated by GMSH. This image is intended to be used as a thumbnail for a video.

ModelMuse screen capture with the words "This video will show how to run SUTRA and view the model results."
Running SUTRA and Displaying Model Results
Running SUTRA and Displaying Model Results
Running SUTRA and Displaying Model Results

ModelMuse screen capture with the words "This video will show how to run SUTRA and view the model results."

ModelMuse screen capture with text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA...
Starting a new SUTRA model
Starting a new SUTRA model
Starting a new SUTRA model

ModelMuse screen capture with the text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA in ModelMuse."

ModelMuse screen capture with the text "This is the first of several videos that give an introduction to working with SUTRA in ModelMuse."

ModelMuse screen capture showing some of the changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA models.
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA
Main changes to the ModelMuse main window with SUTRA

This video describes some of the most obvious changes to ModelMuse when working with SUTRA models.

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA
Nodes and Elements in SUTRA

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh and the words "In SUTRA, some data are specified at nodes and some data are specified at elements."

Screen capture of ModelMuse with a mesh and the words "In SUTRA, some data are specified at nodes and some data are specified at elements."

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