Images

A high-water mark disc was installed into a tree next to the Ottauquechee River in Bridgewater, Vermont. This high-water mark indicates how high the flood waters from the river during the July 2023 heavy-rainfall event.

A hydrologic technician uses a wading discharge measurement instrument in front of a culvert near East Branch Dead Creek near Bridport, Vermont. A USGS streamgage station is nearby.

Hydrologic technician showing a high-water mark on a debris line next to the Black River in Ludlow Vermont.

An acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) is pulled across the Deerfield River in West Deerfield, Massachusetts during a flood event caused by heavy precipitation. This measurement was taken near USGS streamgage 01170000.

 Langdon Street Bridge stream gage 04285800 on the North Branch Winooski River

High-water mark on door at Federal Building, Montpelier, Vermont during major flood event in July 2023.

High-water mark on door at Montpelier, Vermont Federal Building during major flood event in July 2023.

Townshend Dam on the West River in Townshend, Vermont, released water after flooding raised the water levels significantly in mid-July 2023.

A UAS demonstration in Woods Hole, Massachusetts with WH-Coastal and Marine Science Center personnel and NE Region administration.

Summer 2023 NER Photo Contest Winner: Jin-Si Over, People category

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).       

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River stage is so high here it is touching the bottom of a metal truss bridge in Montpelier, Vermont.

Heavy rainfall from a two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023.

Flooded stairwell to Montpelier, Vermont Federal Building during historical flood event.

Hydrologic technician details a high-water mark next to the Winooski River in Vermont above the Hurricane Irene plate.

A streamgage station on Otter Creek in Center Rutland, Vermont (04282000).              

Heavy rainfall from two-day storm prompted extreme flooding in parts of Vermont in July 2023. The Winooski River overflowed into downtown Montpelier.

A still image taken from a USGS Flow Photo Explorer camera (Pl_06.5) shows isolated pools in a small stream in Shenandoah National Park.

This is the "Douglas Flood Rock,” which has been used to document floods near Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont, since 1811. Local engravers in the area mark the flood rock at the highest water level after every big flood event. Locally called “Flood Rock,” this marble ledge is listed in the Pittsford Second Sentry Historical Book.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various hydrologic monitoring activities in New England states.

A collage of images depicting USGS employees working on various water resources activities in New England states.

A stormdrain receiving water input during a high-precipitation storm in Massachusetts.