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USGS technicians measure discharge on Schoharie Creek after Hurricane Irene.

A breach in the coastline of Rodanthe, North Carolina, caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Repeated storm impacts, combined with sea level rise, make the development and improvement of models that help forecast coastal change very important to planners working to build more resilient communities

Flood damage to Eunice Williams Road in Greenfield, MA on the Green River from tropical storm Irene on August, 28, 2011.

USGS hydrologist holding a dry erase board to identify the storm surge sensor location deployment on August 27, 2011. The sensor is strapped to the back of a dock piling on the Saugatuck River in Westport, CT owned by the Saugatuck River Rowing Club.

In anticipation of coastal tidal storm surge from high winds associated with Tropical Storm Irene, USGS deployed a series of storm surge sensors along the New England coastline to monitor the severity of storm surge.

USGS hydrologist pointing to the location of a storm surge sensor deployment near the mouth of the Housatonic River in Stratford, CT at the Sikorsky aircraft facility on August 27, 2011.

Another deployment type prior to Irene was a Rapid Deployment Gage established along Interstate 95 on Taylor River in Hampton, New Hampshire on August 26, 2011. The gage was installed to monitor river stage for potential flooding of the Interstate.

Hydrologic Technicians strapping a water level sensor to a retaining wall piling in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Irene and its storm surge. 

Fog is common near open-water leads in the Arctic Ocean, and leaves ice everywhere aboard the ship.  A clear blue sky is a bright background to show the thick ice left after the fog lifted.

USGS station ID 01199000 Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT, the top photo is the river at a “normal” flow on March 30, 2017, and the bottom picture is the river on August 29, 2011, the day after Irene hit New England. This station is located at the outflow of a hydroelect

Electronics for controlling the moving arm in the open pressure housing.

Calvert Cliffs on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Sampling Groundwater on Long Island

Groundwater measurement - discrete -  gw well S-8843, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

U.S. Geological Survey scientist collecting elevation data on the bluff of Alaska’s north coast.

Eider duck eggs in a nest on Arey Island, Alaska. 

USGS staffer collecting groundwater sample on Long Island

The large white radar dome is a former Distant Early Warning Line site, which sits atop a permafrost bluff on Barter Island, Alaska.

East-Central Adirondack Stream in New York

Stream gaging station on North Buck Creek, NY

Equipment for Monitoring the Flow, Chemistry and Macroinvertebrates of Streams throughout the Adirondack Ecoregion