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SPCMSC scientist Anastasios Stathakopoulos performs surveys on the coral-rubble keys in Dry Tortugas National Park. View is looking west from Long Key with Fort Jefferson in the background.

 The USGS coastal camera at Madeira Beach, FL was recently repaired by staff at the SPCMSC. Near real-time images are again available to be viewed on USGS webpages.

Aerial view of Chattahoochee River in Harris County, Georgia.

Research Geologist Rose Palermo records elevation for a sediment core collected on Silver Key, FL.

Map of the Texas and Louisiana coast showing the tracks of Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020 along with the extent of hurricane warnings for each storm. The yellow dots indicate the location of USGS storm tide sensors that measured water levels during each event. 

Julie Hobbs, a USGS hydrologic technician, installs a wave sensor near Venice, Fla., Monday, October 7, 2024, ahead of Hurricane Milton’s projected landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday. USGS photo by Sean Townsend. 

USGS Hydrologic Technician Pamela Loftin looks on at the aftermath of severe flooding on Pigeon River in Newport, Tennessee. USGS crews were onsite October 1 to measure high-water marks to determine how high the flood waters reached at this location. Photo by Logan Combs, USGS. 

Andrew Robinson, a USGS hydrological technician, is making a measurement at Ebenezer Creek at Springfield, GA. This site number is 02198690. (Photo by Andrew Robinson, USGS.)

Drew Robinson, a USGS hydrological technician, is putting a Rapid Deployment Gauge together for the Georgia Department of Transportation on Wednesday, August 7. He built the RDG and deployed it in Statesboro in the early evening. That RDG was used to help the local community experiencing bad floods on Lotts Creek.

U.S. Geological Survey, Caribbean Florida Water Science Center main office, located in 10770 N 46th St, Tampa, FL 33617.

Mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers and help United States Geological Survey(USGS) scientists establish a Lepidoptera Research Collection (LRC). Specimens will help USGS scientists identify contaminants and environmental factors which may be contributing to the decline of insect populations.

High water in the Walnut Creek watershed in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2022. Flooding can impact nearby infrastructure, including homes, businesses, roads and trails. Credit: Kristina Hopkins, USGS.

A map of black carp observations in the Mississippi River basin reported to the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database as of November 30, 2022. This map is not a complete representation of species abundance or distribution. These data include incidental captures by the public and reports from federal and state agencies.

Legna Torres-Garcia deploys oceanographic instrumentation to measure waves, currents, water temperature and water levels in Dorado, Puerto Rico in October 2022. This deployment will improve computer model accuracy related to total water level forecast. USGS Photo by David Thompson.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS scientist Scott Greenwood services the USGS streamgage on the St. Johns River near Sanford, Florida. Photograph taken October 6, 2022. Credit: Gene Grimm, USGS.

After Hurricane Ian, USGS safety and occupational health specialist Sean Raabe retrieves a USGS storm surge sensor at Fernandina Beach, Florida. Photograph taken October 5, 2022. Credit: Hannah Flynn, USGS.

USGS hydrologic technician Megan Bock surveys high water marks from Hurricane Ian in Marineland, Florida. Photograph taken October 4, 2022. Credit: Fabian Kahn, USGS.

USGS hydrologic technician Emily Robinson documents high water marks from Hurricane Ian on a house near Buckingham, Florida. Photograph taken October 2, 2022. Credit: Roberto Ravelo, USGS.

USGS safety and occupational health specialist Sean Raabe verifies the elevation of a USGS water level sensor in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Photograph taken October 2, 2022. Credit: Hannah Flynn, USGS.