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Images from the Southeast Region.
This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the North Carolina's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2010. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.
This diagram uses a "cylinder and pipe" layout to show the source (surface water or groundwater) of the North Carolina's freshwater and for what purposes the water was used in 2010. The data are broken out for each category of use by surface water and groundwater as the source.
Photo of Sunset Beach, Florida, during tropical storm Colin in June 2016. The storm resulted in large waves and elevated water levels that caused erosion in this area, as can be seen in the scarp forming at the vegetation line. CMHRP researchers surveyed the elevation of the beach before and after the storm to quantify the storm's impacts.
Photo of Sunset Beach, Florida, during tropical storm Colin in June 2016. The storm resulted in large waves and elevated water levels that caused erosion in this area, as can be seen in the scarp forming at the vegetation line. CMHRP researchers surveyed the elevation of the beach before and after the storm to quantify the storm's impacts.
Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right). The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains).
Panoramic view (~270 degrees) looking across the Blue Ridge of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee (from left to right). The Valley and Ridge is in the distance (gap between mountains).
Radium Springs, Georgia, during drought conditions.
Radium Springs, Georgia, during drought conditions.
Landscape view Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina
► Project: Continuous Water-Quality Monitoring at Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina
Landscape view Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina
► Project: Continuous Water-Quality Monitoring at Lake Mattamuskeet, North Carolina
Scientists used a core from this Massive Starlet (Siderastrea siderea) coral colony in Dry Tortugas National Park to reconstruct ocean temperatures going back to 1837. Photo: USGS
Scientists used a core from this Massive Starlet (Siderastrea siderea) coral colony in Dry Tortugas National Park to reconstruct ocean temperatures going back to 1837. Photo: USGS
A USGS diver beside a Massive Starlet (Siderastrea siderea) coral colony in Dry Tortugas National Park. Scientists used a core from this coral to reconstruct ocean temperatures going back to 1837. Photo: USGS, May 2012
A USGS diver beside a Massive Starlet (Siderastrea siderea) coral colony in Dry Tortugas National Park. Scientists used a core from this coral to reconstruct ocean temperatures going back to 1837. Photo: USGS, May 2012
Waterfall in Appalachian Forest
Pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea leaves filled with water in a bog in northern Florida.
Pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea leaves filled with water in a bog in northern Florida.
Fishing guide Camp Walker, Catalyst Charters, of Islamorada, Fla., took this photo of a Burmese python swimming in Florida Bay from the end of Twisty Channel toward End Key on Nov. 16, 2011.
Fishing guide Camp Walker, Catalyst Charters, of Islamorada, Fla., took this photo of a Burmese python swimming in Florida Bay from the end of Twisty Channel toward End Key on Nov. 16, 2011.
Picture of the Outer Banks in South Carolina, November 2011
Picture of the Outer Banks in South Carolina, November 2011
Picture of the Outer Banks in late fall (South Carolina, 2011)
Picture of the Outer Banks in late fall (South Carolina, 2011)
Picture of the Outer Banks in late fall (South Carolina, 2011)
Picture of the Outer Banks in late fall (South Carolina, 2011)
The sun begins to set through the trees within the Outer Banks, South Carolina (November 2011).
The sun begins to set through the trees within the Outer Banks, South Carolina (November 2011).
Oblique aerial photograph near Rodanthe, North Carolina, looking south along the coast on August 30, 2011, three days after landfall of Hurricane Irene.
Oblique aerial photograph near Rodanthe, North Carolina, looking south along the coast on August 30, 2011, three days after landfall of Hurricane Irene.
Flint River Below Georgia Power Dam.
Flint River Below Georgia Power Dam.
Measuring discharge during May 2011 Memphis, Tennessee flood
Measuring discharge during May 2011 Memphis, Tennessee flood
USGS boat crew prepares for a discharge measurement during May 2011 Memphis, Tennessee flooding
USGS boat crew prepares for a discharge measurement during May 2011 Memphis, Tennessee flooding
Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
Tangled web of prop roots from red mangrove trees, intermixed with black mangroves and white mangroves farther back in the forest. Mangrove forests cover much of the southwestern coastal region of Everglades National Park. The red mangroves are the most salinity tolerant and grow with their prop roots in the water or within the range of high tide.
Rainbow Springs, Florida, USA
Florida Everglades