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A hydrotech takes a water sample from a stream.

Water Quality Sampling at Accotink Creek
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Water-quality data collected at Lake Anne, Reston, Virginia, 1997-1999

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National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Great Salt Lake basins study unit

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Model application: modeling lake ice phenology in Minnesota, 1980-2018

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Water quality of Lake Waramaug and surrounding watershed, Litchfield County, Connecticut

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Inflow, outflow, and water quality of Mission Lake, north-central Montana

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Water-quality assessment of Lake Houston near Houston, Texas, 2000-2004

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USGS scientists Lisa Ashmore and Lee Bodkin collect water-quality samples on Lake Houston in response to Harvey.

Collecting Water Quality Samples following Harvey
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Hydrology and water quality of East Lake Tohopekaliga, Osceola County, Florida

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Winter precipitation and summer temperature predict lake water quality at macroscales

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Ground-water quality in the Lake Champlain basin, New York, 2004

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Ground-water movement and water quality in Lake Point, Tooele County, Utah, 1999-2003

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High-resolution spatial water-quality and discrete phytoplankton data, Owasco Lake, Seneca Lake, and Skaneateles Lake, Finger Lakes Region, New York, 2018-2019

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Sediment deposition and selected water-quality characteristics in Cedar Lake and Lake Olathe, Northeast Kansas, 2000

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Lake levels, streamflow, and surface-water quality in the Devils Lake area, North Dakota, through 1997

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Effects of water level and climate on the hydrodynamics and water quality of Anvil Lake, Wisconsin, a shallow seepage lake

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Water quality and seepage estimates collected at Lake Spokane, WA, 2016-2019

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Photo of USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments before going out on the Great Salt Lake.

USGS scientists prepare water-quality instruments

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Data on water quality, lake sediment, and lake-level fluctuation, St. Croix Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, 1981-87

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Chemical quality of ground water in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85

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Water budget and water quality of Ward Lake, flow and water-quality characteristics of the Braden River estuary, and the effects of Ward Lake on the hydrologic system, west-central Florida

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Hydrology, water quality, and phosphorus loading of Kirby Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin

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Water quality in Gaines Creek and Gaines Creek Arm, Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma

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Water-quality trends using sediment cores from White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas

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Sunset over Lake Michigan

Small Streams Shown to Have Big Water Quality Impacts on Lake Michigan

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Ground-water levels and water quality in an area near Topaz Lake, Douglas County, Nevada

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Geochemical data for selected streams in the Clear Lake basin, Lake County, California

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Historical and predicted water temperature, light, and phytoplankton in Lake Michigan from 2005-2016, 2041-2049 and 2091-2099

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Phytoplankton pigment data collected from surface waters in the Lake Pontchartrain estuary, Louisiana, from November 2024 to May 2025

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Hydrology, water quality, trophic status, and aquatic plants of Fowler Lake, Wisconsin

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