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Image shows flooding around a streamgage at Addicks Reservoir
Hurricane Harvey Flooding at Addicks Reservoir
Hurricane Harvey Flooding at Addicks Reservoir
Hurricane Harvey Flooding at Addicks Reservoir

USGS field crew measure reservoir water-level data at Addicks Reservoir, which are critical for helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers make informed reservoir operation decisions.

USGS field crew measure reservoir water-level data at Addicks Reservoir, which are critical for helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers make informed reservoir operation decisions.

Image shows a police car in a flooded roadway in Texas
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point
Hurricane Harvey Flooding on Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point

USGS field crews made multiple record high flood measurements on Aug. 27, including downstream of Addicks and Barker dam. Flood measurements near Addicks and Barker dam are critical for making public safety decisions, as 1.2 million people live downstream.

USGS field crews made multiple record high flood measurements on Aug. 27, including downstream of Addicks and Barker dam. Flood measurements near Addicks and Barker dam are critical for making public safety decisions, as 1.2 million people live downstream.

USGS scientist Jeff East is monitoring streamflow and flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane Harvey
USGS Scientist Monitoring Streamflow & Flooding from Hurricane Harvey

In addition to staff that conduct field measurements of flooding conditions, others monitor information indoors. Here, USGS scientist Jeff East is monitoring streamflow and flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

 

Scientist taking a photo.
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane Harvey
Flood measurements in Houston during Hurricane Harvey
USGS scientist Matthew Barnes makes the highest streamflow measurement ever recorded at Eagle Ferry Rd near Anahuac, Texas.
Highest streamflow recorded near Anahuac, Texas.
Highest streamflow recorded near Anahuac, Texas.
Highest streamflow recorded near Anahuac, Texas.

USGS scientist Matthew Barnes makes the highest streamflow measurement ever recorded at Eagle Ferry Rd near Anahuac, Texas. Find more
information from this site information here: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=08042558

Satellite picture of Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on the night of August 25, 2017. It then stalled over southeastern Texas as a tropical storm and continued to creep northeast over Louisiana.

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on the night of August 25, 2017. It then stalled over southeastern Texas as a tropical storm and continued to creep northeast over Louisiana.

USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS storm-tide sensor installed in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas. 
USGS scientist installs a storm-tide sensor
USGS scientist installs a storm-tide sensor
USGS scientist installs a storm-tide sensor

USGS scientist Charles Hartmann installs a storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey in Carancahua Bay, Texas. 

USGS scientists installs storm-tide sensor in preparation for Hurricane Harvey
USGS scientists installs storm-tide sensor
USGS scientists installs storm-tide sensor
USGS scientists flags a debris line on a telephone pole
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone pole
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone pole
USGS scientist flags a debris line on a telephone pole

USGS hydrologic technician Brandon Cooper flags a debris line on a telephone pole approximately 14.3 feet above the ground and located about 245 feet east of the bridge on Keith Road over Boggy Creek, September 15, 2017. 

USGS hydrologic technician Brandon Cooper flags a debris line on a telephone pole approximately 14.3 feet above the ground and located about 245 feet east of the bridge on Keith Road over Boggy Creek, September 15, 2017. 

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