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Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS)

February 3, 2022
Access HIVIS

Many USGS water-resource monitoring sites have webcams installed to allow remote visibility of current water and environmental conditions, identify technical issues, verify remote measurements, and gather data for visual analyses. The Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS) provides access to still-frame images and timelapse videos from our active webcams. Many sites also pair recent still-frame images to an interactive hydrograph.

Webcam timelapse showing growth and recession of ice conditions on the Rock River, Wis.
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Timelapse of webcam images taken at USGS streamgage 05430500 Rock River at Afton, WI during January 2022. Current webcam imagery for this site is available on the USGS HIVIS website.
Screenshot of USGS HIVIS webcam imagery and interactive hydrograph
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Screenshot of the USGS streamgage 05430500 Rock River at Afton, WI webcam from the Hydrologic Imagery Visualization and Information System (HIVIS).