Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
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Floating the mighty Rio Grande
Staff float down the Rio Grande in New Mexico as part of their Swiftwater Awareness training.
USGS uses drone with thermal infrared camera to study water resources
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS Hydrologist Eric White flies a small unoccupied aircraft system – sUAS or "drone" – equipped with a thermal infrared camera during a groundwater/surface-water exchange study along the East River in Gunnison National Forest near Gothic, Colorado, in August 2017.
USGS, Las Cruces Field Office
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center - Las Cruces Field Office location
Collecting sample for pesticide analyses, Big Horn River near Kane, WY
Sample collection from cableway above Big Horn River near Kane, Wyoming as part of project evaluating pesticides in Wyoming.
Sample collection from cableway above Big Horn River near Kane, Wyoming as part of project evaluating pesticides in Wyoming.
Taking water-quality equipment to Fogarty Creek
Taking water-quality equipment to Fogarty Creek
Taking water-quality equipment to Fogarty Creek
Setting up experimental restoration plots.
Field crew install a Restoration Field Trial Network garden in the rangelands of Northern Arizona.
Field crew install a Restoration Field Trial Network garden in the rangelands of Northern Arizona.
Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River
Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.
Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.
Fires in the Western United States
On an average day during the fire season, multiple wildfires burn in the western United States. For example, 216 fires were active on July 7, 2017. Firefighters were battling 27 of these fires through ground and air support.
On an average day during the fire season, multiple wildfires burn in the western United States. For example, 216 fires were active on July 7, 2017. Firefighters were battling 27 of these fires through ground and air support.
Real-time well at Five Springs Creek southeast of Lovell, Wyoming
Real-time well at Five Springs Creek southeast of Lovell, Wyoming
Real-time well at Five Springs Creek southeast of Lovell, Wyoming
Johanna Blake demonstrates how to use a water quality sonde
USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.
USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.
Hydrologists doing field work near Farmington, NM
USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.
USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Using a GPS station to get highly precise streamflow measurement
Measuring streamflow using bridge crane, Powder River at Sussex
Measuring streamflow using bridge crane and AA meter, Powder River at Sussex
Measuring streamflow using bridge crane and AA meter, Powder River at Sussex
Indian Paintbrush in front of the Rio Chama in New Mexico
This photo was taken during a routine site visit to measure streamflow on the Rio Chama in New Mexico.
This photo was taken during a routine site visit to measure streamflow on the Rio Chama in New Mexico.
Cooperators learn about Otowi Streamgage in New Mexico
Many eyes watch the amount of water running past the important Otowi streamflow gage. On May 23rd, Tyson Hatch from the New Mexico Water Science Center (NMWSC) presented an overview of the streamgaging activities of the Otowi Gage to participants of the Rio Chama Basin and San Juan-Chama Project Tour.
Many eyes watch the amount of water running past the important Otowi streamflow gage. On May 23rd, Tyson Hatch from the New Mexico Water Science Center (NMWSC) presented an overview of the streamgaging activities of the Otowi Gage to participants of the Rio Chama Basin and San Juan-Chama Project Tour.
Measuring stream stage on Muddy Creek near Dad
Measuring stream stage on Muddy Creek near Dad
Measuring stream stage on Muddy Creek near Dad
Springtime streamflow measurement, East Fork Smiths Fork
Springtime streamflow measurement, East Fork Smiths Fork
Springtime streamflow measurement, East Fork Smiths Fork
Remote Control Streamflow Measurement
Scientists from the USGS Albuquerque Field Office use an ADCP mounted on a remotely-controlled Q boat to measure the streamflow of the Rio Grande near Bosque Farms. Use of the Q boat allows our hydro techs to safely and quickly respond to flood events that may threaten the public.
Scientists from the USGS Albuquerque Field Office use an ADCP mounted on a remotely-controlled Q boat to measure the streamflow of the Rio Grande near Bosque Farms. Use of the Q boat allows our hydro techs to safely and quickly respond to flood events that may threaten the public.
Stacy M Kinsey collecting eDNA sample from Snake Riv nr Astoria HS
Stacy M Kinsey collecting eDNA sample from Snake Riv nr Astoria HS, WY
Stacy M Kinsey collecting eDNA sample from Snake Riv nr Astoria HS, WY
Processing a sample for detection of N. fowleri
Processing a sample for detection of N. fowleri
Processing a sample for detection of N. fowleri
Sumner Dam
Sunset after installing an Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter at Fort Sumner Main Canal near Fort Sumner, NM
Sunset after installing an Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter at Fort Sumner Main Canal near Fort Sumner, NM