Images

A photo of USGS equipment and monitoring site on a bridge at Milford Lake.

The City of Wichita's Equus Beds Aquifer Storage and Recovery Phase II river intake structure near Sedgwick, Kansas. A new USGS study shows that water quality on the Little Arkansas River and in the Equus Beds aquifer has not substantially changed since 2007 recharge activities began in the Equus Beds aquifer.

USGS scientists monitor the water quality off a bridge near Sedgwick, Kansas. A new USGS study shows that water quality on the Little Arkansas River and in the Equus Beds aquifer has not substantially changed since 2007 recharge activities began in the Equus Beds aquifer.

USGS Hydrologist lowers a D-96 sediment sampler into the Neosho River using a small crane from on top a bridge at Burlingame Kansas.

Trees line both banks of the murky Neosho River at Neosho Rapids. Some tree debris floats in the middle of the river.

USGS Hydrologist taking a measurement under a bridge in Johnson County.

USGS hydrologist drills through the ice on the Kansas River in order to take depth measurements.

USGS remote boat measures streamflow on the river. In the background the opposite shore is seen lined with leafless trees.

Photo taken from a bridge above a USGS Hydrologist taking a routine streamflow measurement. In the center of the stream suspended sediment can be seen flowing downstream. 

A USGS truck is parked on a small bridge crossing a stream. Small bits of snow lays in the grass next to the bridge.

USGS employees gathering water samples on a boat in the middle of Milford Lake in Kansas.

John Redmond Reservoir Outlet, June 22, 2015. Ten thousand cubic feet per second being released.

Photo of side view of a bridge crossing the murky brown Neosho River. Greenery covers both banks of the river.

A USGS vehicle is parked next to a sign that reads, "Notice Coast Guard Approved Personal Flotation Devices Must Be Worn WHEN IN WATER Beyond This Point". In the background the John Redmond Reservoir spillway can be seen.

Dr. Michael T. Meyer in the laboratory working with a ultrapressure liquid chromatograph/tandem mass spectrometer. 

A photo taken during the early morning from a boat near a bridge at De Soto, Kansas. Light fog covers the water and the bridge.

Trees line both sides of the Kansas River and a light fog rests over the River itself. The sun sits high in the sky.

A posted sign at Milford Lake warns and educates visitors on the dangers of Blue Green Algae. In the background a USGS boat is tied to the dock.

An Old rusted I-beam rests in a rural stream in Johnson County.

USGS scientists used advanced analytical equipment to investigate the composition of POEA (polyoxyethylene tallow amine).

A photo overlooking the Water One intakes along the Kansas River.