USGS Director, David Applegate visits Great Salt Lake with Rocky Mt Region Director, Peter Griffiths, UT WSC Director, David O'Leary, UT WSC scientists, and many cooperators.
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USGS Director, David Applegate visits Great Salt Lake with Rocky Mt Region Director, Peter Griffiths, UT WSC Director, David O'Leary, UT WSC scientists, and many cooperators.
Dolores River, CO
The Dolores River, CO, a tributary of the Colorado River. USGS scientists are studying salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin.
The Dolores River, CO, a tributary of the Colorado River. USGS scientists are studying salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin.
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT. USGS scientists are studying how salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin has changed over time and how factors like irrigation and climate influence salinity.
Salt deposits outside Moab, UT. USGS scientists are studying how salinity in the Upper Colorado Basin has changed over time and how factors like irrigation and climate influence salinity.
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Scientists prepare to remove water-quality platform from the lake for the winter.
Scientists prepare to remove water-quality platform from the lake for the winter.
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USGS boat approaches water-quality platform. Technicians prepare to pull anchor and remove for lake for winter.
USGS boat approaches water-quality platform. Technicians prepare to pull anchor and remove for lake for winter.
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USGS prepares to connect with water-quality platform to service instrumentation and prepare to remove from lake for winter.
USGS prepares to connect with water-quality platform to service instrumentation and prepare to remove from lake for winter.
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Photographer, Jake Seawolf, captured an aerial view of Bear Lake, USGS boat, and employees on a water-quality platform on a cold and blustery November day using a drone. Jake volunteered his time and talents with the USGS. He is a full-time professional photographer for the US Army.
Photographer, Jake Seawolf, captured an aerial view of Bear Lake, USGS boat, and employees on a water-quality platform on a cold and blustery November day using a drone. Jake volunteered his time and talents with the USGS. He is a full-time professional photographer for the US Army.
Title page from WBD Standards TM11-a3 publication Version 5
Title page from the Federal Standards and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), Techniques and Methods 11-A3, Fifth Edition, 2022.This document establishes Federal standards and procedures for creating the WBD as seamless and hierarchical hydrologic unit data, based on topographic and hydrologic features at a 1:24,000 scale (Alaska at 1:
Title page from the Federal Standards and Procedures for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), Techniques and Methods 11-A3, Fifth Edition, 2022.This document establishes Federal standards and procedures for creating the WBD as seamless and hierarchical hydrologic unit data, based on topographic and hydrologic features at a 1:24,000 scale (Alaska at 1:
Landsat 8 Image of the Great Salt Lake in July, 2022
Natural Color Landsat 8 image of the Great Salt Lake, acquired on July 3, 2022. On July 3, the level of Great Salt Lake dropped below the October 2021 historic low elevation.
Natural Color Landsat 8 image of the Great Salt Lake, acquired on July 3, 2022. On July 3, the level of Great Salt Lake dropped below the October 2021 historic low elevation.
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Reserve
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge lies at the southern end of Ruby Valley in northeast Nevada. For more information visit the Ruby Lake NWR website.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Water Resources Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Water Availability and Use Science Program, Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Nevada Water Science Center, Oregon Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Western Ecological Research Center (WERC), Saline Lakes Ecosystems Integrated Water Availability Assessment
Sample Pickup
Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab
Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab
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Rachel Atkins (UT WSC) distributing sampling kits to the participating wastewater facilities for sample collection in Utah.
Rachel Atkins (UT WSC) distributing sampling kits to the participating wastewater facilities for sample collection in Utah.
Boxes for Days
A pyramid of sample boxes sent to the Utah Water Science Center, as an example of just how many boxes were needed for sampling for this project.
A pyramid of sample boxes sent to the Utah Water Science Center, as an example of just how many boxes were needed for sampling for this project.
Frequent Flyer Miles
Rachel Atkins brings collected samples to specific FedEx facilites to ship the precious cargo to West Virginia for processing.
Rachel Atkins brings collected samples to specific FedEx facilites to ship the precious cargo to West Virginia for processing.
Prepping boxes for sampling
Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.
Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.
Box Party at Utah WSC
Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities.
Sample boxes prepped in Utah for sampling to start take over offices as they wait to be delivered to facilities.
Pack Creek at Pack Creek Road Bridge river gage
Photo looking downstream from the Pack Creek Road Bridge shows the rain gage on top with a USGS sticker. Below is a solar panel for power. The other white round object contains the data logger and satellite antenna.
Photo looking downstream from the Pack Creek Road Bridge shows the rain gage on top with a USGS sticker. Below is a solar panel for power. The other white round object contains the data logger and satellite antenna.
Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low
USGS hydrologic technician Travis Gibson confirms Great Salt Lake water levels at the SaltAire gauge.
USGS hydrologic technician Travis Gibson confirms Great Salt Lake water levels at the SaltAire gauge.
Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low
A sailboat is removed from the Great Salt Lake Marina due to low lake levels.
A sailboat is removed from the Great Salt Lake Marina due to low lake levels.
Great Salt Lake May Reach Historic Low Soon
Decreasing water levels in the southern arm of the Great Salt Lake expose microbialite communities that are normally underwater.
Decreasing water levels in the southern arm of the Great Salt Lake expose microbialite communities that are normally underwater.
Lake Powell Cathedral in the Desert
Serene spot on Lake Powell creates a sacred space at the Cathedral in the Desert, where the sun's light streams through the cliff tops above.
Serene spot on Lake Powell creates a sacred space at the Cathedral in the Desert, where the sun's light streams through the cliff tops above.