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Great Salt Lake, declining water level
Great Salt Lake, declining water level
Great Salt Lake, declining water level
Great Salt Lake, declining water level

Great Salt Lake, declining water level

USGS gage house (stilling well) on Lake Fork above Moon Lake
Lake Fork above Moon Lake
Lake Fork above Moon Lake
Lake Fork above Moon Lake

Stilling well on Lake Fork above Moon Lake that is used to measure stream stage, and ultimately amount of water entering Moon Lake, on the south slope of the Uintas.

Stilling well on Lake Fork above Moon Lake that is used to measure stream stage, and ultimately amount of water entering Moon Lake, on the south slope of the Uintas.

Wading White River to determine stream discharge using Flow Tracker on clear fall day.
White River near Watson, Utah
White River near Watson, Utah
White River near Watson, Utah

Measuring discharge in White River near Watson, Utah using FlowTracker on sunny winter day.

Measuring discharge in White River near Watson, Utah using FlowTracker on sunny winter day.

ADCP measurement on Green River at Ouray, Utah from kayack.
Green River at Ouray, Utah
Green River at Ouray, Utah
Green River at Ouray, Utah

ADCP measurement from kayack on Green River at Ouray, Utah.

ADCP measurement from kayack on Green River at Ouray, Utah.

Double rainbow points to windmill on stormy day in Sevier desert.
Double Rainbow Sevier Desert
Double Rainbow Sevier Desert
Double Rainbow Sevier Desert

All rainbows end at a pot of water, well at least a windmill, in the Sevier Desert.

All rainbows end at a pot of water, well at least a windmill, in the Sevier Desert.

Jordan River water meets the Great Salt Lake and starts to mix at the Farmington Bay Outlet.
Farmington Bay Outflow
Farmington Bay Outflow
Farmington Bay Outflow

Different shades of green define the different algae-rich waters 

Different shades of green define the different algae-rich waters 

Looking northeast along the Bear River Duck Club Canal toward the Wellsville Mountains. 
Bear River, Utah
Bear River, Utah
Bear River, Utah

Looking northeast along the Bear River Duck Club Canal toward the Wellsville Mountains. 

Looking northeast along the Bear River Duck Club Canal toward the Wellsville Mountains. 

Photo of scientists testing where methane goes once released into streams
Evaluating the Fate of Methane Released into Streams
Evaluating the Fate of Methane Released into Streams
Evaluating the Fate of Methane Released into Streams

Scientists apply a new method for determining the fate of methane discharged into streams. Here, gas is injected into stream water along West Bear Creek, North Carolina. 

Scientists apply a new method for determining the fate of methane discharged into streams. Here, gas is injected into stream water along West Bear Creek, North Carolina. 

Photo of scientists testing where methane goes once released into streams
Scientists test where methane goes once released into streams
Scientists test where methane goes once released into streams
Scientists test where methane goes once released into streams

Scientists apply a new method for determining the fate of methane discharged into streams. Here, noble-gas (krypton) is injected using submerged gas-permeable tubing in West Bear Creek, North Carolina. 

 

Scientists apply a new method for determining the fate of methane discharged into streams. Here, noble-gas (krypton) is injected using submerged gas-permeable tubing in West Bear Creek, North Carolina. 

 

False-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Nov 2011
Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake

This is a false-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Nov 2011. The vegetation appears red.

This is a false-color-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Nov 2011. The vegetation appears red.

False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999
False-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999

This is a false-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999. Vegetation appears red.

This is a false-color-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1999. Vegetation appears red.

False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1987

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of the Great Salt Lake, taken in Sept, 1987. Vegetation appears red.

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of the Great Salt Lake, taken in Sept, 1987. Vegetation appears red.

South Fork of the Ogden River stream gage shelter, fall 1980.
South Fork of the Ogden River stream gage shelter, fall 1980
South Fork of the Ogden River stream gage shelter, fall 1980
South Fork of the Ogden River stream gage shelter, fall 1980

South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage shelter in the fall of 1980. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. 

South Fork of the Ogden River streamgage shelter in the fall of 1980. This streamgage has been monitoring water levels and flow since March 21, 1921, making it one of 25 centennial gauges in Utah. 

False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972
False-colored-composite satellite image, Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972. The vegetation appears red.

This is a false-colored-composite satellite image of Great Salt Lake, Sept 1972. The vegetation appears red.