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Images from USGS Chesapeake Bay reports and field activities are available to visualize and help translate the science. They are available for your use, just please cite the USGS as the source of respective images.

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White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh

A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.

A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.

A USGS technician samples the Rappahannock River from a suspended cable car.
Sampling the Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg
Sampling the Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg
Sampling the Rappahannock River Near Fredericksburg

A USGS technician samples the Rappahannock River from a suspended cable car near Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.

A USGS technician samples the Rappahannock River from a suspended cable car near Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.

Sand filter and dry detention pond located in Clarksburg, Maryland. Behind a residential neighborhood.
Sand filter and dry detention pond located in Clarksburg, Maryland
Sand filter and dry detention pond located in Clarksburg, Maryland
Sand filter and dry detention pond located in Clarksburg, Maryland

Photograph of sand filter and dry detention pond located in Clarksburg, Maryland.

Photo of Smith Creek, taken from the middle of the shallow stream with both banks visible and grassy.
Smith Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia
Smith Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia
Smith Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia

Photograph taken in the middle of Smith Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. The creek appears shallow and the creek banks are grassy.

Photograph taken in the middle of Smith Creek in Rockingham County, Virginia. The creek appears shallow and the creek banks are grassy.

Chesapeake Bay 2014 Landsat imagery
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014
Chesapeake Bay Landsat mosaic 2014

Chesapeake Bay and surroundings, mosaic of 5 Landsat images taken in October and November 2014.

Chesapeake Bay and surroundings, mosaic of 5 Landsat images taken in October and November 2014.

USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek
USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek

USGS scientists collecting surface water samples from Pine Creek

Banded killifish
Banded killifish
Banded killifish
Banded killifish

Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), an example of an “opportunistic” species that can capitalize on destabilized stream flows and temperatures.

Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus), an example of an “opportunistic” species that can capitalize on destabilized stream flows and temperatures.

Bridge over the Pamunkey River with a water quality sampling shuttle in the river, attached to the bridge.
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA
Sampling from bridge over the Pamunkey River near Hanover, VA

Water quality sampling from the bridge over the Pamunkey River using a weighted D-95 water sampler. Near Hanover, Virginia.

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.

Water quality sampling from the bridge over the Pamunkey River using a weighted D-95 water sampler. Near Hanover, Virginia.

This site is the location of a River Input Monitoring (RIM) Station.