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Looking upstream from weir past bridge are large “bubble-like” ice formations up to 3.8 feet tall.

Looking upstream from weir past bridge are large “bubble-like” ice formations up to 3.8 feet tall.

Ice spikes on the Knife River at Manning, North Dakota.  At the time, there was flow under the ice at 2.09 cubic feet per second.

A black and white photograph of a winter day at teh Bear Den Creek streamgage near Mandaree, North Dakota.

This is a winter view of a hillside in the Bear Den Creek Basin or North Dakota.

Winter at the Bear Den Creek streamgage near Mandaree, North Dakota.

A support pillar from a former bridge over the Yellowstone River near Cartwright, North Dakota.

Winter view of Little Muddy River below Cow Creek near Williston, North Dakota.

A streamgage with outreach capabilities is under construction at Rapid Creek at Rapid City (06414000), which is located in Founders Park in Rapid City, SD. The gage will provided visitors with information about how streamflow is measured and other water-resource topics. Streamgage is operated in cooperation with the City of Rapid City.

Small stock dam near West Brule Community. A reconnaissance-level study of selected wetlands on and near the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in South Dakota was completed in 2012-13 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe using ground surveys and water-quality analyses.

Dugout at unnamed slough. A reconnaissance-level study of selected wetlands on and near the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in South Dakota was completed in 2012-13 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe using ground surveys and water-quality analyses.

View of unnamed slough wetland area. A reconnaissance-level study of selected wetlands on and near the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in South Dakota was completed in 2012-13 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe using ground surveys and water-quality analyses.

View of inundated dugout berms at Miller Pond wetland area. A reconnaissance-level study of selected wetlands on and near the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in South Dakota was completed in 2012-13 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe using ground surveys and water-quality analyses.

Water control structure near the USGS streamgage on Bear Den Creek, near Mandaree, North Dakota.

A picture of the cableway saddle block used to support the cableway that allows USGS personnel to make streamflow measurements on Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, ND.

This is the USGS streamgage shelter for Bear Den Creek near Mandaree, North Dakota.  The antenna on top sends streamflow data via satellite to the USGS National Water Information System.

Floating ice disk on the Pembina River at Neche, North Dakota.  It was discovered by USGS personnel while collecting hydrologic data at the gage site.  

This picture highlights layers of earth and sky near the Missouri River in the vicinity of Nohly, Montana.

View of the Snowden Lift Bridge over the Missouri River at Nohly, Montana.

Leaves near the headwaters of the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park, Minnesota.

North Dakota scenery in Ward County, north of Sawyer.