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Hydrologic Technician Andy Cloutier visited USGS gaging station 01069500 on the Mousam River at West Kennebunk, Maine in mid-April of 2021.

Continuous stage only gaging station located at Mystic River at Rt. 1 bridge, Connecticut (USGS Site ID 412117071580800)

Tidal monitoring gage on a drawbridge over the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut.

Studying the mountain streams and rivers of New England means never being too far from a scenic and historic waterfall, like the Burlington Falls on Bunnell Brook pictured here. This natural resource attracted small industries to a mostly rural Burlington, CT in the early-19th century.

The north side of the Gainer Memorial Dam, Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island. 

The south side of the Gainer Memorial Dam, Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island. The reservoir began storing water on November 10, 1925.

A long exposure shot shows the flow and direction of water through the gage pool during a high-flow event in April 2021. Looking upstream you can see the staff plate and a felled tree which is not impacting flow.

Block Island Sound view from shore of Block Island, Rhode Island. Tall grass on the beach and a cargo ship in the background.

Block Island Sound from shore of Block Island, Rhode Island. A ferry making its way to a shore in the background.

Hydrologic technician making groundwater measurements and inspecting the USGS groundwater site monitoring equipment.

USGS scientists collecting lake-bottom sediments from Ashumet Pond on Cape Cod, Massachusetts for use in laboratory experiments on the fate of PFAS at groundwater/surface-water boundaries. The sediments are collected by pushing a tube into the lake bottom and transferring the sediment and pore water into glass jars.  

Photograph of U.S. Geological Survey technician collecting an isokinetic equal-width increment water sample at USGS streamgage 01115265, Hemlock Brook at King Road near Foster, Rhode Island.

The photo shows a Belfort Weighing Bucket, Tipping Bucket,  Aerochem, Ott Pluvio , Hubbard Brook, and standard rain gage. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont. 

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USGS employees on boat

Photo of a recently retrieved frost tube during the Snow Depth and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) measurement. Sleepers River Research Watershed, Danville, Vermont.

Connor Gregoire chiseling ice for a Qm @ 01193500

USGS gaging station on the Sandy River near Mercer, Maine, station 01048000 during winter.

Winter scenery of the Segreganset River at North Dighton, Massachusetts, February 12, 2021.

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A downstream view from the bridge during a blizzard, with ice forming on both edges of the river.

The USGS is conducting a study to characterize groundwater and surface water-quality to address the need for a better understanding of nutrient inputs to the coastal waters. The initial focus of the study is on local-scale hydrologic monitoring adjacent to Academy Cove.