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2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut

Station 01184100 Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut. 

Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut

Station 01196588 Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Photo shows dry river channel at location of staff gage.

Station 01196588 Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Photo shows dry river channel at location of staff gage.

2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Sudbury River near the USGS station 01098530 in Saxonville, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near USGS station 01109070, Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near USGS station 01109070, Dighton, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Quinebaug River, West Thompson, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Quinebaug River, West Thompson, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Quinebaug River, West Thompson, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Quinebaug River, West Thompson, Connecticut

Station 01124151 Quinebaug River West Thompson Connecticut. The photo shows the orifice line that senses the river stage. The orifice is out of water, so we were not able to collect stage or discharge data.

Station 01124151 Quinebaug River West Thompson Connecticut. The photo shows the orifice line that senses the river stage. The orifice is out of water, so we were not able to collect stage or discharge data.

Quinebaug River during 2020 drought, West Thompson, Connecticut
Quinebaug River during 2020 drought, West Thompson, Connecticut
Quinebaug River during 2020 drought, West Thompson, Connecticut
Quinebaug River during 2020 drought, West Thompson, Connecticut

Quinebaug River near West Thompson, Connecticut. Photo shows one of few deeper pools of water in the 01124151 station vicinity during drought.

Quinebaug River near West Thompson, Connecticut. Photo shows one of few deeper pools of water in the 01124151 station vicinity during drought.

USGS boat crew on Merrimack River, Massachusetts
USGS boat crew on Merrimack River, Massachusetts
USGS boat crew on Merrimack River, Massachusetts
USGS boat crew on Merrimack River, Massachusetts

Two USGS scientists traveling by boat to estuary sampling and monitoring stations, Merrimack River, Massachusetts

Two USGS scientists traveling by boat to estuary sampling and monitoring stations, Merrimack River, Massachusetts

USGS Hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler on the Merrimack River, Massachusetts
USGS hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler
USGS hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler
USGS hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler

USGS hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler on the Merrimack River, Massachusetts.

USGS hydrologist collecting water samples with a Van Dorn sampler on the Merrimack River, Massachusetts.

Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts (USGS ID: 010965985)
Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts
Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts
Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts

Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts (USGS ID: 010965985).

The site is one of the Merrimack project water quality sampling and monitoring stations.

Merrimack River near Aiken St Bridge, Lowell, Massachusetts (USGS ID: 010965985).

The site is one of the Merrimack project water quality sampling and monitoring stations.

Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape
Connecticut River landscape

A vibrant photograph of the Connecticut River and surrounding landscape. The River is bordered by farm fields with mountains in the distance. The image was taken from Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, MA​.​

A vibrant photograph of the Connecticut River and surrounding landscape. The River is bordered by farm fields with mountains in the distance. The image was taken from Mount Sugarloaf in South Deerfield, MA​.​

USGS gage 422302071083801 Fresh Pond at Cambridge, Massachusetts
USGS gage at Cambridge, Massachusetts
USGS gage at Cambridge, Massachusetts
USGS gage at Cambridge, Massachusetts

USGS gage 422302071083801 Fresh Pond in Gate House at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

USGS employee Sam Banas adjusting a solar panel and installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well.
USGS employee servicing groundwater well
USGS employee servicing groundwater well
USGS employee servicing groundwater well

USGS employee Sam Banas adjusting a solar panel and installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well.

Hydrologic Technician is drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger
Drilling holes in the ice using an ice auger

Hydrologic technician measured the streamflow of ice-covered rivers in Northern Maine as part of the North Index Trip. Certain gages are considered "Index" sites because they make for good references when comparing discharges of nearby streamgages, especially in frozen conditions. 

Hydrologic technician measured the streamflow of ice-covered rivers in Northern Maine as part of the North Index Trip. Certain gages are considered "Index" sites because they make for good references when comparing discharges of nearby streamgages, especially in frozen conditions. 

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​​​​​​​Surveyors Road

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | People
Surveyors Road

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | People
Surveyors Road

A woman in an orange winter hat and blue coat stands in front of a groundwater well in brown field.
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore
Groundwater Well in Mill Creek Basin in Cape Cod National Seashore

A Geoscientist-in-the-Park Guest Scientist for the National Park Service services a USGS groundwater well located within the Mill Creek basin near the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

A Geoscientist-in-the-Park Guest Scientist for the National Park Service services a USGS groundwater well located within the Mill Creek basin near the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.

Installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well
Installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well
Installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well
Installing real-time equipment onto a groundwater well

Hydrologic technician adjusting a solar panel while install​ing new real-time equipment and gage house onto a groundwater well. The site ID is: 423715072042801 MA-TMW 3R TEMPLETON, MA.

Hydrologic technician adjusting a solar panel while install​ing new real-time equipment and gage house onto a groundwater well. The site ID is: 423715072042801 MA-TMW 3R TEMPLETON, MA.

Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT
Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT
Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT
Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT

Photo Contest Winner | Nov. 2019 | USGS at Work
Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT

Photo Contest Winner | Nov. 2019 | USGS at Work
Randy Orndorff examines limestone on Lake Champlain, VT

Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data
Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data
Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data
Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data

Northeast Region Photo Contest, August 2019, Honorable Mention
Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data

Northeast Region Photo Contest, August 2019, Honorable Mention
Hydro tech, Alex Wong, collecting stream flow data

Monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, MA
Monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, MA
Monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, MA
Monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, MA

Photo showing monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Photo showing monitoring wells adjacent to Sailfish Drive, Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well, Seabrook, New Hampshire
Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well
Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well
Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well

Assessing the variability of arsenic over multiple time scales project.

Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well, Seabrook, New Hampshire.

Assessing the variability of arsenic over multiple time scales project.

Collection samples hourly at a private domestic bedrock well, Seabrook, New Hampshire.

Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains, New Hampshire, in winter
Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains, New Hampshire, in winter
Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains, New Hampshire, in winter
Tuckerman Ravine, White Mountains, New Hampshire, in winter

Tuckerman Ravine on the southeast face of Mt. Washington in White Mountains, New Hampshire covered in snow.

Tuckerman Ravine on the southeast face of Mt. Washington in White Mountains, New Hampshire covered in snow.