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USGS groundwater well with holiday decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations
USGS groundwater well with Holiday Decorations

USGS groundwater well (Ma-Wkw 2R) in Wayland, Massachusetts with holiday decorations.

USGS employee showing holiday spirit while conducting a tape down measurement in a groundwater well
USGS employee showing holiday spirit at groundwater well
USGS employee showing holiday spirit at groundwater well
USGS employee showing holiday spirit at groundwater well

Hydrologic technician performing an electric tape down measurement of a real-time recording groundwater well station while showing some holiday spirit. The site ID is: 415546071474701 RI-BUW 395 located in Burrillville, Rhode Island.

Hydrologic technician performing an electric tape down measurement of a real-time recording groundwater well station while showing some holiday spirit. The site ID is: 415546071474701 RI-BUW 395 located in Burrillville, Rhode Island.

USGS groundwater well in front of a large maple tree
USGS groundwater well in front of a large maple tree
USGS groundwater well in front of a large maple tree
USGS groundwater well in front of a large maple tree

A USGS groundwater well in front of an large maple tree. The station ID is: 415710071402201​ RI-BUW 187 located in Burrillville​, Rhode Island.

A USGS groundwater well in front of an large maple tree. The station ID is: 415710071402201​ RI-BUW 187 located in Burrillville​, Rhode Island.

Channel surveying using total station on the West Aspetuck River, Maine
Channel surveying using total station
Channel surveying using total station
Channel surveying using total station

Paul Solis gets the rod into the channel for total station work on the West Aspetuck River which is being surveyed as part of our cooperation with FEMA. This is 11/21/19 on the West Aspetuck River just north of New Milford, CT.

Paul Solis gets the rod into the channel for total station work on the West Aspetuck River which is being surveyed as part of our cooperation with FEMA. This is 11/21/19 on the West Aspetuck River just north of New Milford, CT.

Scientist sitting in ​the bow of a canoe with a GPS unit mounted on a 13 foot rod resting across her shoulders.​
Housatonic channel measurements
Housatonic channel measurements
Housatonic channel measurements

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

A two teams of two USGS employees measured structures and channel cross sections along a section of the Housatonic River.

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

A two teams of two USGS employees measured structures and channel cross sections along a section of the Housatonic River.

 Hydrologic Technicians set up a total station near a covered bridge on the Housatonic River in Connecticut
Surveying a bridge in Connecticut
Surveying a bridge in Connecticut
Surveying a bridge in Connecticut

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Hydrologic Technician Brendan McCarthy and Alex Butcher set up a total station near a covered bridge on the Housatonic River in Connecticut. 

A crew of two teams worked on measuring structures and channel cross sections along a reach of the Housatonic River.

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Hydrologic Technician Brendan McCarthy and Alex Butcher set up a total station near a covered bridge on the Housatonic River in Connecticut. 

A crew of two teams worked on measuring structures and channel cross sections along a reach of the Housatonic River.

Drillers using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Drillers using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells
Drillers using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells
Drillers using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells

Drillers from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development (Ada, OK) using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Drillers from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development (Ada, OK) using a sonic drilling rig to install monitoring wells in Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Calibrate the tide gage 01194815 Connecticut River
Surveying at the Tide Gage in Connecticut
Surveying at the Tide Gage in Connecticut
Surveying at the Tide Gage in Connecticut

Hydrologic technician operates a survey gun to calibrate the equipment used to measure the water elevation at the tide gage 01194815 located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Hydrologic technician operates a survey gun to calibrate the equipment used to measure the water elevation at the tide gage 01194815 located in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Meteorological Weather and Real-Time Groundwater Site Inspection
Meteorological Weather and Real-Time Groundwater Site Inspection
Meteorological Weather and Real-Time Groundwater Site Inspection
Meteorological Weather and Real-Time Groundwater Site Inspection

Shown in this photo is Hydrologic Technician Sam Banas performing a routine site inspection of this meteorological weather and real-time groundwater well station.

Shown in this photo is Hydrologic Technician Sam Banas performing a routine site inspection of this meteorological weather and real-time groundwater well station.

North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts
Scenic photo of the North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts
Scenic photo of the North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts
Scenic photo of the North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts

Scenic photo of the North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts taken during a cloudy day.

Scenic photo of the North River in Shattuckville, Massachusetts taken during a cloudy day.

The photo is taken over the shoulder of a USGS employee as he uses the Collector App to locate the survey site.
Locating survey site using Collector app
Locating survey site using Collector app
Locating survey site using Collector app

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employee uses Collector App to locate the survey site.​

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employee uses Collector App to locate the survey site.​

USGS employee using survey data to model water surface elevation for different storm events.
Modeling FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Modeling FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Modeling FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employee using survey data to model water surface elevation for different storm events.

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employee using survey data to model water surface elevation for different storm events.

USGS employees carry survey equipment to the survey site. They are hiking down a grassy hill in a farmers field in Connecticut.
Hiking in to the survey site
Hiking in to the survey site
Hiking in to the survey site

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employees carry survey equipment to the survey site. They are hiking down a grassy hill in a farmers field in Connecticut.

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

USGS employees carry survey equipment to the survey site. They are hiking down a grassy hill in a farmers field in Connecticut.

USGS employees are setting up a total station near an old factory in preparation of taking a channel measurement.
Setting up a total station near an old factory
Setting up a total station near an old factory
Setting up a total station near an old factory

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​USGS employees are setting up a total station near an old factory in preparation of taking a channel measurement.

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​USGS employees are setting up a total station near an old factory in preparation of taking a channel measurement.

USGS employees are setting up a total station on the edge of a field in preparation to make a channel measurement.
Setting up a total station on the edge of a field
Setting up a total station on the edge of a field
Setting up a total station on the edge of a field

​Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.    

USGS employees are setting up a total station on the edge of a field in preparation to make a channel measurement.

​Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.    

USGS employees are setting up a total station on the edge of a field in preparation to make a channel measurement.

Digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well for a solar panel
Digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well for a solar panel
Digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well for a solar panel
Digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well for a solar panel

Shown in this photo is student intern Michael Upton digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well so a solar panel and cell phone modem antenna mast can be installed. The site ID is: 421240072490201 MA-M7W 19 located in Montgomery, Massachusetts.

Shown in this photo is student intern Michael Upton digging a hole next to a real-time groundwater well so a solar panel and cell phone modem antenna mast can be installed. The site ID is: 421240072490201 MA-M7W 19 located in Montgomery, Massachusetts.

USGS Employee is checking Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps before a meeting.
Checking preliminary maps
Checking preliminary maps
Checking preliminary maps

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​USGS employee is checking Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps before a meeting.

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​USGS employee is checking Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps before a meeting.

USGS employees survey a bridge.​
FEMA Bridge Survey
FEMA Bridge Survey
FEMA Bridge Survey

​Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps. 

USGS employees survey a bridge.​​

​Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps. 

USGS employees survey a bridge.​​

Highway monitoring station USGS 415157072291301 along State Route 74 near Vernon, Connecticut
Highway monitoring station
Highway monitoring station
Highway monitoring station

Highway monitoring station USGS 415157072291301 along State Route 74 near Vernon, Connecticut.

Highway monitoring station USGS 415157072291301 along State Route 74 near Vernon, Connecticut.

Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample
Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample
Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample
Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | July 2019 | USGS At Work
Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | July 2019 | USGS At Work
Colin Sweeny taking field parameters for a water quality sample

Conducting geologic mapping at Coot Hill in the Adirondacks, NY
Conducting geologic mapping at Coot Hill in the Adirondacks, NY
Conducting geologic mapping at Coot Hill in the Adirondacks, NY
Conducting geologic mapping at Coot Hill in the Adirondacks, NY

NER May 2019 USGS at Work
Greg Walsh collects data on Coot Hill while conducting geologic mapping in the Adirondacks, NY

NER May 2019 USGS at Work
Greg Walsh collects data on Coot Hill while conducting geologic mapping in the Adirondacks, NY