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brown pipe with cap sticking up out of ground covered with green brush with a brown house on a hill in the background
Groundwater well
Groundwater well
Groundwater well

New York groundwater well

New York groundwater well

misty view of creek with flat rocks and green tree lined bank
Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York
Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York
Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York

Ketchumville Creek near Maine, New York

man and woman wading in rocky stream carrying fish shocking equipment
Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River
Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River
Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River

Fish shocking in the West Branch of the Neversink River

woman in pfd gear standing in stream with streamflow measuring equipment
Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Long Island, NY

Stream discharge measurement Nissequogue River, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

2 usgs people waist deep in holes in soil in forest and one usgs person observing
Soil testing near Sandy Pond West, Long Island, NY
Soil testing near Sandy Pond West, Long Island, NY
Soil testing near Sandy Pond West, Long Island, NY

Soil testing near Sandy Pond West, Long Island, NY

man in reflective vest lowering measuring tape into groundwater well near a tall metal fence
Groundwater Measurement in Suffolk County - S-50500, Long Island, NY
Groundwater Measurement in Suffolk County - S-50500, Long Island, NY
Groundwater Measurement in Suffolk County - S-50500, Long Island, NY

Groundwater well measurement S-50500- discrete - Suffolk County , Long Island, NY

man and woman in red pfd suits taking water samples  in boat on river
Saving water-quality sample on Mohawk River
Saving water-quality sample on Mohawk River
Saving water-quality sample on Mohawk River

Water-quality sampling on Mohawk River

men in field looking at computer
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh
USGS hydrologist teaching borehole logging class in Bangladesh

USGS hydrologist Alton Anderson of the New York Water Science Center teaches a borehole logging class to students in Bangladesh.

USGS hydrologist Alton Anderson of the New York Water Science Center teaches a borehole logging class to students in Bangladesh.

water flowing over boulder in snowy NY stream
Icy stream in New York
Icy stream in New York
Icy stream in New York

New York stream in winter

man in orange pfd standing in stream with streamflow measuring equipment
Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Long Island, NY
Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Long Island, NY

Stream discharge measurement Valley Stream, Nassau County, Long Island, NY

scientific machine with plastic tubes and test tubes attached
Laboratory instrument to test water quality
Laboratory instrument to test water quality
Laboratory instrument to test water quality

Laboratory instrument to test water quality

assorted laboratory equipment in a soils and water laboratory
New York Water Science Center Soils and Water Laboratory equipment
New York Water Science Center Soils and Water Laboratory equipment
New York Water Science Center Soils and Water Laboratory equipment

New York Water Science Center Soils and Water Laboratory equipment 

Canadian escarpment rising above the plains, northeastern San Miguel County, NMWSC
San Miguel Site Map, New Mexico Water Science Center
San Miguel Site Map, New Mexico Water Science Center
San Miguel Site Map, New Mexico Water Science Center

Canadian escarpment rising above the plains, northeastern San Miguel County, NMWSC

woman pouring liquid in rack of test tubes
Soil Science
Soil Science
Soil Science

USGS hydrologist Hannah Ingleston extracting cations from soil samples using an ammonium chloride method.

USGS hydrologist Hannah Ingleston extracting cations from soil samples using an ammonium chloride method.

Harlem River with tall apartment buildings,subway tracks, and a bridge close by
Access to the Harlem River from parks is blocked by infrastructure
Access to the Harlem River from parks is blocked by infrastructure
Access to the Harlem River from parks is blocked by infrastructure

Access to Harlem River from parks such as Mill Pond, Bronx, NY is blocked by infrastructure like railways or bulkheads along most of its banks

Access to Harlem River from parks such as Mill Pond, Bronx, NY is blocked by infrastructure like railways or bulkheads along most of its banks

man in orange lifevest in brown floodwaters pulling yellow kayak
Susquehanna Floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011
Susquehanna Floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011
Susquehanna Floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011

USGS staffer in Susquehanna River floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011

USGS staffer in Susquehanna River floodwaters in Owego, NY 2011

photo of trees and debris on damaged bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett Center, NY
Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene
Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene
Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene

Damage to bridge at E. Kill nr Jewett from Tropical Storm Irene

waterfalls
Cohoes Waterfalls during Tropical Storm Irene
Cohoes Waterfalls during Tropical Storm Irene
Cohoes Waterfalls during Tropical Storm Irene

Cohoes Falls in Cohoes, NY following Tropical Storm Irene

whitewater going under a bridge
West Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY
West Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY
West Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY

Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene at USGS 01374701 West Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY

Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene at USGS 01374701 West Branch Croton River Near Croton Falls NY

USGS technicians in boat on flooded muddy Schoharie Creek in NY
Technicians measure discharge on Schoharie Cr. after Hurricane Irene
Technicians measure discharge on Schoharie Cr. after Hurricane Irene
Technicians measure discharge on Schoharie Cr. after Hurricane Irene

USGS technicians measure discharge on Schoharie Creek after Hurricane Irene.

2 women working with groundwater sampling equipment in grassy leafy area
Sampling Groundwater on Long Island
Sampling Groundwater on Long Island
Sampling Groundwater on Long Island

Sampling Groundwater on Long Island