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Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | People
Shannon Fisher pulling sled at Moreau Lake area after measuring water levels in GW wells surrounding the lake

Banu Bayraktar
Banu at Fire Island
Banu at Fire Island
Banu at Fire Island

Banu at Fire Island

HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake
HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake
HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake
HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake

Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | Where We Work
John Wernly and Andrew Kowalczk after HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake

Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | Where We Work
John Wernly and Andrew Kowalczk after HABS platform pull on Skaneateles Lake

large microscopeon laboratory countertop with sifting pans nearby
Large microscope used for counting microplastics found in water sample
Large microscope used for counting microplastics found in water sample
Large microscope used for counting microplastics found in water sample

Large microscope used for counting microplastics found in water samples

​​​​​​​Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY
​​​​​​​Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY
​​​​​​​Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY
​​​​​​​Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

Photo Contest Winner | Nov. 2019 | Where We Work
Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

Photo Contest Winner | Nov. 2019 | Where We Work
Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

2 people working with equipment next to snow covered area at the side of a bridge over a river
USGS gage 01354230 MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY
USGS gage 01354230 MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY
USGS gage 01354230 MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY

Installing USGS gage 01354230 MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY Photo by Kevin Reisig (Public Domain)

Installing USGS gage 01354230 MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 9 AT ROTTERDAM JUNCTION NY Photo by Kevin Reisig (Public Domain)

two people in a boat on icy water with leafless trees on banks in background
Retrieving a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake
Retrieving a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake
Retrieving a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake

John Byrnes and Josh Rosen prepare to retrieve a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake, Albany, New York.

John Byrnes and Josh Rosen prepare to retrieve a water quality monitoring buoy from Washington Park Lake, Albany, New York.

Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY
Removing HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY

Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | USGS at Work
John Byrnes and Joshua Rosen prepare to remove HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY

Photo Contest Winner | Jan. 2020 | USGS at Work
John Byrnes and Joshua Rosen prepare to remove HABS buoy from Washington Park Lake in Albany, NY

man on bridge over flooding creek controlling an adcp
Fish Creek at Beck's Grove, NY 04242640
Fish Creek at Beck's Grove, NY 04242640
Fish Creek at Beck's Grove, NY 04242640

Making a discharge measurement at Fish Creek at Beck's Grove, New York, November 1, 2019.

large white machine with plastic tubing in a laboratory
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer for cation analyses
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer for cation analyses
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer for cation analyses

Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrophotometer for cation analyses (ICP-OES)

a white machine with a clear blue front and white swirled light inside
Dissolved organic/inorganic carbon analyzer (DOC/DIC)
Dissolved organic/inorganic carbon analyzer (DOC/DIC)
Dissolved organic/inorganic carbon analyzer (DOC/DIC)

Dissolved organic/inorganic carbon analyzer (DOC/DIC)

gage house next to body of water lined with fall colored trees
Fall day at Neversink River at Neversink, NY 01436000
Fall day at Neversink River at Neversink, NY 01436000
Fall day at Neversink River at Neversink, NY 01436000

Fall day at Neversink River at Neversink, NY 01436000

man in boat hauling up a water sample from a large river
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019
Niagara River Water Quality Sample 2019

USGS staffer Matthew Jennings collecting water quality samples on the lower Niagara River for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) project. Photo by John Wernly (Public domain)

USGS staffer Matthew Jennings collecting water quality samples on the lower Niagara River for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) project. Photo by John Wernly (Public domain)

women in cableway car above water pulling orange adcp
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY
Cableway measurement Saranac River at Plattsburgh, NY

USGS contractor Diana Phillips on September 12, 2019, making a section by section measurement at USGS 04273500 SARANAC RIVER AT PLATTSBURGH NY using an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). Photo by Brian McDonald

USGS contractor Diana Phillips on September 12, 2019, making a section by section measurement at USGS 04273500 SARANAC RIVER AT PLATTSBURGH NY using an acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP). Photo by Brian McDonald

4 men standing in stream in woods all holding long handled nets
USGS staff electrofishing in a headwater stream in New York
USGS staff electrofishing in a headwater stream in New York
USGS staff electrofishing in a headwater stream in New York

USGS staff electrofishing in a headwater stream in New York

2 people in life vests by dock by water hammering into post with city view in background
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY
HRECOS gage Pier 26 New York, NY

Riley Behrens and Anthony Cacace are replacing an intake on Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) gage 01376520 Hudson River at Pier 26 at New York, NY.

Riley Behrens and Anthony Cacace are replacing an intake on Hudson River Environmental Conditions Observing System (HRECOS) gage 01376520 Hudson River at Pier 26 at New York, NY.

large seine on a creek with trees on shoreline
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey
Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey

A blocking seine prevents fish from moving in or out of a study reach on the Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey conducted on July 18th by Scott George, Barry Baldigo, and technicians from the New York Water Science Center. Photo by Scott George

A blocking seine prevents fish from moving in or out of a study reach on the Schoharie Creek during a fish community survey conducted on July 18th by Scott George, Barry Baldigo, and technicians from the New York Water Science Center. Photo by Scott George

3 usgs staffers on boat in water capturing fish during electrofishing
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY
Electrofishing on Eighteenmile Creek, NY

A USGS field crew captures fish during a boat electrofishing survey

A USGS field crew captures fish during a boat electrofishing survey

green pasture outlined by trees and has a USGS gage in the corner
CB-1072 Niverville, NY
CB-1072 Niverville, NY
CB-1072 Niverville, NY

CB-1072 Niverville NY USGS gage

storm clouds over USGS floating HABS platform and boat  with USGS staffers on choppy lake waters
HABS platform Owasco Lake, NY
HABS platform Owasco Lake, NY
HABS platform Owasco Lake, NY

HABS platform Owasco Lake, NY

Sampling for microplastics from bridge over Mohawk River, NY
Sampling for microplastics-USGS 01355470 ALPLAUS KILL AT GLENRIDGE, NY
Sampling for microplastics-USGS 01355470 ALPLAUS KILL AT GLENRIDGE, NY
Sampling for microplastics-USGS 01355470 ALPLAUS KILL AT GLENRIDGE, NY

Sampling for microplastics at USGS 01355470 ALPLAUS KILL AT GLENRIDGE NY