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usgs scientists and electrofishing equipment in 2 motorboats heading upstream to a lake
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY
Electrofishing Niagara River, NY

Electrofishing Niagara River, NY

woman and man holding up and weighing a large carp
Niagara River Carp
Niagara River Carp
Niagara River Carp

USGS technicians prepare to weigh a common carp during fish processing

USGS technicians prepare to weigh a common carp during fish processing

3 people in a boat on a river - 1 driving 2 holding big fishnets
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary
DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary

DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat

DEC collaborators collect fish from a Niagara River tributary using an electrofishing boat

man holding metal rod standing in water close to dam with waterfall
Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam at Burt, NY
Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam at Burt, NY
Eighteen Mile Creek at Burt Dam at Burt, NY

Andrew Kowalczk collecting a water quality sample below dam in Eighteenmile Creek at Burt, NY ( 04219768) as part of the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

Andrew Kowalczk collecting a water quality sample below dam in Eighteenmile Creek at Burt, NY ( 04219768) as part of the Great Lake Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

4 people in boat on water body on a sunny warm day
Field Photo Friday January 2019
Field Photo Friday January 2019
Field Photo Friday January 2019

A team of biologists, Barry Baldigo, Luis Rodriguez, Mike DeMoulpied, and Abbey Holsopple (from left to right), prepare to conduct a survey for invasive round goby on the New York State Canal system near Rome, NY in 2018. Photo by Scott George

A team of biologists, Barry Baldigo, Luis Rodriguez, Mike DeMoulpied, and Abbey Holsopple (from left to right), prepare to conduct a survey for invasive round goby on the New York State Canal system near Rome, NY in 2018. Photo by Scott George

person in yellow USGS shirt holding a pile of zebra mussels
Zebra Mussels St. Lawrence River
Zebra Mussels St. Lawrence River
Zebra Mussels St. Lawrence River

During a National Water Quality Network (NWQN) sampling trip in May to the St Lawrence River, Hydrologic Technician Dave Knauer finds a batch of Zebra mussels attached to the boat anchor. 

During a National Water Quality Network (NWQN) sampling trip in May to the St Lawrence River, Hydrologic Technician Dave Knauer finds a batch of Zebra mussels attached to the boat anchor. 

orange acoustic doppler current profiler floating in river surrounded by snow-covered trees
Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY
Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY
Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

ADCP measurement on a snowy day at the Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

ADCP measurement on a snowy day at the Cattaraugus Creek near Springville, NY

man standing next to tripod in front of a large watertower reading an instrument
Groundwater - Surveying - GNSS Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Groundwater - Surveying - GNSS Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Groundwater - Surveying - GNSS Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

Groundwater - Surveying - Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

Groundwater - Surveying - Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

aerial photo of a winding river
Bad River Watershed, Wisconsin
Bad River Watershed, Wisconsin
Bad River Watershed, Wisconsin

Bad River Watershed, Wisconsin

USGS Storm-Tide Sensor
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor
USGS Storm-Tide Sensor

USGS storm-tide sensor bolted to a cement jetty on the Atlantic Ocean coast at Fire Island, New York. USGS scientists deployed over 50 sensors along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Delaware to study a Nor'easter that affected the Northeast in March of 2018.

USGS storm-tide sensor bolted to a cement jetty on the Atlantic Ocean coast at Fire Island, New York. USGS scientists deployed over 50 sensors along the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Delaware to study a Nor'easter that affected the Northeast in March of 2018.

rushing stream bordered by rocks and trees
Esopus River rapids
Esopus River rapids
Esopus River rapids

Esopus River rapids sediment sampling January 2018

Esopus River rapids sediment sampling January 2018

white ice and snow on river by train bridge
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY
Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY

Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY near USGS gaging station 01354330 

Mohawk River Ice Jam at Lock 8 in Schenectady, NY near USGS gaging station 01354330 

ducks floating on a pond in winter with snow on ground
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York
Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York

Ducks in Hook Pond Dreen at Davids Lane, East Hampton, New York

orange sled loaded with bags of equipment on snow covered path in forest
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018
Field Photo Friday Winner for April 2018

Transporting equipment used for maintenance of groundwater well CT2498 in Perrysburg, New York 

Transporting equipment used for maintenance of groundwater well CT2498 in Perrysburg, New York 

lake with trees in background
Moreau Lake, Moreau, New York
Moreau Lake, Moreau, New York
Moreau Lake, Moreau, New York

Moreau Lake, Moreau, New York

2 men standing on drill rig
Hydrogeologic Framework Mapping - Long Island
Hydrogeologic Framework Mapping - Long Island
Hydrogeologic Framework Mapping - Long Island

Hydrogeologic Framework Mapping - Long Island 

water flowing over small weir onto rocks in river
Carman's River
Carman's River
Carman's River

Carman's River, Long Island, New York

Carman's River, Long Island, New York

looking into water in river
Peconic River
Peconic River
Peconic River

Peconic River, Long Island, New York

Peconic River, Long Island, New York

woman standing in stream holding an pole with instrument attached next to yellow measuring tape
Stream Discharge Measurement at Peconic River
Stream Discharge Measurement at Peconic River
Stream Discharge Measurement at Peconic River

USGS scientist Amy Simonson making a stream flow measurement in the Peconic River on Long Island, New York

USGS scientist Amy Simonson making a stream flow measurement in the Peconic River on Long Island, New York

stream water flowing over low head dam
Weir at the Peconic River
Weir at the Peconic River
Weir at the Peconic River

Weir  or low dam at the Peconic River

Weir  or low dam at the Peconic River

man in fields in chair reading data from instrument on table
Saltwater Interface Mapping- Long Island
Saltwater Interface Mapping- Long Island
Saltwater Interface Mapping- Long Island

Saltwater Interface Mapping using electromagnetic sounding - Long Island

Saltwater Interface Mapping using electromagnetic sounding - Long Island