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Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream
Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream
Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream
Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream

Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Pecos River at Vaughan Ranch looking downstream. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM
NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM
NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM
NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM

NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

NMISC Pecos River flow augmentation at Vaughan ranch, NM. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view
Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view
Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view
Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view

Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Vaughan Ranch, NM - Landscape view. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Site 1 - from tour/recon - Santa Rosa Lake
Site 1 - from tour/recon - Santa Rosa Lake
Site 1 - from tour/recon - Santa Rosa Lake
Site 1 - from tour/recon - Santa Rosa Lake

Santa Rosa Lake. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Santa Rosa Lake. Pecos River Watershed Salinity Study. 2011 field trip, New Mexico.

Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011
Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011

Lake Overholser in drought conditions, 2011

USGS scientists J. Alton Anderson and Dennis W. Risser prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log from a 1,000-foot deep strat
USGS scientists prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log
USGS scientists prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log
USGS scientists prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log

USGS scientists J. Alton Anderson and Dennis W. Risser prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log from a 1,000-foot deep stratigraphic test hole drilled by the Pennsylvania Geological Survey at the edge of a Marcellus Shale production well pad in Lycoming County, PA.

USGS scientists J. Alton Anderson and Dennis W. Risser prepare to collect a full-waveform sonic log from a 1,000-foot deep stratigraphic test hole drilled by the Pennsylvania Geological Survey at the edge of a Marcellus Shale production well pad in Lycoming County, PA.

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas.
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Justin A. McInnis, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Justin A. McInnis, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Erin C. Sewell, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Erin C. Sewell, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas.
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 26, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 26, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Bridge on right of frame, with orifice line extending down to the river far below.  USGS truck parked on the side of the bridge.
Bridge view, Trinity River near Rosser
Bridge view, Trinity River near Rosser
Bridge view, Trinity River near Rosser

Bridge view showing orifice line extending to the river at USGS 08062500, Trinity River near Rosser

Bridge view showing orifice line extending to the river at USGS 08062500, Trinity River near Rosser

Open streamgage on grassy bank; USGS truck parked on road to the left
Streamgage at Trinity River at Trinidad
Streamgage at Trinity River at Trinidad
Streamgage at Trinity River at Trinidad

Open streamgaging station during maintence work at USGS 08062700, Trinity River at Trinidad

Open streamgaging station during maintence work at USGS 08062700, Trinity River at Trinidad

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop.
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring (109) near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Monday, November 15, 2010.

Data Series 750

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring (109) near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Monday, November 15, 2010.

Data Series 750

Wide, greenish river with sandy banks and large green trees on either bank
West Fork Trinity at Grand Prairie
West Fork Trinity at Grand Prairie
West Fork Trinity at Grand Prairie

View from the bridge at USGS 08049500, West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, TX

View from the bridge at USGS 08049500, West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, TX

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop.
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Data Series 750

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Data Series 750

Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010.     USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.

Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010.     USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.

Image: Tribal Training -- Sediment Core Collection
Tribal Training -- Sediment Core Collection
Tribal Training -- Sediment Core Collection
Tribal Training -- Sediment Core Collection

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith shows a Tribal training class member how to steady a vibrating sediment sampler at Norman, Oklahoma.

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith shows a Tribal training class member how to steady a vibrating sediment sampler at Norman, Oklahoma.

Image: Tribal Training -- Water-Quality Sampling
Tribal Training -- Water-Quality Sampling
Tribal Training -- Water-Quality Sampling
Tribal Training -- Water-Quality Sampling

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Joy Savoia instructs Bart Vanden Plas of the Santa Ana Pueblo about the use of an isokinetic water sampler during a Tribal training class on the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Joy Savoia instructs Bart Vanden Plas of the Santa Ana Pueblo about the use of an isokinetic water sampler during a Tribal training class on the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.

Image: Tribal Training -- Direct-Push Sediment Coring
Tribal Training -- Direct-Push Sediment Coring
Tribal Training -- Direct-Push Sediment Coring
Tribal Training -- Direct-Push Sediment Coring

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Kevin Smith describes operation of a direct-push technology rig during a Tribal training class, Norman, Oklahoma.

USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Kevin Smith describes operation of a direct-push technology rig during a Tribal training class, Norman, Oklahoma.