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Harbor seals in shallow bay near grassy shore.
Harbor seals in Russell Creek, Cold Bay, Alaska.
Harbor seals in Russell Creek, Cold Bay, Alaska.
Harbor seals in Russell Creek, Cold Bay, Alaska.

Harbor seals poking their heads above water near shore in Russell Creek, Cold Bay, Alaska.

Longitudinal profiles graphic
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019
Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal for August 30, 2019

Longitudinal profiles of estuary depth (in meters) and water temperature in the Milwaukee River Estuary for the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, as well as South Menomonee Canal (S. Canal) for August 30, 2019.

Sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis

Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis at the Mercury Research Laboratory in Middleton, WI.

Milwaukee Wisconsin skyline looking north west
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon
Milwaukee skyline late summer afternoon

View of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from Lake Michigan looking northwest on a late summer afternoon.

View of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin skyline from Lake Michigan looking northwest on a late summer afternoon.

Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat
Downtown Milwaukee with crew row boat

View of downtown Milwaukee with single crew row boat on river.

View of downtown Milwaukee with single crew row boat on river.

View of Lake Michigan from beach
View of Lake Michigan from beach
View of Lake Michigan from beach
View of Lake Michigan from beach

View of Lake Michigan from beach.

Large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic
Virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic

Custom-designed, automated, large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic.

Custom-designed, automated, large-volume virus water sample filtration and collection system schematic.

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube
USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota sediment from polycarbonate tube

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota, WI sediment while carefully removing sediment that was in contact with the polycarbonate tube to eliminate “edge effects” and smearing of upper sediment into lower portions of the core, UW-Madison Science Hall Lab.

USGS scientist extruding Lake Mendota, WI sediment while carefully removing sediment that was in contact with the polycarbonate tube to eliminate “edge effects” and smearing of upper sediment into lower portions of the core, UW-Madison Science Hall Lab.

Headshot of smiling man against blurred background of green tree leafs
Brent Heerspink Headshot
Brent Heerspink Headshot
Brent Heerspink Headshot

Professional Headshot of Brent Heerspink taken at Michigan State University in the summer of 2019.

Professional Headshot of Brent Heerspink taken at Michigan State University in the summer of 2019.

Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Collecting sediment core with freezing drive shoe technology on hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger

Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.

USGS group photo of Bemidji oil spill research project team
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo

Group photo of USGS Bemidi oil spill research team meeting in June of 2019 at Ruttgers Birchmont Lodge in Bemidji, MN.

Group photo of USGS Bemidi oil spill research team meeting in June of 2019 at Ruttgers Birchmont Lodge in Bemidji, MN.

Concrete flume at edge of parking lot emptying into rocky area in grassy rain garden
Flume in Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Flume in Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana
Flume in Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana

South Flume (USGS Station ID: 413611087201301) surrounded by native plant species, including salt-tolerant blue iris, planted in the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana.

South Flume (USGS Station ID: 413611087201301) surrounded by native plant species, including salt-tolerant blue iris, planted in the Gary City Hall rain garden, Indiana.

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site in Sauk County, WI.

USGS technician makes a measurement from a gage mounted on a bridge or overpass in snowy weather
Spring 2019 Flooding - Wild Rice River in Minnesota
Spring 2019 Flooding - Wild Rice River in Minnesota
Spring 2019 Flooding - Wild Rice River in Minnesota

WWG Reading on the Wild Rice River in Minnesota during record Midwest flooding in spring 2019.

Scientist collecting homeowner water sample
Joel Stokdyk collecting homeowner water sample
Joel Stokdyk collecting homeowner water sample
Joel Stokdyk collecting homeowner water sample

USGS scientist Joel Stokdyk collects a homeowner water sample in April 2019.

A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff
A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff
A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff
A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff

A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff, potentially carrying sediment and pollutants, into Oak Creek at 15th Avenue near a USGS gage.

A storm drain that periodically discharges urban runoff, potentially carrying sediment and pollutants, into Oak Creek at 15th Avenue near a USGS gage.

Photo of USGS hydrologist measuring streamflow from a snow-covered bank along the Middle Fork Crow River
Measuring streamflow on the Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, MN
Measuring streamflow on the Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, MN
Measuring streamflow on the Middle Fork Crow River near Spicer, MN

USGS hydrologist Erich Kessler prepares to measure the stream stage (the height of the water surface) of the Middle Fork Crow River near Spice, Minnestota.

USGS hydrologist Erich Kessler prepares to measure the stream stage (the height of the water surface) of the Middle Fork Crow River near Spice, Minnestota.

Aerial view of multibeam survey of Chippewa Dunes
Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey - downstream of Durand bridge
Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey - downstream of Durand bridge
Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey - downstream of Durand bridge

Chippewa Dunes Multibeam Survey downstream of Durand bridge.