Boardwalk leading towards Iguazu Falls viewpoint. Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. A river in the foreground is bordered by green vegetation, with waterfalls in background.
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Boardwalk leading towards Iguazu Falls viewpoint. Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. A river in the foreground is bordered by green vegetation, with waterfalls in background.
![Three people in hard hats and an orange reflective shirt stand on a rocky floor inside a dry dam](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/ItaipuDamRiverBottom.jpg?itok=rEOhh-oQ)
(L to R) USGS's Brian McCallum, Joel Groten, and Molly Wood inside Itaipu Binational dam and standing on the original Paraná River bottom on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
(L to R) USGS's Brian McCallum, Joel Groten, and Molly Wood inside Itaipu Binational dam and standing on the original Paraná River bottom on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
Itaipu Binacional Dam spillway. The binational dam is located on the Parana River on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
Itaipu Binacional Dam spillway. The binational dam is located on the Parana River on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
View looking up at Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam and sign from below. The binational dam is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
View looking up at Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam and sign from below. The binational dam is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.
Two scientists stand on and on shore near Itaipu Binacional boat used for bathymetric surveys.
Two scientists stand on and on shore near Itaipu Binacional boat used for bathymetric surveys.
![Twenty two people standing and smiling, a mix of USGS and Itaipu Binacional scientists](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/USGSandItaipustaff.jpg?itok=F4jqbFV2)
A mix of twenty two USGS and Itaipu Binacional staff from Paraguay and Brazil at a meeting.
A mix of twenty two USGS and Itaipu Binacional staff from Paraguay and Brazil at a meeting.
Itaipu Binacional Dam sign in front of spillway. The binational dam is located on the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay.
Itaipu Binacional Dam sign in front of spillway. The binational dam is located on the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay.
Person in hard hat looks through windows down into the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam control room. The binational dam is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay on the Parana River.
Person in hard hat looks through windows down into the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam control room. The binational dam is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay on the Parana River.
Speakers at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”. Hydrologist Joel Groten is third from left.
Speakers at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”. Hydrologist Joel Groten is third from left.
Discussion between participants at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”.
Discussion between participants at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”.
Speakers who presented at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”.
Speakers who presented at United Nations 2023 Water Conference side event titled, “International and Transboundary Cooperation of Integrated Water Management: From Data Collection to Implementation”.
#WATERACTION sign at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference. Large individual letter sign that states "#wateraction" with New York City skyline in background.
#WATERACTION sign at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference. Large individual letter sign that states "#wateraction" with New York City skyline in background.
View of participants from behind looking forward in the United Nations general assembly at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
View of participants from behind looking forward in the United Nations general assembly at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
United Nations Headquarters in New York City. View looking up at United Nations headquarters building with flags in foreground.
United Nations Headquarters in New York City. View looking up at United Nations headquarters building with flags in foreground.
![Photograph of river valley with steep and eroded slopes and green forest](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/Erosion%20and%20landslides%20along%20the%20Rio%20Coca%20in%20Ecuador.png?itok=ukeathxw)
Erosion and landslides along the Rio Coca in Ecuador, February 9, 2023. (Amy East, USGS).
Erosion and landslides along the Rio Coca in Ecuador, February 9, 2023. (Amy East, USGS).
![Six men standing on steps in front of building with words Agencia Nacional De Aguas E Saneamento Basico](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/BrazilANAmeeting.png?itok=eRTY8p_V)
USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil.
Top (L – R) ANA Scientists Vitor Saback, Brian McCallum, Mauricio Abijaodi
Bottom (L-R) USGS Hydrologists Travis Knight, Joel Groten, Filipe Sampaio
ANA (Agencia Nacional De Aguas E Saneamento Basico)
USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil.
Top (L – R) ANA Scientists Vitor Saback, Brian McCallum, Mauricio Abijaodi
Bottom (L-R) USGS Hydrologists Travis Knight, Joel Groten, Filipe Sampaio
ANA (Agencia Nacional De Aguas E Saneamento Basico)
![Six men standing in front of three flags, American, Brazil and other](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/media/images/BrazilANAmeetingwithflags.png?itok=RJ6y_vW7)
USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil standing in front of flags
linkUSGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil, standing in front of three flags (L-R) American flag, Brazilian Flag, ANA logo flag.
(L-R) Mauricio Abijaodi, Brian McCallum, Filipe Sampaio, Joel Groten, Travis Knight, and Vitor Saback.
ANA (Agencia Nacional De Aguas E Saneamento Basico)
USGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil standing in front of flags
linkUSGS meeting with National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA) scientists in Brazil, standing in front of three flags (L-R) American flag, Brazilian Flag, ANA logo flag.
(L-R) Mauricio Abijaodi, Brian McCallum, Filipe Sampaio, Joel Groten, Travis Knight, and Vitor Saback.
ANA (Agencia Nacional De Aguas E Saneamento Basico)
Picture of a dam in a dry stream bed in Mexico for the aridland water harvesting study.
Picture of a dam in a dry stream bed in Mexico for the aridland water harvesting study.
Permitted small-scale gold mining site along the Cuyuni River in northwestern Guyana, June 2022. The picture depicts two gold mining hydraulic “dredges” in an excavated pit approximately 1 hectare in size. (Pete Chirico, USGS).
Permitted small-scale gold mining site along the Cuyuni River in northwestern Guyana, June 2022. The picture depicts two gold mining hydraulic “dredges” in an excavated pit approximately 1 hectare in size. (Pete Chirico, USGS).
Rock gabion installed in arroyo in La Paz, Baja California Sur. (Laura Norman, USGS)
Rock gabion installed in arroyo in La Paz, Baja California Sur. (Laura Norman, USGS)
![Kafrein Reservoir, Jordan](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/KafreinReservoir.jpg?itok=oTMnnp8J)
The Kafrein Dam captures runoff from Jordan River side valley wadis, near the Dead Sea, Jordan. USGS hosted a field trip that included a stop at the dam in February, 2017 during a regional workshop on aquifer storage & recovery in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The Kafrein Dam captures runoff from Jordan River side valley wadis, near the Dead Sea, Jordan. USGS hosted a field trip that included a stop at the dam in February, 2017 during a regional workshop on aquifer storage & recovery in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development.