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Image: Red River of the North Flooding
Red River of the North Flooding
Red River of the North Flooding
Red River of the North Flooding

Red River of the North flooding the 1st Avenue North Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Red River of the North flooding the 1st Avenue North Bridge in Fargo, ND.

Image: Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge
Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge
Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge
Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge

The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.

The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.

Hydrologist sampling for sediment and turbidity, Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon
Hydrologist sampling for sediment and turbidity, Little Colorado River
Hydrologist sampling for sediment and turbidity, Little Colorado River
Hydrologist sampling for sediment and turbidity, Little Colorado River

Here, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrographer is collecting a suspended-sediment water sample from the Little Colorado River, a kilometer upstream from the Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Here, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrographer is collecting a suspended-sediment water sample from the Little Colorado River, a kilometer upstream from the Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA.

Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well
Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well
Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well
Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well

Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well from the USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado 2003-2005."

Installation of shallow water-table monitoring well from the USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado 2003-2005."

Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer
Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer
Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer
Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer

Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer from the USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003-2005."

Domestic well on the Arapahoe Aquifer from the USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003-2005."

Pikes Peak granite. Denver, Colorado
Pikes Peak granite. Denver, Colorado
Pikes Peak granite. Denver, Colorado
Pikes Peak granite. Denver, Colorado

Photo of Pikes Peak Granite from USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003 - 2005." Sediments from the Pikes Peak granite have been weathering for millions of years are one source of uranium and radon in the Denver Basin aquifer system.

Photo of Pikes Peak Granite from USGS Circular 1357 "Water Quality in the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado, 2003 - 2005." Sediments from the Pikes Peak granite have been weathering for millions of years are one source of uranium and radon in the Denver Basin aquifer system.

Horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well
Horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well
Horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well
Horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well

Photo of horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well from USGS circular 1359 " Groundwater Quality in the Columbia Plateau and Snake River Plain Basin-Fill and Basaltic-Rock Aquifers and the Hawaiian Volcanic-Rock Aquifers, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii, 1993 - 2005." As part of the NAWQA Program, wa

Photo of horses at a USGS groundwater sampling well from USGS circular 1359 " Groundwater Quality in the Columbia Plateau and Snake River Plain Basin-Fill and Basaltic-Rock Aquifers and the Hawaiian Volcanic-Rock Aquifers, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii, 1993 - 2005." As part of the NAWQA Program, wa

Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA
Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA
Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA
Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA

Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA. Photo from USGS circular 1359 " Groundwater Quality in the Columbia Plateau and Snake River Plain Basin-Fill and Basaltic-Rock Aquifers and the Hawaiian Volcanic-Rock Aquifers, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii, 1993 - 2005"

Large Public Supply Well in the Snake River Plain, USA. Photo from USGS circular 1359 " Groundwater Quality in the Columbia Plateau and Snake River Plain Basin-Fill and Basaltic-Rock Aquifers and the Hawaiian Volcanic-Rock Aquifers, Washington, Idaho, and Hawaii, 1993 - 2005"

Image: Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Reserve

Stratified rock cliffs by coastline.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California

Waves crashing against rocks off the Pacific coast of California.

Waves crashing against rocks off the Pacific coast of California.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast
Paragliding by the Coast

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Scenic view of paragliding by coastline at Torrey Pines State Reserve.

Image: Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California
Pacific Coast of California

Waves crashing against rocks off the Pacific coast of California.

Waves crashing against rocks off the Pacific coast of California.

Image: Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream
Acid Mine Drainage Discharge Appalachian Stream

An acid mine drainage discharge forms a plume in a stream in the Appalachian region.

An acid mine drainage discharge forms a plume in a stream in the Appalachian region.

fog on a fall colored tree lined river
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89
Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89

Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89 - index velocity gaging station in NY

Early morning fog on Seneca River near Rte 89 - index velocity gaging station in NY

photo of telemetry on a Queens College campus building rooftop
Telemetry Station
Telemetry Station
Telemetry Station

Telemetry station with rain gage on top of a Queens College campus building in the borough of Queens, New York City

Telemetry station with rain gage on top of a Queens College campus building in the borough of Queens, New York City