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A hydrologic technician from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center measures streamflow in the St. Joe River at Red Ives Ranger Station in northern Idaho. The USGS is collecting data at hundreds of sites on rivers and streams in six western states to document the 2015 drought.
A hydrologic technician from the USGS Idaho Water Science Center measures streamflow in the St. Joe River at Red Ives Ranger Station in northern Idaho. The USGS is collecting data at hundreds of sites on rivers and streams in six western states to document the 2015 drought.
The Mameyes River in flood. Eastern Puerto Rico.
The Mameyes River in flood. Eastern Puerto Rico.
Christian Bongard collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.
Christian Bongard collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.
Mike Sabatino (volunteer for science) wires a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park
Mike Sabatino (volunteer for science) wires a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park
Margaret Hiza Redsteer has been named one of the lead authors of a chapter in the next IPCC report, due to be published in 2014. Hiza Redsteer has been assigned as a lead author of Chapter 15 of the Fifth Assessment Report, entitled Adaption, Planning, and Implementation.
Margaret Hiza Redsteer has been named one of the lead authors of a chapter in the next IPCC report, due to be published in 2014. Hiza Redsteer has been assigned as a lead author of Chapter 15 of the Fifth Assessment Report, entitled Adaption, Planning, and Implementation.
USGS gage house located at Devils Lake near Devils Lake, ND has recorded 100 years of data.
USGS gage house located at Devils Lake near Devils Lake, ND has recorded 100 years of data.
USGS river gage at Grand Forks, ND along the Red River of the North has recorded 100 years of data. View of auxiliary gage about 3 miles downstream from base gage.
USGS river gage at Grand Forks, ND along the Red River of the North has recorded 100 years of data. View of auxiliary gage about 3 miles downstream from base gage.
USGS river gage at Hickson, ND along the Red River of the North.
USGS river gage at Hickson, ND along the Red River of the North.
The Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking East.
The Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking East.
The Cannonball River opening up at Breien, ND.
The Cannonball River opening up at Breien, ND.
Souris River above Minot, North Dakota.
Souris River above Minot, North Dakota.
Viewing the Cannonball River at Breien, ND from the Highway 6 bridge looking southeast.
Viewing the Cannonball River at Breien, ND from the Highway 6 bridge looking southeast.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND from the east side of Highway 6 bridge.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND from the east side of Highway 6 bridge.
A bridge board and current meter being used to measure the streamflow on Pembina River at Neche, ND.
A bridge board and current meter being used to measure the streamflow on Pembina River at Neche, ND.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking west.
Cannonball River at Breien, ND looking west.
The Coachella Canal is an aqueduct that diverts water from the Colorado River to the Coachella Valley, making possible the extensive agriculture production that drives the economy in this arid region of the United States.
The Coachella Canal is an aqueduct that diverts water from the Colorado River to the Coachella Valley, making possible the extensive agriculture production that drives the economy in this arid region of the United States.
Photo taken from above the Lago Icacos Damsite.
Photo taken from above the Lago Icacos Damsite.
Tribal members welcome "families" from other Salish Sea Indian and First Nation Tribes.
Tribal members welcome "families" from other Salish Sea Indian and First Nation Tribes.
USGS Provides a tour of the research vessel and the lower Columbia River to Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta discussing the lower Columbia River estuary water quality and aquatic health.
USGS Provides a tour of the research vessel and the lower Columbia River to Deputy Assistant Secretary Deanna Archuleta discussing the lower Columbia River estuary water quality and aquatic health.
USGS Oregon Water Science Center research vessel, used for lower Columbia River estuary water quality/contaminant and aquatic ecosystem health.
USGS Oregon Water Science Center research vessel, used for lower Columbia River estuary water quality/contaminant and aquatic ecosystem health.
Multiple generations of Salish Sea Tribal members land at the Swinomish Indian Reservation.
Multiple generations of Salish Sea Tribal members land at the Swinomish Indian Reservation.