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USGS employee measuring road overflow during a record flood event. at USGS gage 5420850
USGS Employee Measuring Road Overflow During A Record Flood Event.
USGS Employee Measuring Road Overflow During A Record Flood Event.
USGS Employee Measuring Road Overflow During A Record Flood Event.

USGS employee measuring road overflow during a record flood event at Little Wapsipinicon River near Oran, IA USGS gage ID 5420850

Virginia Water Science Center Office
Virginia Science Office
Virginia Science Office
Virginia Science Office

Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center: Virginia Science Office, Richmond.

Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center: Virginia Science Office, Richmond.

Making a discharge measurement below the Eagle Nest Dam near Cimarron, New Mexico
Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River
Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River
Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River

Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.

Hydrologic technician Chris Peskuski snapped this picture from Eagle Nest Dam overlooking the Cimarron River where streamflow measurements are made to measure outflow from the dam. Eagle Nest Dam sits at 8,300 feet elevation and is surrounded by two of the highest peaks in New Mexico; Wheeler Peak and Baldy Mountain.

A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park.
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park

A compass on the peak of Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

King Creek in York County, Virginia
King Creek in York County, Virginia
King Creek in York County, Virginia
King Creek in York County, Virginia

A panoramic photo of King Creek near the Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia.

A panoramic photo of King Creek near the Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia.

York River in York County, Virginia
York River in York County, Virginia
York River in York County, Virginia
York River in York County, Virginia

The York River, looking across the bridge to York, Virginia.

USGS employee measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.
USGS Employee Measuring High Flows Near Emerald Lake, Roscoe, MT.

USGS employee Josh Hoops measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT

USGS employee Josh Hoops measuring high flows near Emerald Lake Campground near Roscoe, MT

Young Boy Fishing
Young Boy Fishing
Young Boy Fishing
Young Boy Fishing

A young boy fishing in a lake in Albemarle County, Virginia.

A young boy fishing in a lake in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Johanna Blake demonstrates how to use a water quality sonde
Johanna Blake demonstrates how to use a water quality sonde
Johanna Blake demonstrates how to use a water quality sonde
Johanna Blake demonstrates how to use a water quality sonde

USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.

USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.

Hydrologists doing field work near Farmington, NM
Hydrologists doing field work near Farmington, NM
Hydrologists doing field work near Farmington, NM
Hydrologists doing field work near Farmington, NM

USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.

USGS NMWSC Hydrologists Johanna Blake and Jeb Brown attended the 2nd Annual Conference on Environmental Conditions of the Animas and San Juan Watersheds with Emphasis on Gold King Mine and other Mine Waste Issues in Farmington, NM from June 20-21.

USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool. 
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900
USGS Employees Installing New Piping At USGS gage 12143900

USGS Hydrologic Technicians installing new orifice piping at USGS gage 12143900 Boxley Creek near Edgewick, WA pool. 

Loriolia texana fossils
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed
Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed

Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.

Marker bed known as the Loriolia Bed, found 80 feet below the contact of the Glen Rose Limestone and the Kainer Formation. The photograph was taken north of Farm to Market Road (FM) 195, approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of FM 220 and FM 195. The Loriolia texana fossils are identified by white arrows (photograph by Allan K. Clark, U.S.

A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument on a boom aboard the R/V Peterson.
R/V Peterson With CTD Instrument Package
R/V Peterson With CTD Instrument Package
R/V Peterson With CTD Instrument Package

A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.

A Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) instrument package on a boom above the San Francisco Bay, taken aboard the R/V Peterson.

A flying insect on lakeshore grasses.
A flying insect on lakeshore grasses
A flying insect on lakeshore grasses
A flying insect on lakeshore grasses

A flying insect perched on lakeshore grasses, Albemarle County, Virginia.

A flying insect perched on lakeshore grasses, Albemarle County, Virginia.

White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh
White Heron in Marsh

A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.

A white heron flying across a marsh in York County, Virginia.

Sediment acoustics - hydrologists
Sediment acoustics - hydrologists
Sediment acoustics - hydrologists
Sediment acoustics - hydrologists

Sediment acoustics - hydrologists

Rio Chama near La Puente, NM
Indian Paintbrush in front of the Rio Chama in New Mexico
Indian Paintbrush in front of the Rio Chama in New Mexico
Indian Paintbrush in front of the Rio Chama in New Mexico

This photo was taken during a routine site visit to measure streamflow on the Rio Chama in New Mexico. 

This photo was taken during a routine site visit to measure streamflow on the Rio Chama in New Mexico. 

Cooperators gather to learn about Otowi Streamgage in New Mexico
Cooperators learn about Otowi Streamgage in New Mexico
Cooperators learn about Otowi Streamgage in New Mexico
Cooperators learn about Otowi Streamgage in New Mexico

Many eyes watch the amount of water running past the important Otowi streamflow gage. On May 23rd, Tyson Hatch from the New Mexico Water Science Center (NMWSC) presented an overview of the streamgaging activities of the Otowi Gage to participants of the Rio Chama Basin and San Juan-Chama Project Tour.

Many eyes watch the amount of water running past the important Otowi streamflow gage. On May 23rd, Tyson Hatch from the New Mexico Water Science Center (NMWSC) presented an overview of the streamgaging activities of the Otowi Gage to participants of the Rio Chama Basin and San Juan-Chama Project Tour.

Wading the Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio- Stephanie Kula is collecting water-quality sample for W. Lake Erie Basin project
Collecting water-quality sample by wading in the Maumee River, Ohio
Collecting water-quality sample by wading in the Maumee River, Ohio
Collecting water-quality sample by wading in the Maumee River, Ohio

Stephanie Kula is collecting water-quality sample by wading in the Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio, for the Western Lake Erie Basin project. Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and sediment from urban and agricultural practices are a concern in the Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds in northwester

Stephanie Kula is collecting water-quality sample by wading in the Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio, for the Western Lake Erie Basin project. Nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and sediment from urban and agricultural practices are a concern in the Western Lake Erie Basin watersheds in northwester

Man in orange vest stands knee-deep in stream with a net
An ecologist uses a net to collect a sample of aquatic invertebrates
An ecologist uses a net to collect a sample of aquatic invertebrates
An ecologist uses a net to collect a sample of aquatic invertebrates

As part of the Regional Stream Quality Assessments (RSQA), hydrologists, ecologists, and technicians did ecological surveys of aquatic biota and stream habitat.  Here, an ecologist uses a net to collect a sample of aquatic invertebrates for ennumeration and identification.

As part of the Regional Stream Quality Assessments (RSQA), hydrologists, ecologists, and technicians did ecological surveys of aquatic biota and stream habitat.  Here, an ecologist uses a net to collect a sample of aquatic invertebrates for ennumeration and identification.

Stormwater flows from a graffiti-decorated outfall into urban Sausal Creek
Urban outfall to Sausal Creek
Urban outfall to Sausal Creek
Urban outfall to Sausal Creek

Graffiti adorns an outfall pipe discharging stormwater into Sausal Creek. Sausal Creek was one of the many urban creeks sampled by the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA).

Graffiti adorns an outfall pipe discharging stormwater into Sausal Creek. Sausal Creek was one of the many urban creeks sampled by the Regional Stream Quality Assessment (RSQA).