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A tile map of the US showing streamgages by flow levels through the month of March 2023. For each state, an area chart shows the proportion of streamgages in wet, normal, or dry conditions. Streamflow conditions are quantified using percentiles comparing the past month’s flow levels to the historic record for each streamgage.

Six panel data visualization in the graphical form of a comic. The first panel is of a bright sun with trees lining a street that has tall buildings on either side.

An animation of spring leaf out timing in the contiguous U.S. from Jan 1 2023 to Apr 3, 2023. A map and bar chart are synchronized to show the onset of spring as the year progresses, with southernmost parts of the U.S. first entering spring and rising up through parts of the midwest and east coast.

USGS Water Resources Mission Area Gage Greatness final bracket showing eliminations and final two gaging stations.

Waffle charts are colorized and faceted by contaminant (Pb, Fe, NO3-, and Sr) and region (West, Central, Midwest, East). Each 10 x 10 waffle charts shows the proportion of study area that contains high, moderate, and low concentrations where 1 square = 1 % of region. Figure contains callouts where, for example, NO3- in the Central U.S.

In 2015, water use in the U.S. totaled 322 billion gallons/day. Total water use is broken out into 8 categories using different colors.

Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. A rushing river in the foreground is bordered by green vegetation, with waterfalls in background.

Iguazu Falls view from above, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Green vegetation surrounds the waterfalls.

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.

Where is Earth’s water? Series of 3 interconnected tree maps for all Earth’s water, all freshwater, and surface & other freshwater. All Earth’s water tree map is broken down in size order displaying oceans, other saline water, and freshwater.

Where is Earth’s water? Series of 3 landscapes depicting where water is in blue for all Earth’s water, all freshwater, and surface & other freshwater.

(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.

View looking up at Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric dam and sign from below. The binational dam is located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.

U.S. Geological Survey and Itaipu Binacional staff outside of a Itaipu Binational water quality laboratory. (L to R) USGS's Brian McCallum, Molly Wood, three Itaipu Binacional staff, and USGS's Joel Groten. The binational dam and water quality laboratory is located on the Parana River on the border of Brazil and Paraguay.

Two scientists stand on and on shore near Itaipu Binacional boat used for bathymetric surveys.

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.

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.

Gage Greatness round 3 bracket showing winners through round 2. Bracket shows round 3 matchup.

 Joel Groten at the United Nations General Assembly during the UN2023 Water Conference.