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Research Hydrologist Neil Terry (USGS) collects ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data along an oil pipeline in Alaska. (April 2017)

USGS scientists are working alongside University researchers in Alaska to understand how groundwater and permafrost conditions change over time due to seasonal variations and climate change. View down the oil pipeline through one April 2017 study area. (April 2017)

Research Hydrologist Martin Briggs (USGS) tows ground-penetrating radar (GPR) during field work in Alaska. (April 2017)

Helicopters are often used to carry scientists and equipment to remote study areas in Alaska. In this photo, a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) unit is securely strapped to the side of the helicopter. (April 2017)

Research Hydrologist Martin Briggs (USGS) collects ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data. He is wearing special ice cleats on his shoes to have better traction walking on the ice. (April 2017)

USGS Research Geophysicist Andy Kass (left, in orange) adjusts surface nuclear magnetic resonance equipment (NMR) with input from collaborators Eliot Grunewald (Vista Clara), Alex Huryn (University of Alabama), and Patrick Hendrickson (University of Colorado). NMR is being used to measure the distribution of liquid water in the subsurface. (April 2017)

Borehole logging

Phenolic mount used to deploy an RDI ChannelMaster 600kHz ADVM.  Mount is resistant to corrosion and is articulated to allow adjustment of heading, pitch, and roll.

USGS gage 11289650 Toulumne River Below LaGrange Dam Near LaGrange CA

USGS scientists taking water quality measurements in San Francisco Bay aboard the Research Vessel Peterson.

Phenolic mount used to deploy an RDI ChannelMaster 600kHz ADVM.  Mount is resistant to corrosion and is articulated to allow adjustment of heading, pitch, and roll.

USGS groundwater well 182048064430400.

Scientists from the USGS Albuquerque Field Office use an ADCP mounted on a remotely-controlled Q boat to measure the streamflow of the Rio Grande near Bosque Farms. Use of the Q boat allows our hydro techs to safely and quickly respond to flood events that may threaten the public.

USGS gage 13011500 PACIFIC CREEK AT MORAN WY from the Dakota Water Science Center during winter 2017 with River in background. 

USGS Hydrologic Technician Kim Cesal measuring 3170 cfs at 12409000 Colville River at Kettle Falls, WA. This measurement is the highest made at the gaging site. The gage has been in operation since October 1922. The gage was installed to monitor flows from Meyer Falls Dam and Power Generation.

Sampling for microplastics on Lake Mead, March 21, 2017

Scientists never stop learning! USGS scientists participate in ongoing training to keep up on the latest scientific methods, tools, and best practices. In this photo, USGS scientists participate in a field class about collecting groundwater data using USGS standards and procedures.

Mohawk River at Lock 8 near Schenectady, New York (01354330)

Mohawk River at Lock 8 near Schenectady (01354330) Live Ice Jam Web Camera

USGS hydrologic technician Michael Allen collects streamflow data from the Boise River at streamgage station 13206000 using an acoustic Doppler current profiler.

 Hydrologic technicians Joe Beman, Hal Nelson, and Kate Allison, and course instructor Mike Nyman clean a water quality sensor prior to redeployment at a Water Quality Field Course put on by the New Mexico Water Science Center.