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Image: CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Image: Algal Blooms
Algal Blooms
Algal Blooms
Algal Blooms

USGS Hydrologist, Guy Foster collects a sample of blue-green algae in Milford Lake, Kansas.

USGS Hydrologist, Guy Foster collects a sample of blue-green algae in Milford Lake, Kansas.

Bald Eagle Lake, MN
Bald Eagle Lake, MN
Bald Eagle Lake, MN
Bald Eagle Lake, MN

Bald Eagle Lake near the Twin Cities, Minnesota. 

Bald Eagle Lake near the Twin Cities, Minnesota. 

Image: Coastline Breach
Coastline Breach
Coastline Breach
Coastline Breach

A breach in the coastline of Rodanthe, North Carolina, caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.  Repeated storm impacts, combined with sea level rise, make the development and improvement of models that help forecast coastal change very important to planners working to build more resilient communities

A breach in the coastline of Rodanthe, North Carolina, caused by Hurricane Irene in 2011.  Repeated storm impacts, combined with sea level rise, make the development and improvement of models that help forecast coastal change very important to planners working to build more resilient communities

Storm surge sensor installation prior to Hurricane Irene landfall
Storm surge sensor installation prior to Hurricane Irene landfall
Storm surge sensor installation prior to Hurricane Irene landfall
Storm surge sensor installation prior to Hurricane Irene landfall

Storm surge sensor installation prior to Hurricane Irene landfall

Image: CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Image: CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  Water samples were collected from each of the bottles and analyzed shipboard.

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  Water samples were collected from each of the bottles and analyzed shipboard.

Image: CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Image: CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin
CTD rosette used on Coast Guard ice breaker in Canadian Basin

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

Water samples using a CTD rosette were taken down to  4,600m in the Canadian Basin in order to investigate ocean acidification.  The water was analyzed shipboard for pH using a spectrophotometer.

USGS gage 10297010 Topaz Canal below Topaz Lake near Topaz, CA with Ben Beal
USGS Gage 10297010 Topaz Canal below Topaz Lake near Topaz, CA
USGS Gage 10297010 Topaz Canal below Topaz Lake near Topaz, CA
USGS Gage 10297010 Topaz Canal below Topaz Lake near Topaz, CA

USGS employee Ben Beal conducts stream discharge and velocity measurements at USGS gage 10297010 Topaz Canal below Topaz Lake near Topaz, CA .

Image: Baydzherakhs
Baydzherakhs
Baydzherakhs
Baydzherakhs

These are baydzherakhs that form when Pleistocene-aged ice wedges thaw and leave behind a mound of unfrozen soil that is easily susceptible to decomposition. This sediment has not thawed for at least 40,000 years.

These are baydzherakhs that form when Pleistocene-aged ice wedges thaw and leave behind a mound of unfrozen soil that is easily susceptible to decomposition. This sediment has not thawed for at least 40,000 years.

Image: Water Sampling with a Kemmerer
Water Sampling with a Kemmerer
Water Sampling with a Kemmerer
Water Sampling with a Kemmerer

Sampling surface waters on Lake Michigan using a Kemmerer Water Sampler

 

Sampling surface waters on Lake Michigan using a Kemmerer Water Sampler

 

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Cypress knees, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas.
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Justin A. McInnis, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Electrofishing from a boat, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Justin A. McInnis, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

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Cypress tree near Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas
Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Erin C. Sewell, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Electrofishing from a barge, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 27, 2011. Photograph taken by Erin C. Sewell, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas.
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek
Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 26, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Measuring physical characteristics, Big Cypress Creek, Texas, July 26, 2011. Photograph taken by James B. Moring, U.S. Geological Survey.

SIR 2013–5058

Two rivers converging
Colorado River and Fork River
Colorado River and Fork River
Colorado River and Fork River

Colorado River, and Roaring Fork River confluence, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler

Colorado River, and Roaring Fork River confluence, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler

Neversink River near Claryville, New York
Neversink River near Claryville, New York
Neversink River near Claryville, New York
Neversink River near Claryville, New York

Neversink River near Claryville, New York below Halls Mills Covered Bridge 

Neversink River near Claryville, New York below Halls Mills Covered Bridge 

Image: Surveying with an Inflatable Kayak
Surveying with an Inflatable Kayak
Surveying with an Inflatable Kayak
Surveying with an Inflatable Kayak

Halley Kimball (left) and Chris Magirl of USGS conduct a bathymetric survey of the Cedar River in western Washington.

Location: King County, WA, USA

Halley Kimball (left) and Chris Magirl of USGS conduct a bathymetric survey of the Cedar River in western Washington.

Location: King County, WA, USA

Image: Souris River Flooding
Souris River Flooding
Souris River Flooding
Souris River Flooding

The Souris River near Foxholm, North Dakota. USGS personnel were there to measure the streamflow. Streamflow was approximately 16,900 cubic feet per second.

The Souris River near Foxholm, North Dakota. USGS personnel were there to measure the streamflow. Streamflow was approximately 16,900 cubic feet per second.