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Image: Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River

A wagon is used to move the churn to the sampler. It makes it easier to tote.

A wagon is used to move the churn to the sampler. It makes it easier to tote.

Image: Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River
Storm Sampling on the Clinch River

Hydrotechs lowering sampler for sample collection.

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop.
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring
Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring (109) near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Monday, November 15, 2010.

Data Series 750

Dam with overflow pipe discharging water from spring (109) near Lee Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Monday, November 15, 2010.

Data Series 750

Image: Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage
Celebrating the First USGS Streamgage

The first USGS streamgage, at Embudo, New Mexico, just turned 125 years old.

The first USGS streamgage, at Embudo, New Mexico, just turned 125 years old.

Beautiful River with Mount Rainier in the background
Washington River
Washington River
Washington River

Beautiful River with Mount Rainier in the background

Beautiful River with Mount Rainier in the background

Image: Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River
Pembina River

The Pembina River located at Neche, North Dakota.

The Pembina River located at Neche, North Dakota.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

The Cannonball River in the fall at Breien, ND.

The Cannonball River in the fall at Breien, ND.

Image: Another Day at the Office
Another Day at the Office
Another Day at the Office
Another Day at the Office

Solomon Gulch at Top of Falls during Solomon Lake sill event. Hydrographer in the photo is Jeff Wiles of the Anchorage Field Office.

Solomon Gulch at Top of Falls during Solomon Lake sill event. Hydrographer in the photo is Jeff Wiles of the Anchorage Field Office.

Image: Big Muddy Creek-Open Water
Big Muddy Creek-Open Water
Big Muddy Creek-Open Water
Big Muddy Creek-Open Water

Looking downstream toward beaver dam on Big Muddy Creek near Almont, North Dakota. Flow is 4.40 cubic feet per second.

Looking downstream toward beaver dam on Big Muddy Creek near Almont, North Dakota. Flow is 4.40 cubic feet per second.

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop.
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750
Spring near headwaters of Leon Creek, Trinity aquifer, Data Series 750

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Spring (104) near the headwaters of Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop
Spring near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Data Series 750

Spring (113) near Leon Creek in the Trinity aquifer outcrop, northern Bexar County, Texas. Photograph taken on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.

Data Series 750

Image: Measuring Streamflow
Measuring Streamflow
Measuring Streamflow
Measuring Streamflow

USGS hydrologic technician measuring streamflow in the Merced River, near Happy Isles stream gage in Yosemite Valley.

USGS hydrologic technician measuring streamflow in the Merced River, near Happy Isles stream gage in Yosemite Valley.

Image: Red River of the North at Grand Forks
Red River of the North at Grand Forks
Red River of the North at Grand Forks
Red River of the North at Grand Forks

Red River of the North at Grand Forks on September 27, 2010.

Red River of the North at Grand Forks on September 27, 2010.

Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area, Arkansas
Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area
Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area
Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area

Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area, Arkansas (photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey).

Little Missouri River near Camp Area C at Albert Pike Recreation Area, Arkansas (photograph by Daniel M. Wagner, U.S. Geological Survey).

Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest
Remnants of a spruce forest

Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.

Remnants of a spruce forest complex following a severe wildfire in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Wildfires are the dominant landscape-scale disturbance operating at annual time scales in Alaska, and fires play a major role in the rate and extent of vegetation growth and productivity of a site.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

The Cannonball River looking East.

Image: Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River
Cannonball River

Looking west at the Cannonball River at Breien, ND.

Looking west at the Cannonball River at Breien, ND.

Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park
Rafting along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010.     USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.

Big Bend National Park field trip with Anne Castle, Assisstant Secretary for Water and Science, DOI, September 2010.     USGS Staff explaining USGS Science and water monitoring in the region.

Image: Tribal Training -- Sediment Devices
Tribal Training -- Sediment Devices
Tribal Training -- Sediment Devices
Tribal Training -- Sediment Devices

USGS Research Hydrologist Art Horowitz and USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith describe streambed sediment collection devices for a Tribal training class at the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.

USGS Research Hydrologist Art Horowitz and USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologic Technician Ernie Smith describe streambed sediment collection devices for a Tribal training class at the Canadian River, Norman, Oklahoma.

Image: Little Missouri River near Marmarth
Little Missouri River near Marmarth
Little Missouri River near Marmarth
Little Missouri River near Marmarth

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.

Image: Bluffs along the Little Missouri River
Bluffs along the Little Missouri River
Bluffs along the Little Missouri River
Bluffs along the Little Missouri River

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, North Dakota, streamflow 65.5 cubic feet per second.