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USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site
USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site

USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

USGS scientist taking a measurement at a groundwater well study site. Photo from USGS circular 1356 "Water Quality in the Mississippi Embayment-Texas Coastal Uplands Aquifer System and Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer, South-Central United States, 1994-2008."

Image: Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm

Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA

Squall line approaching freshwater marsh at Lacassine NWR, LA

Canyon Lake, November 2008
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Canyon Lake, November 2008. Photograph by Sam Price, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

SIR 2012–5202

Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas
Photo of Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas

Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.

A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.

Spring Lake in San Marcos, Texas, has hundreds of small springs underneath it.

A new website now provides important information about streamflow in the Comal and San Marcos Rivers and springflow at Comal and San Marcos Springs.

Image: Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River
Downstream Pembina River

The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.

The Pembina River at Neche, ND looking downstream.

Image: Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND
Red River of the North at Fargo ND

Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.

Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota in 2008.

Image: Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake

This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.

This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.

Image: Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage

Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.

Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.

Image: Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall

Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.

Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.

Cheney algal bloom
Cheney algal bloom
Cheney algal bloom
Cheney algal bloom

Algae bloom near Cheney Reservoir Dam, Kansas.

Cheney Res water samples
Cheney Res water samples
Cheney Res water samples
Cheney Res water samples

Discrete samples collected from a near-shore accumulation of cyanobacteria (left) and an open-water area (right) in Cheney Reservoir, Kansas.

Discrete samples collected from a near-shore accumulation of cyanobacteria (left) and an open-water area (right) in Cheney Reservoir, Kansas.

Aerial view of red dye in the Kootenai River
Dye tracer study on the Kootenai River
Dye tracer study on the Kootenai River
Dye tracer study on the Kootenai River

Aerial view of a USGS dye tracer study done on the Kootenai River in Idaho.

Aerial view of a USGS dye tracer study done on the Kootenai River in Idaho.

Image: Low flow on the Knife River
Low flow on the Knife River
Low flow on the Knife River
Low flow on the Knife River

Low flow with exposed rocks on the Knife River near Golden Valley, North Dakota.

Low flow with exposed rocks on the Knife River near Golden Valley, North Dakota.

Image: Little Missouri River at Medora
Little Missouri River at Medora
Little Missouri River at Medora
Little Missouri River at Medora

Little Missouri River at Medora, North Dakota, with the badlands in the background.

Little Missouri River at Medora, North Dakota, with the badlands in the background.

Image: Manatee Spring Run
Manatee Spring Run
Manatee Spring Run
Manatee Spring Run

View of the Spring Run near the gage, downstream of the main vent. 

View of the Spring Run near the gage, downstream of the main vent. 

Image: Atlantic Coast Sunrise
Atlantic Coast Sunrise
Atlantic Coast Sunrise
Atlantic Coast Sunrise

Atlantic Ocean sunrise as seen from a Florida beach.

Atlantic Ocean sunrise as seen from a Florida beach.

Panorama of Hailey, Idaho
Panorama of Hailey, Idaho
Panorama of Hailey, Idaho
Panorama of Hailey, Idaho

Panoramic photograph of Hailey, Idaho, looking southeast from Carbonate Mountain. 

Panoramic photograph of Hailey, Idaho, looking southeast from Carbonate Mountain. 

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 2

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Image: Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1
Pelicans Flying Along Atlantic Coast 1

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.

Five brown pelicans during one of their early morning flights along the Atlantic coast of Florida.