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Image: Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Image: Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA

Flooding level shown against a speed limit sign

Image: Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA

Flooding level shown against a speed limit sign

Image: Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA

Flooding level shown against a speed limit sign

Image: Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA
Flooding in Finchfield, IA

Flooding level shown against a speed limit sign

Image: Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Flooding in Local Neighborhood
Image: Deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Profiler
Deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Profiler
Deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Profiler
Deployment of an Acoustic Doppler Profiler

USGS dive team members Marc Blouin and Glen Black carrying an ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) into Lake Michigan to measure currents throughout the summer season in order to improve predictive modeling at recreational beaches and better predict E. coli concentrations in the water, therefore improve safety of swimmers.

USGS dive team members Marc Blouin and Glen Black carrying an ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) into Lake Michigan to measure currents throughout the summer season in order to improve predictive modeling at recreational beaches and better predict E. coli concentrations in the water, therefore improve safety of swimmers.

Image: 2008 High Flow Monitoring
2008 High Flow Monitoring
2008 High Flow Monitoring
2008 High Flow Monitoring

Members of the USGS Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Working Group in Flagstaff, Ariz., monitor the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam during the high-flow experiment of May 2008.

Members of the USGS Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Working Group in Flagstaff, Ariz., monitor the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon Dam during the high-flow experiment of May 2008.

Image: Flooded Bridge On The St. John River
Flooded Bridge On The St. John River
Flooded Bridge On The St. John River
Flooded Bridge On The St. John River

The USGS gages the St. John River at Fort Kent, Maine at Station 01014000. A major flood in 2008 was the highest flow measured at this station, based on record going back to the 1920s. This photo shows the International Bridge in Ft. Kent, right at the water surface of the flooded river.

The USGS gages the St. John River at Fort Kent, Maine at Station 01014000. A major flood in 2008 was the highest flow measured at this station, based on record going back to the 1920s. This photo shows the International Bridge in Ft. Kent, right at the water surface of the flooded river.

Image: USGS Training on Borehole Geophysical Logging
USGS Training on Borehole Geophysical Logging
USGS Training on Borehole Geophysical Logging
USGS Training on Borehole Geophysical Logging

A USGS hydrologist holds an electromagnetic induction borehole logging tool while the tool is calibrated. The hydrologist was participating in a USGS class on how to use electromagnetic induction geophysical methods for groundwater investigations, conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2008.

A USGS hydrologist holds an electromagnetic induction borehole logging tool while the tool is calibrated. The hydrologist was participating in a USGS class on how to use electromagnetic induction geophysical methods for groundwater investigations, conducted by the USGS Office of Groundwater Branch of Geophysics in 2008.

Image: North Fork of the John Day River Gorge
North Fork of the John Day River Gorge
North Fork of the John Day River Gorge
North Fork of the John Day River Gorge

Looking downstream at the gage and Gorge.

Blue water-quality sampling van and brown wood pump house
Sampling a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota
Sampling a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota
Sampling a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota

A USGS water-quality sampling crew sets up to collect a groundwater sample from a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project.

A USGS water-quality sampling crew sets up to collect a groundwater sample from a public-supply well in South St. Paul, Minnesota, as part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project.

Image: Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels
Measuring Snowfall with Solar Panels

A new device to measure snowfall in remote areas is pictured here with its solar panels, small windmill, and snow-collecting bucket.

A new device to measure snowfall in remote areas is pictured here with its solar panels, small windmill, and snow-collecting bucket.