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Image: Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure
Canal and Water Control Structure

Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.

Canal 59 in the foreground and Control Structure S-191, which controls water
flow into Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock
Closing Lakeside Gates at Navigational Lock

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer personnel overlooks the closing of the lakeside
gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock. Lake Okeechobee is in the
background.

Image: Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee
Cows Near Lake Okeechobee

Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.

Cattle grazing north of Lake Okeechobee, where cattle ranching and farming is
extensive.

Image: Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant
Double-Crested Cormorant

On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.

On the Lake side of Control Structure S-191, a double-crested cormorant
balances atop a buoy floating in Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Closed at Navigational Lock

The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.

The lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock in their closed position.
Lake Okeechobee lies beyond the gates.

Image: Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock
Lakeside Gates Open at Navigational Lock

After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.

After the canal-side gates at the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock closed,
lakeside gates opened and rushing Lake Okeechobee waters were admitted
into the enclosed area.

Image: Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock
Open lakeside gates at navigational lock

Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock,
onto Lake Okeechobee.

Looking through the open lakeside gates of the Port Mayaca Navigational Lock,
onto Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Orange Grove
Orange Grove
Orange Grove
Orange Grove

Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Green stagnant waters fill this drainage ditch that lies in front of an orange
grove located in the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Orange Grove Rows
Orange Grove Rows
Orange Grove Rows
Orange Grove Rows

Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.

Looking through the rows of an orange grove located in the vicinity of Lake
Okeechobee.

Image: St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal
St. Lucie Canal

Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.

Looking eastward from the middle of the Port Mayaca Dam, at the St. Lucie
Canal, which connects to Lake Okeechobee.

Image: Turf Farm
Turf Farm
Turf Farm
Turf Farm

Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

Seen beyond the dirt road are smooth, green grasses of a turf farm located in
the vicinity of Lake Okeechobee.

photo of USGS staffer holding a groundwater sample bottle inside a plastic box
Groundwater sampling
Groundwater sampling
Groundwater sampling

Groundwater sampling on Long Island

Groundwater sampling on Long Island

API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.

photo of 3 women beside Long Island road measuring groundwater with instrumentation
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island
Groundwater Sampling on Long Island

Groundwater sampling for water quality on Long Island, New York

Groundwater sampling for water quality on Long Island, New York

Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table
Powell 150 Table

Kristen Hamilton at the Powell 150 Table.

Kristen Hamilton at the Powell 150 Table.

1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference
1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference
1999 NASA EOS TERRA Satellite Pre Launch Press Conference

A 1999 press conference on the launch of the NASA EOS TERRA satellite
 

Illustration of the aquifer compaction process.
Aquifer Compaction
Aquifer Compaction
Aquifer Compaction

Fine-grained sediments (clays and silts) within an aquifer system are the main culprits in land subsidence due to groundwater pumping. Fine-grained sediments are special because they are composed of platy grains. When fine-grained sediments are originally deposited, they tend to be deposited in random orientations.

Fine-grained sediments (clays and silts) within an aquifer system are the main culprits in land subsidence due to groundwater pumping. Fine-grained sediments are special because they are composed of platy grains. When fine-grained sediments are originally deposited, they tend to be deposited in random orientations.

Map of the U.S. showing areas of high risk for nitrogen contamination of groundwater.
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater
Areas at high risk of nitrogen contamination of groundwater

Modeling integrates information to estimate risks of nitrate contamination to shallow ground water

Modeling integrates information to estimate risks of nitrate contamination to shallow ground water

video thumbnail: EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS
EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS
EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS: NOT JUST ROCKS

This video provides an overview of several Earth Science career fields within the U.S. Geological Survey. After watching this program, viewers will have an understanding of the types of work experiences, environments, expertise, and education a typical USGS employee may have.

This video provides an overview of several Earth Science career fields within the U.S. Geological Survey. After watching this program, viewers will have an understanding of the types of work experiences, environments, expertise, and education a typical USGS employee may have.

Diagram showing groundwater as saturated zones underground.
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface
Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface

How Ground Water Occurs

Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.
Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.

Map of study area, Yucca Valley, California.