Madison Blue Springs State Park near Blue Springs, Florida flooded by the Withlacoochee River on Saturday, April 11.
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Madison Blue Springs State Park
Madison Blue Springs State Park near Blue Springs, Florida flooded by the Withlacoochee River on Saturday, April 11.
Measuring Discharge in Suwanne River
USGS hydrologic technician Erik Ohlson measures the discharge of the Suwannee River floodwaters coming over US highway 90 near Ellaville, Florida. (Saturday, April 11, 2009)
USGS hydrologic technician Erik Ohlson measures the discharge of the Suwannee River floodwaters coming over US highway 90 near Ellaville, Florida. (Saturday, April 11, 2009)
Moose on road to Lake Irene, Colorado
Moose on road to Lake Irene, Colorado
Moose on road to Lake Irene, Colorado
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Hunting for minnows in a freshwater swamp, LA
Hunting for minnows in a freshwater swamp, LA
Field Notes
The Field Records Collection has many materials types including: field notebooks, sketches, annotated maps, unpublished manuscripts, plane-table sheets, annotated aerial photographs, sample analysis, stratigraphic columns, lithologic logs, and geologic cross sections.
The Field Records Collection has many materials types including: field notebooks, sketches, annotated maps, unpublished manuscripts, plane-table sheets, annotated aerial photographs, sample analysis, stratigraphic columns, lithologic logs, and geologic cross sections.
Records Preservation
Older materials and recently arrived items in the Field Records Collection are in various states of preservation and documentation.
Older materials and recently arrived items in the Field Records Collection are in various states of preservation and documentation.
Red River of the North and Obelisk
Red River of the North flooding Grand Forks. The obelisk partially underwater.
Red River of the North flooding Grand Forks. The obelisk partially underwater.
Avalanche debris and skier
Debris from Red Rock Avalanche covers the road and is piled high along the banks of the river as a skier make his way along the road, 04/06/2009
Debris from Red Rock Avalanche covers the road and is piled high along the banks of the river as a skier make his way along the road, 04/06/2009
Snowpack-sampling pit near Fremont Pass, Colorado
Snowpack-sampling pit near Fremont Pass, Colorado
Snowpack-sampling pit near Fremont Pass, Colorado
Autumnalis cherry blossom (Prunus subhirtella)
An Autumnalis cherry blossom tree is photographed during peak bloom with the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin in the background.
An Autumnalis cherry blossom tree is photographed during peak bloom with the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin in the background.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry tree blooms near the Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry tree blooms near the Jefferson Memorial.
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole
Polar bear still-hunting on the sea ice
An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.
An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.
Redoubt Volcano viewed from the northwest following the April 4, 2009 eruption
Redoubt Volcano viewed from the northwest following the April 4, 2009 eruption (Event 19). Steam rises from the summit crater, pyroclastic flow and surge deposits drape the flanks, and lahar deposits cover the Drift River Valley.
Redoubt Volcano viewed from the northwest following the April 4, 2009 eruption (Event 19). Steam rises from the summit crater, pyroclastic flow and surge deposits drape the flanks, and lahar deposits cover the Drift River Valley.
Sponges and Coral Colonies (Agaricia agaricites)
Pale-blue sponges and plate-like coral colonies (Agaricia agaricites) grow on mangrove prop roots.
Pale-blue sponges and plate-like coral colonies (Agaricia agaricites) grow on mangrove prop roots.
Scientist measuring groundwater levels at during aquifer test study.
USGS Nebraska Water Science Center hydrologist, Greg Steele, collecting groundwater level measurements at night during an aquifer test.
USGS Nebraska Water Science Center hydrologist, Greg Steele, collecting groundwater level measurements at night during an aquifer test.
Snow-density measurement near Dunckley Pass, Colorado
Snow-density measurement in snowpack-sampling pit near Dunckley Pass, Colorado
Snow-density measurement in snowpack-sampling pit near Dunckley Pass, Colorado
Grand Forks of the North
The sky clearing out in Grand Forks, ND over the Red River of the North.
The sky clearing out in Grand Forks, ND over the Red River of the North.
Ice Jam
The Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND, in an ice pile up.
The Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND, in an ice pile up.
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice, Alaska
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island
Spectacled eiders wintering in open areas of the pack ice in the northern Bering Sea, near St. Lawrence Island
USGS Employees Measuring Streamflow
USGS employees measuring streamflow from Sorlie Bridge, Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota.
USGS employees measuring streamflow from Sorlie Bridge, Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota.