Midtown Dam on the Red River of the North. Photo taken from the Fargo, North Dakota, side facing Moorhead, Minnesota.
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Red River of the North in the Fall
Midtown Dam on the Red River of the North. Photo taken from the Fargo, North Dakota, side facing Moorhead, Minnesota.
CIR imagery of Petit Bois Island collected in 2008
CIR imagery of Petit Bois Island collected in 2008
CIR imagery of Petit Bois Island collected in 2008
Diploying the Gillnets
Graduate student Christy Kitterman and Research technician Ben Davis get ready to deploy some gillnets for sauger below a cold, cold dam on the Tennessee River.
Graduate student Christy Kitterman and Research technician Ben Davis get ready to deploy some gillnets for sauger below a cold, cold dam on the Tennessee River.
Pallid Sturgeon
Graduate student Michele Casto-Yerty releasing an endangered pallid sturgeon that was removed from a gillnet set by a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River.
Graduate student Michele Casto-Yerty releasing an endangered pallid sturgeon that was removed from a gillnet set by a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River.
Tracking Sauger
Graduate student Christy Kitterman tracking tagged sauger in the lower Tennessee River.
Graduate student Christy Kitterman tracking tagged sauger in the lower Tennessee River.
Cheney algal bloom
Algae bloom near Cheney Reservoir Dam, Kansas.
Algae bloom near Cheney Reservoir Dam, Kansas.
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.
Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pacific herring
Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pacific herring reared in the wet laboratory at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station.
Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Pacific herring reared in the wet laboratory at the Marrowstone Marine Field Station.
USGS Gage 13039500 Henry's Fork Near Lake ID
Gas flows up, appearing to boil, through the water of Alluvium Cree...
Gas flows up, appearing to boil, through the water of Alluvium Creek, Brimstone Basin, Yellowstone. Large funnel is used to trap gas, which is then sent to a collection bottle through the tubing.
Gas flows up, appearing to boil, through the water of Alluvium Creek, Brimstone Basin, Yellowstone. Large funnel is used to trap gas, which is then sent to a collection bottle through the tubing.
Gas flux measurement taken over altered ground at Brimstone Basin
Gas flux measurement being taken over altered ground at Brimstone Basin, Yellowstone.
Gas flux measurement being taken over altered ground at Brimstone Basin, Yellowstone.
The northern lights over the Selawik River, Alaska
The northern lights over the Selawik River, Alaska
The northern lights over the Selawik River, Alaska
Mountain range with hay field and forest in foreground in Colorado
Mountain range in the background, forest and hay field in the foreground. The picture was taken in Colorado during a field trip for the Land Cover Trends project.
Mountain range in the background, forest and hay field in the foreground. The picture was taken in Colorado during a field trip for the Land Cover Trends project.
Fitting a Bird with a Tiny Radio Transmitter
A captured bird is fitted with a tiny radio transmitter (designed to fall off after a few weeks) that allows it to be tracked, as well as gather data on the bird’s age, weight, fat load, wing size and shape, and general condition.
A captured bird is fitted with a tiny radio transmitter (designed to fall off after a few weeks) that allows it to be tracked, as well as gather data on the bird’s age, weight, fat load, wing size and shape, and general condition.
A close up of a moose on the Selawik River, Alaska
A moose on the shore of the Selawik River. This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.
A moose on the shore of the Selawik River. This moose was present during the Sheefish sediment impact study field work.
Farm in Iowa in morning mist amid cornfield
Iowa farm in a cornfield in the early morning mist. USGS research investigates the effects of agricultural use of fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals in the quality of surface water and groundwater.
Iowa farm in a cornfield in the early morning mist. USGS research investigates the effects of agricultural use of fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals in the quality of surface water and groundwater.
Farm in Iowa with silos
This farm in Iowa sits amid a field of corn. USGS researches the effects of agricultural use of fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals on surface-water and groundwater quality.
This farm in Iowa sits amid a field of corn. USGS researches the effects of agricultural use of fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals on surface-water and groundwater quality.
Adult Oregon spotted frog
Adult Oregon spotted frog at Dilman Meadows, near Wickiup Reservoir, OR
Adult Oregon spotted frog at Dilman Meadows, near Wickiup Reservoir, OR
Arctic Ocean Extended Continental Shelf Surveys 2008-2011
Helicopter on the deck of a Canadian coast guard ice breaker ship in the Arctic Ocean.
Helicopter on the deck of a Canadian coast guard ice breaker ship in the Arctic Ocean.
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.
Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.
Coniferous Mountain Forest
Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.
Coniferous forest in mountains of Denali National Park.