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Huron River at Milan, OH - bridge closeup

Huron River at Milan, OH - bridge construction

Huron River at Milan, OH - orifice line

Huron River at Milan, OH - view from left bank

Huron River at Milan, OH - view under bridge

Mounds in Acidalia Planitia, Mars. These are almost certainly not cinder cones despite their appearance. Their alignment in rows is not typical of cinder cones on Earth; more likely these are mud volcanoes formed from the shaking of an impact event.

Solar powered streamgage to transmit real-time data at Grinnell Creek at Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park.

Scientists have found that wind turbines are causing fatalities of certain species of migratory insect-eating bats, although a March 2011 study in Science suggests that solutions to reduce the impacts of wind turbines on bats may be possible.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

To ensure that Great Lakes beaches are safe for public recreational use, USGS GLSC researchers have ongoing beach monitoring programs in place.

Photo of Rock River, looking west-southwest, June 21, 2008.

Jim Lake drawdown channel, looking south. Photograph from Humpback Road. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

Jim Lake drawdown channel looking north. Photograph taken from 17th Street SE between Pingree, North Dakota, and State Highway 20. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

Mud Lake Channel from Arrowwood Lake to Jim Lake, looking toward Arrowwood Lake. Photograph taken from 11th Street SE between Edmunds, North Dakota, and State Highway 9. The downstream Jamestown Reservoir was filled in 1965 and backed water onto the Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, preventing ideal management in most years.

James River by Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge. The picture was taken from the scenic view site to the North and above headquarters.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Columbia Glacer in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Biological sampling devices are deployed on the upper Mississippi River to collect invertebrates for science. Each sampler is attached to a floating buoy and multiple samplers are placed together near a wing dam structure on the river to study the river's food web and productivity.

Bob Gill spreading the wing of a Marbled godwit on the Alaska Peninsula near Ugashik.

High bank and flood plain of Short Creek (a tributary of the Souris River in North Dakota) below International Boundary near Roche Percee, Saskatchewan, Canada.