Limestone rocks are the primary bed of this flashy river. Note the baldcypress tree in the background uprooted in a past flood. View looking downstream.
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Sabinal River Rocks Near Lost Maples State Natural Area, TX
Limestone rocks are the primary bed of this flashy river. Note the baldcypress tree in the background uprooted in a past flood. View looking downstream.
Washington Crossing Flood
Delaware River on the upstream side of the bridge at Washington Crossing, 2 hours 45 minutes before cresting at the Delaware River at Trenton gage.
Delaware River on the upstream side of the bridge at Washington Crossing, 2 hours 45 minutes before cresting at the Delaware River at Trenton gage.
Agriculture field in California
An agriculture field in California taken during field work for the Trends Lancover Change project.
An agriculture field in California taken during field work for the Trends Lancover Change project.
Black Scoter in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Black Scoter: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Black Scoter: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Closeup photograph of home damaged by Hurricane Jeanne in Florida
Zoomed in aerial photograph of a home on the beach near Stuart, Florida, severely damaged by Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004.
Zoomed in aerial photograph of a home on the beach near Stuart, Florida, severely damaged by Hurricane Jeanne in September 2004.
Steller's Eider in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Steller's Eider in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Steller's Eider in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spins are hollow and connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spins are hollow and connected to poison glands.
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on it's back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on its back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
The saddleback caterpillar is about an inch long, has a purplish-brown body with a green saddle shape on its back, and has poisonous spines on four large projections (tubercles) and many smaller ones that stick out from the sides of its body. The poisonous spines are hollow and are connected to poison glands.
Acoustic Flow Monitor station (in housing), which detects ground vi...
Berm from a 1997 lahar is visible along the channel. Mount St. Helens' east crater wall is visible in the background.
Berm from a 1997 lahar is visible along the channel. Mount St. Helens' east crater wall is visible in the background.
South side of Mount St. Helens lava dome, as seen from the east, sh...
South side of Mount St. Helens lava dome, as seen from the east, showing the dome and part of the glacier forming at the base of the dome. August 29, 2005
South side of Mount St. Helens lava dome, as seen from the east, showing the dome and part of the glacier forming at the base of the dome. August 29, 2005
Measuring groundwater levels in a well in Jordan
Groundwater level data are useful for managing aquifers used for water supply.
Groundwater level data are useful for managing aquifers used for water supply.
Harrington Brook near Lake Lila, New York
Harrington Brook near Lake Lila, New York
Harrington Brook near Lake Lila, New York
Mount Rainier as seen from Paradise Ridge, WA.
Mount Rainier as seen from Paradise Ridge, Washington.
Mount Rainier as seen from Paradise Ridge, Washington.
Great Barrier Reef satellite image
The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The white calcium carbonate that coats the coral reflects light, making the water above the reef appear bright blue from space.
The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The white calcium carbonate that coats the coral reflects light, making the water above the reef appear bright blue from space.
Bernard Hubbard Ground-Truthing Remote Sensing
USGS scientist Bernard Hubbard conducting spectral measurements of soils and cover crops to ground truth satellite imagery being used to map soil erosion and runoff potential into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
USGS scientist Bernard Hubbard conducting spectral measurements of soils and cover crops to ground truth satellite imagery being used to map soil erosion and runoff potential into the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Leafcutter Bee at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
This native leafcutter bee, Trachusa zebratum, is a solitary bee species associated with sandy soils where the female builds her own nest to lay her eggs in.
This native leafcutter bee, Trachusa zebratum, is a solitary bee species associated with sandy soils where the female builds her own nest to lay her eggs in.
Beach Beside Vegetated Landforms
Rocky landforms covered in vegetation next to a beach.
Rocky landforms covered in vegetation next to a beach.