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Photograph of USGS staff collecting data in a marsh
Field Collections at Head of the Meadow Bay, MA
Field Collections at Head of the Meadow Bay, MA
Field Collections at Head of the Meadow Bay, MA

Remote-Sensing Coastal Change project field collections at the Head of the Meadow Bay in Massachusetts.

Photograph of USGS scientist collecting water samples in a marsh
Collecting Water Samples
Collecting Water Samples
Collecting Water Samples

USGS samples water within wetlands to understand which environmental drivers impact carbon cycle and sediment accretion. Here USGS staff (Jennifer O'Keefe Suttles) pumps water from at Phragmites wetland, Mashpee, MA, to analyze at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Environmental Geochemistry lab.

USGS samples water within wetlands to understand which environmental drivers impact carbon cycle and sediment accretion. Here USGS staff (Jennifer O'Keefe Suttles) pumps water from at Phragmites wetland, Mashpee, MA, to analyze at the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Environmental Geochemistry lab.

Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville
Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville
Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville
Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | People
Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | People
Jon Cohl ADCP at 01457400 Musconetcong Riegelsville

​​​​​​​Ellis River New Hampshire
​​​​​​​Ellis River New Hampshire
​​​​​​​Ellis River New Hampshire
​​​​​​​Ellis River New Hampshire

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Where We Work
Ellis River, New Hampshire

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Where We Work
Ellis River, New Hampshire

a man on the beach with bags and poles touching a small yellow boat
Deploying the Autonomous Surf Vehicle at Pea Island
Deploying the Autonomous Surf Vehicle at Pea Island
Deploying the Autonomous Surf Vehicle at Pea Island

The USGS will be using an autonomous surf vehicle, built by Peter Traykovski of WHOI, to map the bathymetry of the Pea Island DUNEX Experiment Site. 

Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech
Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech Alice Mower at Fisherville, KY gage
Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech Alice Mower at Fisherville, KY gage
Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech Alice Mower at Fisherville, KY gage

Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | People
Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech Alice Mower at Fisherville, KY gage

Photo Contest Winner | June 2021 | People
Neal Craig teaching new hydro tech Alice Mower at Fisherville, KY gage

Teaching techs how to count clicks
Teaching techs how to count clicks
Teaching techs how to count clicks
Teaching techs how to count clicks

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Honorable Mention 1
Teaching young techs how to count clicks

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Honorable Mention 1
Teaching young techs how to count clicks

​​​​​​​Sligo Creek Storm
​​​​​​​Sligo Creek Storm
​​​​​​​Sligo Creek Storm
​​​​​​​Sligo Creek Storm

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Sligo Creek Storm

Photo Contest Winner | January 2021 | Honorable Mention 2
Sligo Creek Storm

USGS boat ready to collect water samples
USGS boat ready to collect water samples
USGS boat ready to collect water samples
USGS boat ready to collect water samples

USGS boat used to collect water samples in a PFAS-impacted lake on Cape Cod.

USGS boat used to collect water samples in a PFAS-impacted lake on Cape Cod.

​USGS employee in a canoe hold a prism while survey rod level and the channel point is collected with a total station from shore
Taking channel measurements from a canoe
Taking channel measurements from a canoe
Taking channel measurements from a canoe

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​​USGS employee in a canoe hold a prism and survey rod level while the channel point is collected with a total station from shore.

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

​​USGS employee in a canoe hold a prism and survey rod level while the channel point is collected with a total station from shore.

Hydrologic Technician Gunther Schletter takes a channel measurement using a Total Station on a river near St. Johnsbury, VT.
Behind the Total Station
Behind the Total Station
Behind the Total Station

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Hydrologic Technician Gunther Schletter takes a channel measurement using a Total Station on a river near St. Johnsbury, VT.​​

Surface Water Modeling for FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Hydrologic Technician Gunther Schletter takes a channel measurement using a Total Station on a river near St. Johnsbury, VT.​​

2020 drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts

The New England Water Science Center continuously monitors the status of New England's principal rivers, reservoirs, and aquifers to compare current hydrologic conditions with normal and extreme recorded values. Displayed on the photo is a drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts.

The New England Water Science Center continuously monitors the status of New England's principal rivers, reservoirs, and aquifers to compare current hydrologic conditions with normal and extreme recorded values. Displayed on the photo is a drought impact on Cochituate Brook at Framingham, Massachusetts.

Map of Earth MRI projects in West Virginia
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia
Earth MRI Funds Critical Minerals Projects in West Virginia

USGS map of Earth MRI projects in West Virginia announced in September 2020.

Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut during 2020 drought
Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut during 2020 drought
Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut during 2020 drought
Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut during 2020 drought

Station 01184100 Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut. 

2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut
2020 drought impact on Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut

Station 01184100 Stony Brook near West Suffield, Connecticut. 

water, table, hydrologic technician, ducks, trees
USGS Hydrologic Technician Collecting Water Samples
USGS Hydrologic Technician Collecting Water Samples
USGS Hydrologic Technician Collecting Water Samples

USGS Hydrologic Technician assisting with collection of downwelling porewater samples in a PFAS-impacted lake on Cape Cod.

USGS Hydrologic Technician assisting with collection of downwelling porewater samples in a PFAS-impacted lake on Cape Cod.

Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut
Dry river bed during 2020 drought - Mill River, Cheshire, Connecticut

Station 01196588 Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Photo shows dry river channel at location of staff gage.

Station 01196588 Mill River at Cook Hill Rd. in Cheshire, Connecticut.

Photo shows dry river channel at location of staff gage.

Wildwood NJ Surf
Wildwood NJ Surf
Wildwood NJ Surf
Wildwood NJ Surf

Photo of the surf and clouds in Wildwood, NJ November 2019. 

Photo of the surf and clouds in Wildwood, NJ November 2019. 

2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Sudbury River in Saxonville, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Sudbury River near the USGS station 01098530 in Saxonville, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near USGS station 01109070, Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts
2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near Dighton, Massachusetts

2020 drought impact on Segreganset River near USGS station 01109070, Dighton, Massachusetts

Lake, tree, water vessels, fence
Lake George in the Fall
Lake George in the Fall
Lake George in the Fall

Lake George, New York, in the fall with a dock and watercraft.

Lake George, New York, in the fall with a dock and watercraft.