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A low streamflow of 0.07 cubic feet/second (cfs) was measured at the U.S. Geological Survey Ipswich River streamgage (01102000) near Ipswich, MA on August 24, 2022. The concrete weir near the site is visible due to the low flows. The drainage area is 125 square miles. 

Differential leveling techniques are performed by Alex Wong to determine reference-mark elevations at historic USGS streamgage, 01303000 Mill Neck Creek in Mill Neck, NY.

Summer 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Amy Simonson, Where We Work category

Hydrologic technicians took a low flow measurement of the Byram River at Pemberwick, Connecticut (streamgage 01212500), when water levels ran low during the 2022 drought.

A USGS hydrologist takes a low streamflow measurement using a Parshall flume at the Pendleton Hill Brook near Clark Falls, Connecticut (station 01118300). 

The Salmon River near East Hampton, Connecticut, (streamgage 01193500) had low water levels during the height of the summer 2022 drought in New England.

Downstream side of the Conowingo (hydroelectric) Dam on the Susquehanna River in Conowingo, Maryland.

Summer 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Nicholas Giro, Honorable Mention category

Matt Burgess from the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office pilots a drone over research ponds at the Eastern Ecological Science Center as part of a methods development campaign to examine how multiple types of remote sensors may be used to map and identify algae, including those that lead to Harmful Algal Blooms.

Hydrologic technician is taking streamflow measurements in Acadia National Park. A small creek is surrounded by grass and green foliage.

Aunt Betty Pond Inlet, Acadia National Park, Maine. Photo taken in the mid of summer.

Hadlock Brook waterfall in Acadia National Park, Maine as seen from a stone bridge.

Hydrologic Technician Sean Thiboldeaux stands in Kebo Brook after making a streamflow measurement and conducting training with staff from Acadia National Park.

Summer 2022 Photo Contest Winner: Nicholas Stasulis, People category

USGS hydrologists and hydrologic technicians test a new method for collecting water from the Millstone River in Blackwells Mills, New Jersey. The new method helps measure microplastics concentrations using representative cross-section sampling. In the background, USGS staff maneuver a stainless-steel pump and tubing at pre-determined points along the river.

A photograph taken near USGS 01034000 Piscataquis River at Medford, Maine on June 6, 2022 when the river was experiencing below average flow conditions as a result of a continued drought.

A photograph of the Piscatquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine taken on June 6, 2022, when the river was experiencing below average flow conditions due to a continued drought. USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01031500 Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Southport Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Southport Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS crew deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

USGS deployed this buoy platform with connected water quality equipment in Saugatuck Harbor, CT in May 2022.

Heading banner for On The Road Web Series, USGS MD-DE-DC Water Science Center. 

Installing ocean bottom seismograph (OBS) at Wellfleet Harbor

Photo Contest Winner | Spring 2022 | Honorable Mention 1

Noa Randall and Rachel Allen are installing an optical turbidity sensor on the mudflats in Wellfleet harbor, to pair with the altimeter run by the Center for Coastal Studies.  The Herring River, which drains into Wellfleet Harbor, is slated to have its 100-yo dam removed in the next 6 months, with the potential to dramatically increase the sediment load and sus