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Streamgage measurement at USGS 01104420 in the Cambridge Reservoir Watershed, Massachusetts
Streamgage measurement
Streamgage measurement
Streamgage measurement

Hydrologic Technician taking a streamgage measurement at USGS 01104415 in the Cambridge Reservoir Watershed, Massachusetts.

Hydrologic Technician taking a streamgage measurement at USGS 01104415 in the Cambridge Reservoir Watershed, Massachusetts.

USGS scientist sitting in yard behind a plastic tubing groundwater sample collection setup
NYWSC scientist is collecting groundwater samples
NYWSC scientist is collecting groundwater samples
NYWSC scientist is collecting groundwater samples

NYWSC scientist collecting groundwater samples

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - ADCP measurement - Moriah Will
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - ADCP measurement
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - ADCP measurement
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - ADCP measurement

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - ADCP measurement - Moriah Will

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - Andy Gorman taking measurement -
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - measurement
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - measurement
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - measurement

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - measurement - Andy Gorman

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - walk bridge
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - walk bridge
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - walk bridge
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - walk bridge

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - walk bridge

Investigators prepare to place a Shallow Water Irradience Platform (SWIP) at a site in Barnegat Bay, NJ.
Shallow Water Irradience Platform placement in Barnegat Bay, NJ
Shallow Water Irradience Platform placement in Barnegat Bay, NJ
Shallow Water Irradience Platform placement in Barnegat Bay, NJ

Investigators prepare to place a Shallow Water Irradience Platform (SWIP) at a site in Barnegat Bay, NJ.

Image of a hawk on a post in a salt marsh
Salt Marsh Research
Salt Marsh Research
Salt Marsh Research

USGS research supports wetland conservation as critical habitat, Cape Cod, MA

 

USGS research supports wetland conservation as critical habitat, Cape Cod, MA

 

USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) program sampling over a tidal cycle.
USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) p
USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) p
USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) p

USGS and Summer Interns from the Partnership Education Program (PEP) program sampling over a tidal cycle.

Image: Ohio Nowcast
Ohio Nowcast
Ohio Nowcast
Ohio Nowcast

As schools close for the year and summer weather beckons, many recreationalists head to the Great Lakes' public beaches. However, these coastal areas can become contaminated with disease-causing bacteria that threaten public health, disrupt water recreation, and pay a toll on the Great Lakes economies that depend on summer tourism.

As schools close for the year and summer weather beckons, many recreationalists head to the Great Lakes' public beaches. However, these coastal areas can become contaminated with disease-causing bacteria that threaten public health, disrupt water recreation, and pay a toll on the Great Lakes economies that depend on summer tourism.

Image of USGS scientist deploying a measure flow in a channel of the marsh in Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge
Deploying a measure flow, Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge
Deploying a measure flow, Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge
Deploying a measure flow, Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge

A sensor is deployed to measure flow in a channel of the marsh in Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge in 2013.

View looking east from the Virginia Blue Ridge across the Rock Castle Creek gorge to the rolling hills of the Piedmont
Rock Castle, VA
Rock Castle, VA
Rock Castle, VA

View looking east from the Virginia Blue Ridge across the Rock Castle Creek gorge to the rolling hills of the Piedmont.

View looking east from the Virginia Blue Ridge across the Rock Castle Creek gorge to the rolling hills of the Piedmont.

Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage
Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage
Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage
Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage

Huron River at Milan, OH - downstream of gage

Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream
Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream

Huron River at Milan, OH - upstream

Adrian Mann is using a piezometer to extract submarine groundwater to analyze for geochemical parameters in Indian River Bay, DE
Groundwater collection using a piezometer
Groundwater collection using a piezometer
Groundwater collection using a piezometer

Adrian Mann is using a piezometer to extract submarine groundwater to analyze for geochemical parameters in Indian River Bay, DE.

Adrian Mann is using a piezometer to extract submarine groundwater to analyze for geochemical parameters in Indian River Bay, DE.

backhoe loading big green tank with drill cuttings
Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer
Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer
Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer

Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer prior to shipping and disposal in a secured landfill.

Mixing of drill cuttings with absorbent polymer prior to shipping and disposal in a secured landfill.

USGS scientist climbing down a ladder to a gage site
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long Island
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long Island
USGS scientist Simonette Rivera sevicing a gage on Long Island

USGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY

USGS hydrologic technician Simonette Rivera servicing gage site 01311875 ROCKAWAY INLET NEAR FLOYD BENNETT FIELD NY

Surveying A Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) program study site in the Chandeleur Islands
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur Islands
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur Islands
Surveying program study site in the Chandeleur Islands

Surveying A Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) program study site in the Chandeleur Islands in 2013. The survey data is used to map the pre-storm conditions.
 

Surveying A Barrier Island Evolution Research (BIER) program study site in the Chandeleur Islands in 2013. The survey data is used to map the pre-storm conditions.
 

woman surveying high water mark next to Statue of Liberty
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane Sandy
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane Sandy
Surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, after Hurricane Sandy

USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy

USGS hydrologic technician Amy Simonson surveying a high-water mark on Liberty Island, New York after Hurricane Sandy

Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Honorable Mention 2
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy

Photo Contest Winner | Feb. 2020 | Where We Work
Collecting data at Ellis Island after Hurricane Sandy